Remember February 2nd? This cute This little This hairy creature in Pennsylvania promised us an early spring. Well it didn’t happen, and Prosecutor Mike Gmoser of Butler County, Ohio has indicted the critter. Mr. Gmoser thinks this is a capital offense and wants that groundhog’s hide.
Washington DC Consumer Alert: Do not attempt to buy milk, batteries, snow melt or shovels in the Metropolitan Washington area. The shelves are bare and you won’t find any. Snow panic has set in.
Even though it’s March and we’ve had the first Cherry Blossom Festival press conference, snow is falling in DC and the suburbs, schools and the zoo are closed, electric lines are failing, flights are cancelled, and government offices are closed. As if the Sequester isn’t bad enough, now we have Snowquester.
UPDATE:
Washington had a snow day without snow.
“‘Snowquester’: The DC Disaster That Wasn’t,” Susan Parnass, ABC News
“Washington, D.C., Is The Worst During A Snowstorm,” Dan Oshinsky, BuzzFeed
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It’s February 2nd, time to monitor Marmota monax and dream of winter’s end. Whether or not you believe in woodchuck weathermen, one thing is certain: you can’t have groundhogs if you want a backyard full of fresh garden veggies.
Groundhogs (aka woodchucks, whistlepigs, and marmots) are insecto-vegetarians and confirmed locavores. If you plan to plant this spring, harvest those hairy beasts now. Celebrate Groundhog Day with critter cuisine.
Serving suggestions:
Woodchuck Recipes from Michigan (Oriental Groundhog,Waco Groundhog in Sour Cream,Woodchuck Stew, Woodchuck Meat Loaf)
In Washington, it’s time to mop up after Hurricane Sandy with some local links:
“Spared brunt of the storm, D.C. region starts to return to normal,” Debbi Wilgoren, Fredrick Kunkle and Jeremy Borden, Washington Post
“DC Misses the Worst of Sandy,” Tom Bridge, WeLoveDC.com
“Area begins cleanup after Sandy,” WTOP News
“Metro announces limited restoration of rail, bus service,” WMATA press release
The storm did not pass without important civic consequences, however:
“It’s Final: High Heel Race Pushed Off Until Thursday,” Martin Austermuhle, DCist
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Hurricane Sandy is storming her way into the Nation’s Capital. Emergency shelters are open, the subway is closed, and taxicab fares have an extra $15 storm surcharge.
The Federal and DC governments, Metro, and area schools were closed Monday and will remain closed Tuesday, but at least some folks in this town have a work ethic and sense of duty. There are still sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns, and the Annual High Heel Drag Race will clatter down 17th Street on Tuesday as scheduled. Is this a great country, or what?
Update:
“It’s Final: High Heel Race Pushed Off Until Thursday,” Martin Austermuhle, DCist
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In 1938 a surprise category 3 hurricane killed 600 people in New England and 60 more in New York City. It looked a lot like Hurricane Sandy.
“The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 [aka the Yankee Clipper and Long Island Express] was the most destructive storm to strike the region in the 20th century.”
– ”Sep 21, 1938:The Great New England Hurricane,” History.com
“Where will Hurricane Sandy rank in the history of New York storms?” Oren Yaniv, New York Daily News
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What dumped 54.9 inches of snow on DC last winter? NASA scientists Siegfried Schubert, Yehui Chang and Max Suarez have an idea: a warm Pacific means a stormy Atlantic. They made some models at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt to confirm it:
“Deconstructing a Mystery: What Caused Snowmaggedon?” Christina Coleman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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The Eastern Seaboard of the United States is currently experiencing the ravages of Hurricane Irene, and local television stations are desperately trying to justify their 21st-century existence by keeping staff meteorologists up ’round the clock and sending hapless reporters to the beach. As far as we’re concerned, reporters assigned to the Delaware Shore when steamed crabs and frozen custard are unavailable deserve hardship pay.
Local TV news coverage of hurricanes chiefly consists of shaky, intermittent video, and lots of wind noise. Live remote broadcasts show reporters invading evacuated coastal resort towns, driving through standing water, walking on the beach, and doing all the things citizens are cautioned against by emergency officials.
The region hasn’t recovered from record winter storms, but Washington DC is getting more snow Monday. Details here.
UPDATE: Not Snow Bad
Schools and the Federal Government will open late on Tuesday, and the commute is bound to be ugly.
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