Besides watching a few episodes of Dexter (to apease Grasshopper No.5), I noticed that several movie channels were playing "White Christmas" (the movie) over and over.
Come back with me to days of yesteryear. It is the early 1940's and World War II has broken out in Europe. Christmas is approaching and you are a field soldier. You live in cold, wet sloppy foxholes. You yearn to be someplace else, almost anyplace else. Then over the "radio free Europe", you hear a broadcast of crooner, Bing Crosby belting out the new music release " entitled "White Christmas". It begins with "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I use to know". Suddenly you are transported in your mind to better times. Loved ones. Christmas trees. Good food. Most importantly, snow on the ground. Millions of people in the military fell in love with the song along with their loved ones back in the "states" did to. No wonder it was the No.1 record of all time.
So I wonder why people get their undies all in a bunch over snow at Christmas. The ground is supposed to be covered in white. The song says so. Snow enhances the dream.
Listen to me. I don't have to travel in lousy weather. The worst of the current storm is winding down. Conditions should continue to slowly improve. We will have survived the second big storm of the year.
Grasshopper No.5 made it out of Minneapolis hours before bad weather began to move in. It looks like the twin cities will get over 12 inches of snow followed by slop. Now I ask you, would you rather be back in Minneapolis or Appleton near family and friends.
Drive very, very, very carefully while listening to "White Christmas" on your car radio.
I hope Santa fullfilled all your dreams.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Love,
Dad