We get a winter like this.  Blame it on El Nino or whatever you like, but in Oklahoma (and I hear parts of Texas), it is snowing again.  We're not supposed to get as much accumulation for which I am glad.  I've been out in my four-wheel-drive Expedition (owned for just this purpose), bumping over and avoiding giant ice slicks in the parking lots at several stores.  I carry kitty litter in my car for those "just-in-case moments," and I've helped two different drivers get unstuck much to the delight of my teen passengers.  Teenagers note:  parents do get their revenge one way or another. I, and many other citizens, managed to buy out most of the grocery store this afternoon because I'm hoping my BFF and her family will still visit New Year's Eve.  By the by, on December 31st, the second full moon of the month, known as...

For those of us with colder temperatures, or even snow, winter seems like it arrived a few weeks ago, but according to the U.S Naval Observatory Eqinoxes and Solstices list, winter officially makes its appearance today at 12:47 p.m. Around here, temperatures are moderate with a high today of 62F.  However, Wednesday and Thursday are another matter. I will be taking a walk outdoors today.  Want to come along? We may even get snow the morning of Christmas Eve.  I shiver just thinking about it, but it would be lovely to have a white Christmas.  I can only remember three white Christmases in my life, so it's doubtful, but, still, like children, we can dream. My friend, Tim, of From the Far Away Nearby posted on Facebook today wishing all a Happy Solstice and then wrote that it was probably the oldest celebrated holiday of the season.  I'm sure that's...