and then the big hand dips below 32

It is October 23rd and S N O W I N G in Pittsburgh. On October 6, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported:

By the end of the century, the length of the winter snow season could be cut in half and the character of the seasons will change significantly if emissions are not reduced.

Eh, this is not the case for 2006.

We’re on track to repeat the October 23rd .4″ record for from 1969, I think. Oh, maybe I exaggerate. The snow isn’t really sticking; it’s just steadily falling. I’d like to say it’s a fluke, but there’s a frozen smell in the air that I’d forgotten. I fear winter is here. That damn ozone hole isn’t doing me any good at all.

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