The weathah forecast for tonight and tomorrow:

A major storm will affect New Hampshire tonight through Wednesday with a variety of weather….from snow to ice to rain. Winter storm warnings are in effect for all of New Hampshire overnight into Wednesday AM. Southern NH: Snow, heavy at times overnight will change to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain by daybreak making for a slick morning commute.

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‘Nuff Said.

It’s work tomorrow…yes…Friday I’m working a double shift, and Saturday too…cause I have Sunday off. Why? So I can leave verrrry early Sunday am for some real fun.

It’s time to hike the Presidential Traverse again. In the winter.

RIGHT HERE.

From the last winter hike I did:

Beautiful eh??

We should be back sometime next week- I figure Thursday or Friday. Until then: BE GOOD!!

Weather up my way is never consistent. Dammit.

Even warmer air will move in during the next 2 days…including Primary Day tomorrow. Don’t forget to vote!

Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight along with areas of dense fog and spot drizzle.

On Primary Tuesday, we’ll start with lots of low clouds and even areas of drizzle. The airmass, however, is warm enough that we’ll likely see temperatures climb into the 40s in most of the state by late morning and afternoon, and with any breaks of sunshine during the afternoon we could see temperatures into the low to mid 50s in southern portions of the state (that’s saying something considering the hefty snowpack!)

So what does this mean?

ALL THE FREAKIN SNOW IS MELTING!!!

I went roller blading today…the roads were BAREASS, no snow, no ice. A little wet here and there…We had a heat wave. The January Thaw is upon us and I don’t like it already. Good news though- they’re predicting more snow for the coming weekend.

We’re expecting some weathuh up here this evening and into tomorrow.

The calm before…a couple hours ago::

Heh. The storm- which appears to have began in earnest::

Bunkering down for the night…we we’re gonna do the bonfire thing tonight BUT it doesn’t look like that will be possible. So I guess it’s a porch grilling evening. Got steaks, b’daydahs, lobstah, cole slaw, apple pies, ice cream and blueberry beeahs. We’re all set.

A few friends and I are up at Wells Beach Maine for a couple days. NO ONE is up here…like a ghost town and I like it that way. I might not have Internet much longer…being in a house right on the brewing, pissed off, angry icy cold ocean is way cool! I’ll be sleeping verrry good tonight to these soothing sounds. Rumor has it we’re getting thunder and lightening with the storm. Yeah!!

Have I mentioned that I love to ride snowmobiles?

Late Wednesday evening my friends (about 12 of us) and I took off for the Northwoods- the White Mountains. We towed the snowmobiles behind us and arrived up there around midnight, slept for a few hours and woke up all excited and ready for some seriously extreme and fun sledding. It was a great time.
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What’s giving me cause for such a BIG SMILE???

THIS:

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A cold weekend will lead to a snowy Monday for much of the state.

Temperatures will drop into the 20s in southern New Hampshire and teens in northern areas on Saturday. Wind chills will make it feel even colder across the state.

On Sunday, a developing storm to the southwest will approach late in the day and probably move in at night. Light snow may develop in southern New Hampshire during the evening, but the heaviest snow may wait until late at night, lasting through much of Monday.

Of course I’m working ALL weekend. And Monday- AND Tuesday! Four 16 hour days…so there better be some SNOW left when I finish this crazy work schedule.

I really would like to SEE this:

Have a great weekend folks and if you’re in NH, pray for snow. LOTS OF IT. Some of us have snowmobiles that are just crankin to be started up and ridden!

Santa needs to lose weight in order to be politically correct.

America’s top doc told the Herald yesterday that Santa Claus should slim down, in the latest blow struck in a global politically correct crusade against the jolly fat man.

“It is really important that the people who kids look up to as role models are in good shape, eating well and getting exercise. It is absolutely critical,” acting U.S. Surgeon General Rear Adm. Steven K. Galson said in an interview after a presentation on obesity at the Boston Children’s Museum.

And I wish these bumbling bureaucratic busybodies would just shut up and focus on the real causes of obesity: Lifestyle habits, a lack of physical activity (often promoted at the schools) and other things…Santa is not the problem. Modern society IS.

As Thanksgiving approaches, most of us anticipate the roast turkey, family-recipe stuffing, buttery mashed potatoes, giblet gravy, sweet-tart cranberry sauce and cinnamon-spiced pumpkin pie that will adorn our dinner tables. Many of us also assume that these dishes are inspired by what the Pilgrims and Native Americans consumed when they first gathered centuries ago. Guess what? We’re wrong.

The first Thanksgiving feast was held in 1621, and while there is no exact evidence of the actual date, it is thought to have taken place sometime between late September and early November. It lasted three days.

So what did they eat??

Not this.

From Winslow’s account, historians only know for certain that venison and fowl, which may have included wild turkey, were served at that first meal. However, they do have a good idea of what foods were available to the colonists at the time. These may have included:

• Seafood: cod, eel, bass, clams, lobsters, mussels

• Fowl: wild turkey, goose, duck, crane, swan, partridge, eagles

• Meat: venison

• Grains: wheat flour, Indian corn, and barley

• Vegetables: squashes (including pumpkin), peas, beans, onions, leeks, lettuce, radishes, carrots

• Fruits: plums, grapes

• Nuts: walnuts, chestnuts, acorns

• Other: Olive oil (brought over with them), liverwort, watercress, sorrel, yarrow, maple syrup, honey and small amounts of butter, cheese and eggs

Some of our most popular Thanksgiving dishes would never have appeared on the 1621 table.

Sweet potatoes and white potatoes were not a part of the meal since they were not yet common in New England. Also, you can scratch cranberry sauce off the list. While the colonists did have cranberries, they didn’t have sugar.

Interesting stuff…I learned all this in second grade. Do people believe otherwise?

Here’s a story that brought a smile to my face today.
Heh.

Manchester – A man armed with a shotgun picked the wrong house to enter Monday night. He’s now under police guard in a hospital bed, recovering from head injuries received in a beating by the residents, according to police.

Police charged Corey Bryson, 18, of 306 Auburn St., with armed robbery and burglary after responding to a call from 140 Beech Hill Drive at 11:45 p.m.

Lisa Czzowitz called police, saying a man broke into her home and was being detained by her two sons.

When they arrived, officers said they found Bryson being held down inside the house. He was bleeding from a head injury and was taken by ambulance to Elliot Hospital.

I’m sure the leftards of my state will come to the defense of this poor abused criminal. Perhaps he was beaten as a child, you know.

Matthew Czzowitz, 20, was on the computer when he heard a knock at the door, said police. When he opened the door a crack, police said, a masked man pushed his way inside, pointed a shotgun at Czzowitz’ face and demanded money.

Police said Czzowitz grabbed the shotgun barrel, tried to take the weapon away from the intruder, then fell to the floor wrestling Bryson for control of the weapon.

Once on the floor, police said Bryson repeatedly punched Czzowitz in the face, but Czzowitz wouldn’t let go of the gun for fear he’d be shot.

Czzowitz then saw his 15-year-old brother come downstairs, said police.

The younger brother struck Bryson with a bat until he and Matthew were able to get control of the shotgun, said police. The brothers then pinned Bryson down until police arrived.Police said they found the shotgun on the couch and the stock, broken during the fight, was on the floor. Police said the shotgun was loaded.

Lesson? Keep weapons of self defense around you at all times: Guns, loaded and ready to use; cast iron pans, baseball bats, whatever. Be prepared. Be ready to fight back. Your life could depend upon it. Your possessions could depend on it.

Good work Matt and Jake! You’re my heroes.