Weather or not

Always view the weather forecast with a grain of salt. Seems that the forecasters may have been doing a little wishful thinking. The big snowfall that was predicted for yesterday never materialized. We had a few flurries, but the temps were above freezing all day. Then we were told the arctic front would come through around midnight and we would awaken to 2-4" of snow on the ground. In fact, we awoke to 35 degrees and rain. It is currently raining here. The KPTV weather blog contains an admission that the forecaster was ignoring some clear evidence in the computer models that we would not have as cold and snowy a weather picture as he had forecast. There is still some cold weather and maybe some frozen precip in the forecast, but it's anybody's guess what will actually happen.

I am constantly amazed at how excited meteorologists, both professional and amateur, become over some devastating weather prediction. They are absolutely bored by fine weather and become ecstatic over the prospect of a meteorological disaster. Go figure.

We are fortunate to be finished with Christmas shopping and in possession of an adequate supply of groceries so that we can stay home if the weather threatens. On the other hand, it looks pretty tame today. Our primary concerns are being able to get to Monmouth for a Christmas celebration on Saturday and to the airport for a Christmas Eve flight to San Diego. Right now we are watching a movie and babysitting little Luke, who has a cold but still has a positive attitude and outlook.