Tag Archives: Blizzard

Jealousy for Upstate New York

There is no love lost in leaving behind New York State winters with the cold, harsh, long—very long—depressing days that can begin as early as October and end as late as May. Despite the distance from those lake effect snows, Philadelphia has had more snow than Buffalo and Syracuse, New York. With a record breaking [...]

Blizzard of 2009

That’s what this weather is: a huge understatement. It’s Friday, December 11th with bone chilling cold and a stinging wind. The memory of my roots smacks in my face as the harsh cold pushes through me and licks my heels. The frosty wind makes me shed tears with no effort on my part. The only [...]