Snowed In
Logan, county seat of Hocking County, Ohio, the rural wonderland that sits about fifty-minutes southeast of Columbus, wasn’t as hard-hit as the capital city has been by the snow storm of the past twenty-four hours. But we’ve been under a Level 3 alert, meaning that only emergency vehicles could be on the roads.
In Columbus, over 20-inches of snow fell. Here, we got about half that. I spoke with my dad, who lives in Columbus, little more than an hour ago, and he says that, at this point, he can’t even really open the door of his house. Fortunately, he and mom are stocked up.
Worship and all other Sunday activities have been canceled at Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, where I’m privileged to be the pastor. But, because our Sunday worship celebrations appear on a local radio station (and are carried on the local cable TV access channel), I will be sharing the Bible lessons and the sermon on the air. A member of the congregation, a former radio personality, has also said that he wants to interview me. We’ll see how that goes. (Coincidentally, it’ll be the second time I’m being interviewed on radio this week.)
Getting snowed in can occasionally be fun. But I am definitely ready for this winter to move on.
By the way, the Columbus Dispatch weather blog is great. Its coverage of the storm has, I think, been better than that appearing in either The Cincinnati Enquirer or The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
[This glittering bit of snow-inspired journalism has been cross-posted at my personal blog.]
3 Responses to “Snowed In”
What is it with you TMVers getting interviewed all of a sudden!? Jill twice and now you… Sounds like a trend! I 'd like to believe it's because the reasoned and competent commentary available at the blog has caught the attention of the MSM.
Nah…
Congrats, and drive carefully!
Sounds like Ohio. “Pivotal,” don't forget.
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Last week was bad in Iowa (single diguts to subzero) and it might snow again today but the sun is more powerful now (feels warm when outside), the days are longer, and despite the cold we're starting to see exposed bare earth or pavement in numerous places (developing a cycle in favor of more of the same, with increased albedo) and while the buds on the trees are not swelling, much less opening, yet, the birds (natural alarm clock) are back.
In other words, relief is on the way.
“Diguts”? ugh
Ohio and being “pivotal” — note certain other states in the news this year (!) when the term is used in the following way.
The pivotal position is the state which occupies the central position, once states are ordered from most Republican to most Democratic, such that whichever party receives that state’s votes will win [the election].
Number of times occupying pivotal position beginning in 1932
Ohio 4
Michigan 3
Florida 2
Illinois 2
Pennsylvania 2
Proximity Index: the relative proximity of states to the pivotal position in
Presidential elections since 1932
The range of scores is 0 to 190
Ohio 77
Michigan 41
New Mexico 40
Iowa 37
Pennsylvania 37
Illinois 36
Missouri 33
Wisconsin 33
Oregon 30
Connecticut 27
Delaware 27
Florida 27
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