Snow - 4 1/2 inches

The first real snow of this season and 2008. It was great. Nice big flakes for a while that piled up fast and no wind. Linda measured 4 1/2 inches on the back porch.

Snow squall

We didn't get much; just enough to whiten the ground, but it came down hard and fast for a bit.

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First snow

Well, it's not much. Maybe half an inch before it started melting. Not even worth photographing, but it whitened the roads a bit early this morning and covered the grass for a while.

Redskins vs. Cardinals ...Zzzzzzz

Too bad AP sports writer Joseph White had to sit through this one. But he came up with the perfect lead :

By JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer
October 21, 2007

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- This wasn't a football game. It was a series of unfortunate events.

Not that it really matters, but the Redskins won 21-19 -- My comment, not the reporter's.

At the time of this posting, the full story was here.

About time for a new post

OK, I'm over the post-vacation blues (mostly) and well-adjusted to the fall routine - school work, work, band booster volunteer work, school work, work, band booster volunteer work, etc. The novel is back on the shelf, although it's much closer to being finished than the last time I mentioned it. School is going well, and although I am here in the office on a Sunday, I will be able to go home soon and watch the Redskins, the undefeated Redskins. Yes, it's only two games into the season, but what the heck. I might as well feel good about them while I can.