the shrewdness of apes

ahhhh weather. beloved conversational fallback with its own 24 hour basic cable channel. what else would give the lady at the deli reason to commiserate with me as i purchase my newspaper? how else would the well-bundled clock puncher and i pass the time at the bus stop? i'm usually uncomfortable in the face of small talk, but weather is something i can sink my teeth into.

but even t.s.o.a., avowed cold weather lover and the official blog of Killstorm 2004, is getting fuckin'-A tired of this temperatures-in-the-teens, wind-chill-of-negative-six crapola. and while the dread summer heat wave will descend upon us all too soon, i was heartened to see the other day that the sun has returned to Barrow, Alaska after a couple month absence. this "arctic sunrise" means that the air masses taking the Canadian expressway to deposit their wind and snow on us should start becoming warmer. so that ice on the sidewalks might actually melt sometime before March.

bonus link (for crispin): it's the Arctic Circle restuarant chain! no sign of any of the animal mascots, unfortunately.

my boss just had me print out the latest forecast for him so he can make a decision on whether the office might close early or open late. c'mon snow day!