Wow, what a slacker...

I have been a little delinquent in my cyber-space presence. I have been busy with work and looking after the Maven that I have let this blog slip a little. It has been almost two weeks since my last posting. Mea culpa.

As I type this entry, the western edges of the Enchanted Mitten are white. As in snow white. We are under a winter storm advisory until sometime tonight:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
344 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009
...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING...
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE INTENSIFYING SOME AS
IT APPROACHES THE AREA. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OUT AHEAD
OF THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING THIS MORNING. THIS
BAND WILL SHIFT NORTH OF INTERSTATE 96 THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE
DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA.
MIZ039-040-044>046-050>052-056>059-064-211645-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.090221T0900Z-090222T0000Z/
OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-
OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT...
BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA...
JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND
344 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
SNOW WILL DEVELOP...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND DAYBREAK
THIS MORNING. SNOW RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.
WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME DRIFTING SNOW
ACROSS THE AREA.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE LAKESHORE
ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS A RESULT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

I hauled in a bunch of wood for the weekend, so after lunch I will most likely start a fire and stay indoors for the day. I have plenty of food, beer and scotch to make it through the weekend. For the rest of you, stay warm and dry!