290. Oh The Weather Outside is Frightful !

First, a comment on the number of today's entry. My number system has been off since entry #126. Wednesday's entry made the system two numbers off. That error is today corrected. Also, the accompanying picture of the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro snowplow was lifted directly from Jacob Payne's blog PageOneKentucky.com. I think that is the intersection of Payne Street (appropriate enough for Dr. Payne) and Baxter Avenue.

As I look out the window from where I sit here in the 1800 block of Brownsboro Road, about a mile and a half upriver from the Left Bank of the Ohio River near Milepost 606, the snow has tempered down somewhat from the earlier blizzard conditions which thus far have dropped a little over two inches since the white stuff started to fall right at 7:00 this morning. Through the day there have been predictions for up to thirteen inches of snowfall, although that number has (presently) been edged back to five to seven. Whatever the measure, we'll take it. Tonight's forecast calls for temperatures down in the low 20s and some additional accumulation into tomorrow - a weekend wonderland.

There is little else to write about. The legislature is in session but thus far haven't proven very productive. There have been exactly four bills signed into law by our governor during this legislative session so far. HB 168 concerns the drivers licenses of our Kentucky soldiers sent in harm's way to Iraq and other places by the McCain/Bush/Cheney junta, licenses which expired while they were on their tour of duty. It allows them 90 days of leniency in a traffic stop, giving them time to do what many of us stateside take for granted, renewing our licenses in a timely manner. They deserve this extra time. HB 284 is another measure for the military among us, aimed at reducing paperwork for those who are 100% disabled due to their military service. Another good piece of legislation. HB 366 has to do with storage units and making it illegal for people to "set up housekeeping" therein. The only instance I've read of this was that guy from Ashland, Kentucky who several years back won the PowerBall, proceeded to spend his way through his winnings, and ended up living in a rented storage space in Boca Raton, Florida. If I ever hit the PowerBall, one of my first calls will be to Don McNay in Richmond for advice. Finally, HCR 112 made February 12, 2008 the official kickoff of the two-year long Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial, who would have been 200 on February 12 of next year. These are the four pieces of legislation out of 1031 which have been introduced, which have found their way to the governor's office for inking.

Maybe snow on a Friday is a good thing. The legislature adjourned early.

Two notes - the snow has begun to pick back up while I've been typing. The Great Blizzard of 2008 is upon us.