Ugh. It's that time of year, my friends: the winter of our discontent.
This week is to the academic calendar as the Atlanta Whatzit is to Olympic mascots: that is to say, a poor excuse for one. If you're like me, you've got metric craploads of papers, tests, and other assorted scholastic flotsam to contend with, while your one burning desire is to play NBA Jam Tournament Edition until your fingers are raw and chapped. Because with deft mastery of the Super Nintendo controller, underappreciated Supersonics forward Detlef Schrempf can dunk from anywhere on the court.
This week's weather looks appropriately dour. While Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday don't really have any significant snow potential beyond a few isolated flurries today, a cold front brings the most frigid air yet to the Northeast on Tuesday, with highs around 30 and lows in the Disney Channel's target demographic, i.e., the lower teens. By Thursday, however, a low to our west will bring a sloppy wintry mix. Precip will probably begin as snow, before changing over to sleet, rain, and who knows what else.
If like the protagonist of Paul Simon's masterwork "The Boxer," you're laying out your winter clothes and wishing you were gone, going home, where the New York City winters aren't bleeding you, then no doubt you're wondering what travel weather holds in store for Friday and Saturday. As I mentioned above, the next significant (and rather complex) storm threat rolls in on Thursday; this event will most likely continue through at least Friday morning, causing some airport delays. The good news is that the snow will likely come to an end by Friday afternoon, and Saturday looks tranquil as well.
All right, lads and ladies, we're all almost there. Get your work done and soon you'll be able to experience the true meaning of Christmas break for yourself. And, yep, it involves both monster jams and repeated use of the phrase "he's on fire!"
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