Snow at last, Snow at last...

Can’t you see them prancing, Rudolph with his red nose, so bright; On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer and Vixen, on Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen. Snow at last, Snow at last! Fairbanks is now covered with a beautiful carpet of white snow. A snow cover that will surely last until our return in late April. I’m so convinced it will last awhile, I plan to disconnect the rain gutters today and store them away for the winter. And, I’ll leave the snow shovels in a conspicuous spot, so my neighbors can find them, Cuzz, Santa Claus is coming to Town….

P.S. Two hours after posting this, a pizza delivery person walked away with my snow shovel. Oh Well, won't need it in Arizona anyway. Smile!

Is "Global Warming" really that Bad?

Renowned Physicist Freeman J. Dyson might just be on to something when he speaks of the pluses associated with Global Warming. I see evidence of it right here in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Fairbanks, my home for the last 56 years, is located just two degrees south of the Arctic Circle, or approximately 120 miles. It’s claimed that Santa Claus lives just 12 miles south of here, in North Pole, Alaska. Well, let me to tell you, if things don’t change, he’s going to have a very hard time getting around this year! We haven’t had any snow, and as I speak it’s +50 degrees Fahrenheit (+10 C) outside. The sun is shining and except for the absence of the leaves in the trees, it looks and feels like spring. For the last several years, It has been our custom to go south each winter, to the warmer climes. “Weatherwise”, if what is currently occurring in the “lower 48” will be considered the norm, maybe it would be better to stay at home!

Christmas 2004