Trite March, Lion or Lamb?

Weather. The human species is addicted to it.

The Internet is a wonderful thing(even if Al Gore did invent it). Internet access allows people from Iowa, US to chat with people in New South Wales, Australia about the weather.
Weather is a popular topic becuz it's safe. Neutral; much more so than religion,
politics, and in some cases, sports.

Since I have no interest in religion, politics, or sports, I'm quite happy
to chat about the weather. It's refreshing to talk to an Australian about weather
becuz their seasons are opposite the US's. When it's bitterly cold here in Iowa, it's torridly hot in Queensland, Australia. We're wearing parkas and snow-pacs, they're
on the beach in bikinis and huaraches.
In Iowa we'll be eating turkey and mashed potatoes for Christmas dinner.
An Australian will be "having a banana daiquiri while the kids eat watermelon" is what one woman told me.

Any Iowan at the end of February would admit that is refreshing.

March here in Iowa started off with a couple of major storms. The first storm (actually in February) was truly debilitating, providing an example of every type of precipitation possible in Iowa. Let me name the ways in which it precipitated: snow, rain, hail, ice pellets, freezing rain...

Freezing rain. The words bring fear to my heart, and I'm no coward.

I've lived in Iowa all my life; experience tells me that any winter storm that
combines ice and snow is going to be frightening.
People being people and all, some people went out and got dead.
As far as I'm concerned they got what they deserved for being prideful and stupid.
Whatever it is that seems so important, it's not worth getting dead about.

Make emergency workers' jobs easier.
If you're not on the county road crew, STAY HOME.

My daughter called on Saturday, February 24th and said she would be
spending the night at her place of employment.
I told her good idea. She had a reliable caretaker for her 2-year-old.
I reminded her that getting home ain't worth getting dead about.