'Tis the Season

I've had this song stuck in my head since Friday, so I thought I would share it. It seems especially appropriate today, as Madison is seeing the season's first light dusting of snow (we had some flurries last month, but nothing that accumulated).

At first, I assumed the video creator was not from around here, since "ShopKo" (a discount store chain headquartered in Green Bay and found in the Upper Midwest) is misspelled, as is "Negaunee" (a city in the Upper Peninsula), but since they also misspelled "cheer" and "Santa Claus" I can't really make any geographic assumptions. I traded in my own rusty Chevrolet last year for a newer used Ford, and it's been many years since I've driven a car as beat-up as the one described in the song, but this always brings back memories of skidding on the snow back when I was a much less experienced and responsible driver.

Winter Wonderland

Most of December was unusually snowless, but this morning Madison awoke to a sea of white. It will likely be gone by Saturday, but at least there will be a white Hanukkah.

It's a Marshmallow World

Southwestern Wisconsin may get a little more snow today.  Southern Wisconsin has already had an official blizzard, and it's not even officially winter yet.

Fortunately, Dino and Frank can make anything seem like fun.  So put some booze in your hot chocolate and enjoy.

Must Be A Cold Day In Hell

Infernal foot of snow bearing down on area

Just what does infernal snow look like anyway?  Dante was surprisingly uninformative in that area.

'Tis the Season

It's a good night to order a pizza.