.... except when it really IS winter weather here....
Normally, Dallas has cold winter weather. Okay, okay, cold is relative, I know. But, you know, lows around freezing, highs in the upper 40s. That's cold, by Texas standards. And that's kinda why I prefer Dallas to Houston. At least Dallas has some change of season weather. Winter is winter, summer is summer and there really is a spring and fall, tho short-lived.
Anyway. So this is Super Bowl week, ya know.... and this year, Arlington is the host site. For those of you not familiar with the DFW metro area, Dallas and Fort Worth are actually about 40 miles apart, with a bunch of smaller "cities" between, connecting.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
And Arlington, Texas is about half-way between Dallas and Fort Worth. Well, it turns out that apparently Dallas has 3 snow vehicles.... that is, sand/salt spreaders/plow trucks. For a city of 1.3 million people (just Dallas, not DFW) and 385 square miles, 3 trucks is deemed adequate. But because "we" have the Super Bowl, we borrowed trucks from surrounding areas just in case. Okay, so the worst case scenario has happened. Winter storm, Super Bowl week. And the roads around Arlington are probably clear. But not over here where we live! Helloooooo???
I think it's safe to say that Dallas gets real winter weather at least once a year. Last winter, Dallas had a white Christmas and had snow on the ground before Cleveland, Ohio. And ended up having a whopper of a late January snow storm that pretty much paralyzed the city. This year, it was pretty mild up until about 4 weeks ago. Then, it got pretty darn cold. And it started doing the snow/sleet/ice thing. We had a good storm a couple weeks ago. Now this. We are snowed/iced in.
Wolf could get out in the 4WD truck if he HAD to.... but the roads really aren't safe. And the drivers around here really don't know what the hell they're doing in this weather. So, better to stay safe than risk your life at the hands of crazy drivers.
One of the benefits of working from home is that you, um.... work from home. LOL So, we're snuggled up on the bed, side by side, laptops on laps, coffee at hand, Harley cat curled up at our feet. Really, does it get any better than this? Well, okay, it might be nice to have hot water so we could shower.... but that withstanding, if you're gonna be snowed in, it's really nice to enjoy who you're snowed in with.
And I do. Oh, I do.....
Friday, February 4, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Raising Lil' Bikers
It always startles me the things people will do in their car while driving. Since I want to keep this blog R rated or lower let's not talk about all the things that just rolled through your head. Shame on you but kudos for playing along. The point was a demonstration of the power of suggestion. If you'll hang with me for a little bit this will make sense.
I knew an impressionable young man who really for the most part led a pretty sheltered life. He had no idea what it meant to call another boy a fairy, or understand what coyote ugly meant. The funny thing was though he completely knew what it meant to say nigger, spic, wop, pecker wood, or any variation of those. He also knew that you usually preceded those with a firm "damn". Now I know that some of you probably wonder how that could be. Well its really funny the things that will stick in a child's head when bellowed with extreme hatred and ignorance by the very people who are the first in the line of educating a child. It turns out that we can make an impression on our kids. Just not always a good one.
It is very fortunate that that child had the opportunity to see the world and see and learn things other than hatred. He has many friends of different races, and sexual orientation. Now that doesn't mean that he doesn't let fly a symbol or two but also he hated everyone the same. No one could ever say that he ever held back on any person who from their actions placed them in that distinct group of undesirable stereotype example of each and every race. He grew up with the idea that even a blind squirrel will find a nut in the forest eventually and if you take the time to really look you will find a shining example of a really good brother or sister among every race.
Wouldn't it be great if we could put all that crap away and devote all our energy towards something more worthy like finding a cure for Alzheimer's, cancer, and HIV. Man just think what this world would be like then. A place where our kids could be kids instead of a sounding board. Just a thought y'all.
Well like always brethren, ride it like you stole it. Deuces...
Wolf
I knew an impressionable young man who really for the most part led a pretty sheltered life. He had no idea what it meant to call another boy a fairy, or understand what coyote ugly meant. The funny thing was though he completely knew what it meant to say nigger, spic, wop, pecker wood, or any variation of those. He also knew that you usually preceded those with a firm "damn". Now I know that some of you probably wonder how that could be. Well its really funny the things that will stick in a child's head when bellowed with extreme hatred and ignorance by the very people who are the first in the line of educating a child. It turns out that we can make an impression on our kids. Just not always a good one.
It is very fortunate that that child had the opportunity to see the world and see and learn things other than hatred. He has many friends of different races, and sexual orientation. Now that doesn't mean that he doesn't let fly a symbol or two but also he hated everyone the same. No one could ever say that he ever held back on any person who from their actions placed them in that distinct group of undesirable stereotype example of each and every race. He grew up with the idea that even a blind squirrel will find a nut in the forest eventually and if you take the time to really look you will find a shining example of a really good brother or sister among every race.
Wouldn't it be great if we could put all that crap away and devote all our energy towards something more worthy like finding a cure for Alzheimer's, cancer, and HIV. Man just think what this world would be like then. A place where our kids could be kids instead of a sounding board. Just a thought y'all.
Well like always brethren, ride it like you stole it. Deuces...
Wolf
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