Ice fog

Fog, temperatures in the 20s F.

Newspaper headline: "Slick Roads Cause Accidents"

No, folks, slick roads do _not_ cause accidents. Driver mistakes cause accidents. Sometimes the mistake lies in driving at all. We shall hope that such misjudgment does not overtake Wife on the way to work this morning. But she is a cautious Wife, with a car that provides all-wheel drive and antilock brakes.

Meanwhile, three inches of new snow await my shovel.

Damned obits again

Now it's Lou Rawls.

This is getting tiresome.

Need more snow. And fewer dogs.

Skied the four mile loop out at the city forest, _barely_ enough snow for most of the trail, not enough under some of the spruces so I was bumping over rough ice. I kept the skis under me. No interesting wildlife, an excessive number of dogs. Including the usual messes right on the trail.

I know there are lots of considerate dog people out there, but a few slobs can ruin your name.

4 miles, 55 minutes