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Digging out began today. I had shoveled half of my driveway yesterday with the help of my neighbors. Today I shoveled from about 8 AM till 11:15 AM, and with more help from my wonderful neighbors, had everything shoveled. I declared victory.
Woodstock got about 28 inches of snow. There were areas further east that received well over 30 inches. Woodstock is not usually reckoned on maps, so the Sykesville measurement - borne out by spot checks around the yard - puts the total at well more than 2 feet. The total snowfall this winter at BWI is 60.4 inches. The all-time record is 62.5 inches set in 1995-96.
Howard County plows did a yeoman job. The had the street cleared by 8:15 AM. They were truly phenomenal. After lunch I drove up to the supermarket and the roads were cleared as well as could be expected. Snow dunes were everywhere. Checking intersections before turning and extra caution watching for pedestrians will be required for weeks.
The funniest thing I saw was up at the local village center. A Chinese restaurant is up there and, evidently, the businesses are required to clear the areas in front of their businesses. I passed by this guy out in front of the restaurant clearing away the snow with a wok spatula. Priceless.
A snapshot of the aftermath is below.
This is probably it for blogging. I'll likely go back into hibernation. But I did want to live blog the big blizzard of 2010.
By the way, more snow is predicted for Tuesday. A winter storm watch is already posted.
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Son to Father: Daddy, when you were a kid, did you ever organize things just for fun?
Father to Son: Why, yes. Yes, I did. Why do you ask?
(Photo from a recently found Polaroid.)
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I've been meaning to post this photo for a while (taken with my crummy cell phone camera). I was so tickled when I saw it. My one and only reserved parking space. Made available to me while traveling for work in Tucson back in December.
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Born needing a haircut, screaming at the top of his lungs. Just the opposite of his older brother.He turned cute very quickly. Not at all like the Charles Bronson look-alike you see in the picture. The hair remains; the screaming has stopped.
For the first time, he celebrates his birthday away from his family. We did that last Sunday. But he has lots of friends at York College to help him paint the town red.
No more teenagers for me. He was the last.
Happy 20th birthday, Danny.
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Main Street, Torrington, Connecticut.
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Springfield has its horseshoe. New Orleans has its po' boy. San Francisco has whatever it has. So what toothsome delight is in Maryland?
Beaten biscuits? Nope.
Soft shell crabs? Guess again.
Pit beef? Close but no cigar.
What's the best thing about Maryland cuisine? Why, fried chicken 'n' snowballs, of course. And Howard County is home to the world's best.
Let me tell you, there's nothing better than fresh, hot, crispy fired chicken served along side mounds of shaved ice soaked in artificially flavored sugar syrup. Now them's good eats.
So next time you're traveling the Baltimore National Pike, stop on by Ellicott City's own Forest Diner. Ask Gert, Dotty, or Mable to serve you up a heapin' serving of that Maryland state classic: fried chicken 'n' snowballs.
You'll be glad you did.
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PS. And while you're there, be sure to ask about the missing 's'. It's a hoot.
Didn't know they still existed in the wild. And no elevators within 3 miles of here.
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5 Chicago highlights after being there this past weekend (in no particular order):
1. The Chicago River (which flows in the opposite direction than it once did).
2. The exterior (and name!) of the Carbide and Carbon Building and the interior of the Oriental Theater.
3. John Sharp's cello solo during the Chicago Symphony's performance of Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2.
4. The singer at Carmine's who could sound like Frank Sinatra or Louis Armstrong.
5. This thing in Millennium Park.
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