NCAA Tournament

If you enjoy watching March Madness like I do, then this is your time of year. Jim Nance is always good (plus we get to hear him pump up the Masters). Dick Enberg is also a good commentator. CBS traditionally does a good job covering the games. If Gus Johnson is the commentator, however, be sure to get acquainted with the mute button on your remote. He makes Mike Tirico sound calm!

Dog Video!

Want some cheap entertainment to brighten your dreary day? Try watching my dogs running around when I ask the all important question,
Do you wanna go for a ride?

Weather Report & Forecast

Today's High: 77
Forecast snow possible for Friday night-Saturday morning: 2"

Thus is Spring in Maryland.

That North Dakota Blood

So, last night the mercury dipped down to near zero in Frederick, MD. It was close to 15 in Germantown. There was some thick fog last night, and up north, some amazing hoarfrost. Don't usually get that down here, so it was cool to see a familiar sight.

Anyway, so I tease my co-workers here about their reactions to the cold. Like the other day, we were up to 55 degrees, and someone remarked about how we were going to go below freezing again. So I made a sarcastic comment about that being the end of the world. It was all in good fun, of course. They called me "Miss North Dakota".

Oops, it wasn't a "blizzard"!

The blizzard criteria weren't quite realized back "home". Now THAT is what I remember. However, I am impressed by the amount of snow on the ground.

The Blizzard Back Home

I'm shaking my head at the recent blast of snow that has fallen over the RRV in the past couple weeks. In particular, this latest blizzard is the kind of epic storm I had expected to experience but didn't.

There was a storm that dumped about a foot of snow in October 2001, but I was out of town for that one and the snow all melted. It wasn't a blizzard anyway. Another storm did bring about 14 inches in February, I think it was 2003 but don't quote me on that. That was probably the closest thing to the epic

Then there was the morning I woke up in Winter 2005 where we had 2-3 foot drifts in the driveway but hadn't really had much snow. It was almost 100% the stuff from the yard (and other nearby yards).

Word is that the BSA is back in action. The BSA is the "Benevolent Snowblowers Association", and consists of neighbors who take turns clearing the sidewalks. While they're at it, they'll take a trip up and down your driveway.