xtcian

*sigh*

*whimper*

i miss nyc...

Aah.

I miss nyc too. :/

ditto. ah, snow days. . .especially delicious when spent with those you love. . . *pine*

We had about five minutes of flurries yesterday here in eastern NC and I thought the grocery stores were going to run out of everything.

Helen's school is closed today, so I am taking a snow day with her. Even though I am not at work, I still had to start my day with your blog. I must be addicted! By the way, Helen LOVES photos of Lucy! She looked at today's entry, and Helen asked to see more photos of Lucy. Cutie Cutiekins has officially added my first grader to her fan base.

I love the grocery store photo. Lucy is so cute in her little beanie, perusing the veggies. I had to laugh. . . Tessa looks stylish and stunning even when grocery shopping! If someone had taken my picture during my pre-storm grocery trip, I would have been in front of the candy and sugar cereal aisle, with my coke-bottle eyeglasses, unbrushed wild head of curls, and wearing flannel pajama pants.

Enjoy the snow. We are going sledding. . .

Great photos, Ian!!!! I like the perspective of Lucy by the window.

I think the fact that it happened overnight on a Saturday into Sunday was why it worked out so well. It didn't take anyone by surprise.

I'll have the Hoboken version of the storm photos this afternoon on my trusty barometer blog.

For Christmas, I bought my NJ father-in-law an entire winter of having his driveway and sidewalk plowed. He called me Satirday and was giddy that the snow was falling in blankets and he did not have to leave his living room. Of course, the guy I hired will now send me an incredibly large invoice, but it was nice to hear the Christmas spirit alive in my father-in-law's voice on February 11. He swears it is the first time since he was a kid that he actually relishes seeing the snow fall.

snow in NYC... sure it looks great... but being there??? Trying to cross the street with 8 feet of muddy slush between you and the sheet of ice usually referred to as "the street". The insanity of trying to catch an empty cab for the next four days, and then all just to catch a good splash of snow/ice/muck from a passing bus... sounds great but I think I will wait until the snow melts.. Have fun.....

BTW - Southern California is calling you back.... Laguna Beach was a sunny balm 83 yesterday.

20 degrees outside in NYC

24 inches of snow on the ground

the 2nd biggest snowfall in New York history

it will be funny to see how the left-wing pill-popping stooge Ian spins this one and somehow will blame global warming for 20 degree weather with 2 feet of snow

"there were no runs on milk like they do in North Carolina (can someone please explain that to me?)"

and if someone can explain that maybe they can explain why the news stations in maryland/dc area report people stocking up on toilet paper during storms too?

my best guess is that people in the south (maryland/dc counts) dont really know what to do in a storm. they freak out over a few inches. whenever it snows here the only people who show up at work are those who have lived somewhere where it really snows. and so when it snows they think they need milk and toilet paper.

>>it will be funny to see how the left-wing pill-popping stooge Ian spins this one and somehow will blame global warming for 20 degree weather with 2 feet of snow

J. Boogie, you don't think it's odd that it's been warm almost every day this winter? Luckily, you and I will be dead by the time it causes serious problems, so hey, pop open a beer!

wow. it's 81 and sunny here. wish I were there.

when we were kids and it would snow like that we used to take garbage bags over to riverside park, wrap ourselves up in them and tumble down the hill. then this one kid hit his head on a rock and got a concussion and the neighborhood moms all freaked out so we had to stop.

fun times.

and speaking of kids, I need a little help from the grownups here: my manager's wife just had a baby girl. I happen to like both my manager and his wife very much, and want to get them a gift, nothing too expensive or that they're likely already to have gotten themselves or from people who know about this sort of thing. I guess I'm wondering what to get and who for (parents, baby, parents and baby?) and what the protocol is and where I might find something appropriate. I don't know many people with kids, my gf and her friends have no earthly idea, the people at target yesterday were a little helpful but not much, so if any of you left-wing stooges can help, it would be most appreciated.

CP-

The best present we ever got - and indeed the one we now give to any female baby we see - are these Mary Jane socks by Trumpette:

http://www.babyuniverse.com/pro/baby/45358/MaryJanes-InfantSocksBrights.html

They are quite simply the cutest thing on earth, and since babies go through socks like diapers, you can never have enough of them. Lucy always gets comments on hers, and other left-wing stooge moms say the same thing.

Oh, J. Boogie, get your facts straight: it was a *record* snow, the biggest snowfall in NYC since record-keeping began in 1869. If we have to deal with this much hassle in the aftermath (pretty much just as Tregen described it), we might as well set the damn record.

I think the rush on milk has something to do with people who don't have much experience with driving in snow and want to avoid it at all costs. It always happened in central Jersey during the five years I lived there, none of which were big snowy winters, so nobody really got accustomed to the driving conditions and everyone felt compelled to pillage the grocery stores at the slightest mention of weather.

ian,

awesome. as someone who actually enjoys getting socks as gifts himself (I'm not even kidding) and appreciates the inherent value in a good pair (or six) of socks, I believe we have a winner. thanks.

and again, since we're on the subject of kids, this was just sent to me from my dad, c/o his friend kathy. I don't know who wrote it (it actually reads like an onion piece, which maybe it is...), but it's pretty funny.

-------- Original Message --------

Dear Friends:

Please see below. Thought you left-leaning democrats might enjoy this one.
Kathy

Democrats Reverse Position:

Urge Scalia and Others to Take More Hunting Trips With Cheney

Washington, D.C.

In a surprising move, leading Democrats announced today that they had reconsidered their earlier criticism of Vice President Dick Cheney’s hunting trips with United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Indeed, key Democrats have urged the Vice President to take more such trips, not only with Justice Scalia, but with Justices Thomas, Roberts, and Alito as well.

“We were wrong and we’re not too big to admit it,” said Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean. “The Vice President should be allowed to hunt with whomever he likes, and if that happens to include Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist or Senator Rick Santorum, all the better.”

The Vice President’s hunting trips had been the subject of controversy last year when it was revealed that Cheney had gone duck hunting with Justice Scalia despite his status as an active litigant before the Court. Both the Vice President and Justice Scalia denied the existence of a conflict of interest arising out of such trips, but Democrats at the time called foul. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid denied that recent events played a role in the parties’ about-face. “Listen, we were a little quick on the draw, so to speak,” Reid explained. “I for one say that the Vice President is entitled to unwind any way he likes and if that includes a little bit of recreational hunting, who am I to argue?”

i agree on the baby socks, in fact i think you can get them in egg crates by the dozen, which is kind of fresh. no pun intended.

i am also in favor of robeez and bobux type leather shoes and booties.

also for the old skool babies, you can get teeny tiny baby shell toe adidas or, alternatively, pumas.

baby snow apparel is also hugely cute...

maybe it's just that i haven't had my coffee yet, but that was very pleasantly diverting.

Hey CP & Kathy!

I just saw a bumper sticker that read:

I'd rather hunt with Dick Cheney,

Than ride in a car with Ted Kenenedy!

hey goodrobert,

politics aside, my joke is funnier.

CP (the real)

(what?)

(holla!)