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A fresh half-foot of snow, howling winds, intense cold: so this is what Gatorade was trying to bottle when they came up with Arctic Shatter flavor. That's right Princeton, in addition to last night's snowfall, more Xtreme cold is on the way this weekend. So Xtreme, some vowels can't handle it. And while this morning's snow/sleet will be coming to an end by noon, wind chills will remain in the upper teens through the day due to gusty northwesterly winds.
It's days like today that Ivy Club's complementary Sherpa service must really come in handy. For the rest of us though, unless you have Tenzing Norgay Jr.'s unlisted home phone number, it might be a good idea to go back to bed this morning. You know you want to. Hell, I'm already planning on it, and I'm writing this at 8 PM Thursday.
You may be wondering exactly how the Daily Princetonian WeatherCenter 9000000+ is able to forecast down to the square millimeter where you live, day after day. The answer is surprisingly easy: As a fully licensed and bonded Weather Guy, I am privy to advance reviews of meteorological conditions from a variety of media sources, both reputable and non. And now, in a shining example of the Yule-time munificence, I'd like to share a selection of critical responses to this weekend's weather with you, the loyal reader:
"More exciting than The McLaughlin Group!" — Jim Lehrer, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer."
"Awesometacular! With highs in the upper 30s, Sunday will be a great day for taking a cozy snow walk with your 2.3 children!" — Marilyn Vos Savant, Parade magazine. (Note: Would the "world's smartest woman" really be writing opposite a full page ad for collectible ceramic unicorn statuettes?)
"0.628333/10. Soullessly churning out the third snowstorm in the last two weeks, this weekend's weather fails miserably to evoke the mellifluous soundscape so lovingly rendered by Thom Yorke in The Bends. Oh, Neutral Milk Hotel, why have you forsaken us?" — Pitchfork Media.
"To observe Dowd at her coquettish, stiletto-wearing worst, crack her new book, Are Men Necessary?, a hodgepodge of recycled columns, Dorothy Parker quips, and peekaboo glimpses into the glam journalist's personal life." — Entertainment Weekly.
"EXCELLENT PRODUCT, SERVICE & COMMUNICATION! GREAT WEATHER! THANKS A+++++" — User SaveN2Much, via eBay.
Catch you on Tuesday for a travel weather outlook.
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