Thursday, December 06, 2007
First of the Flakes
The title, above, is not the position I have aspired to...some are born flaky...some have flakiness thrust upon them. According to a sizable number of viewers, however, I do hold that exalted place: First Of The Flakes! No, that is not what I'm scribbling about. (Can you "scribble" in cyber-space!?) I am talking about all of us having flakiness thrust upon us, today.
It should be a fairly gentle, light snow deal through the day...manageable. Still, it is the first of the season so take it easy. The National Weather Service has issued a Snow Advisory. This is one of those things that still makes me scratch my head. Of course, to be fair, so does the prospect of tying my shoes when I get dressed for work at two in the morning. Anyway, this is the kind of thing that we never felt was important enough to actually name. It's December. It's cold. It may snow. Who really needs advice about that? Anyway, just be ready to drive through some mostly light snow this afternoon.
Speaking of driving in the winter, Thursday morning on FirstNews, the newest member of the FirstNews family, Jana Corrie, told us about road crews using beet juice as a way to keep the streets a little less slippery. Being a native Wisconsinite, where our license plates declare we are America's Dairyland, (During a contest to rename the state license slogan, I, among many, suggested "Wisconsin-Smell Our Dairy Air!" It didn't make the cut.) I thought immediately of such a sweet concoction enticing cows to the roadways. One of Jana's guests said that the beet juice is sometimes used to sweeten up the hay and goodies for livestock, so it was not a totally out-of-whack idea. In fact, several viewers chimed in via e-mail on this very subject. One was concerned about deer finding it tasty as well! Not a good thing. Another wondered if it meant hunters would set up their blinds along the highways, now. One said she figured the FDA would soon issue a warning that the added sugar is making our streets and highways obese! Later she sent an e-mail suggesting the way for these chubby byways to lose the extra girth would be with the weight-loss plan called CURVES! Another viewer called to say he was worried that the deer and cows will get out on the roads, lick the surface and get frozen in place. Like the old tongue on the pump problem! A whole new traffic hazard for Johnny Rowlands. "We have some standing cows about to become ground beef out on 71 Highway so get off at the Vegetarian Drive exit." Finally, a viewer told me to MOOOOO-ve on and quit talking about cows. He also mentioned that he will not eat beets! He had too many as a youngster.
Well, watch out for the flakes, the beet juice and the very confused cows.
It should be a fairly gentle, light snow deal through the day...manageable. Still, it is the first of the season so take it easy. The National Weather Service has issued a Snow Advisory. This is one of those things that still makes me scratch my head. Of course, to be fair, so does the prospect of tying my shoes when I get dressed for work at two in the morning. Anyway, this is the kind of thing that we never felt was important enough to actually name. It's December. It's cold. It may snow. Who really needs advice about that? Anyway, just be ready to drive through some mostly light snow this afternoon.
Speaking of driving in the winter, Thursday morning on FirstNews, the newest member of the FirstNews family, Jana Corrie, told us about road crews using beet juice as a way to keep the streets a little less slippery. Being a native Wisconsinite, where our license plates declare we are America's Dairyland, (During a contest to rename the state license slogan, I, among many, suggested "Wisconsin-Smell Our Dairy Air!" It didn't make the cut.) I thought immediately of such a sweet concoction enticing cows to the roadways. One of Jana's guests said that the beet juice is sometimes used to sweeten up the hay and goodies for livestock, so it was not a totally out-of-whack idea. In fact, several viewers chimed in via e-mail on this very subject. One was concerned about deer finding it tasty as well! Not a good thing. Another wondered if it meant hunters would set up their blinds along the highways, now. One said she figured the FDA would soon issue a warning that the added sugar is making our streets and highways obese! Later she sent an e-mail suggesting the way for these chubby byways to lose the extra girth would be with the weight-loss plan called CURVES! Another viewer called to say he was worried that the deer and cows will get out on the roads, lick the surface and get frozen in place. Like the old tongue on the pump problem! A whole new traffic hazard for Johnny Rowlands. "We have some standing cows about to become ground beef out on 71 Highway so get off at the Vegetarian Drive exit." Finally, a viewer told me to MOOOOO-ve on and quit talking about cows. He also mentioned that he will not eat beets! He had too many as a youngster.
Well, watch out for the flakes, the beet juice and the very confused cows.
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