The white stuff should make you feel better. That's how you know that global warming is a hoax, just ask senator Inhofe, or watch him throw a snowball in senate chambers.
Rick Stevens School of Behavioral and Social Sciences University of Louisiana at Monroe On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 8:16 AM, Mike Palij <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > So, today, March 20, 2015 is approximately the vernal equinox which > is interpreted by people in the northern hemispheres as the start of spring > (for additional info about the equinox and related matters, see the > Wikipedia entry on it: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox > NOTE: some think that this is the day when number of hours of sunlight > equals the number of darkness/night but this is dependent upon local > factors, hence, an astronomical definition is used as indicated in the > Wiki entry). > > So, if this is the start of spring, why the hell is NYC getting a snow > storm? > See: > > http://www.weather.com/storms/winter/news/winter-storm-ultima-northeast-spring-snow-forecast > > All I can say is that I'm glad I don't live in Boston (not that they're > going to get any additional snow, I just don't like Boston ;-) Go Yankees! > ;-) > > And don't forget the "April Fool's Day Blizzard"; see: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fool%27s_Day_Blizzard > > For those of you in parts of the world that don't know about snow > (I'm looking at you SoCal), here's some images to remind you: > > https://www.google.com/search?q=spring+snow+storms&num=100&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=2BkMVcuaFdHHsQS4pYGQBQ&ved=0CFEQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=859 > Note: Since this is generated by google's image search engine, I can't > vouch that all images are "Safe for Work" (I scrolled pretty far down > and didn't find any nudes or similar stuff but one doesn't know what > google will produce when it scraps the bottom of the internet barrel). > > So, for those schools that are having Spring Break (e.g., NYU), > go out and have some fun in what might be the last snow storm of > the year (please, no April snowstorms, okay G-d?). Or continue > to watch TV to see how unpredictable college basketball is. ;-) > Have a cold beverage while you're at it. ;-) > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f38d&n=T&l=tips&o=43240 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-43240-13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=43245 or send a blank email to leave-43245-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
