There is a massive blizzard hitting California right now, with some of the higher elevations getting up to 10 feet of snow.  I’m wondering if 10 feet of snow has fallen in central and southern Arkansas in my whole lifetime…

Those people don’t need 10 feet of snow at once.  Buildings just aren’t designed to handle that, plus it would be extremely difficult to walk in.  (Think about that!)  So they should share.  What I want is just 8 inches of snow at one time here in central Arkansas.  I want to build a giant snow castle — one big enough for people to be inside.  I know, it’s ambitious, but I want to try.  (I have some techniques for making it work, so it might not be as much work as you would think.)

Plus it’s great when it snows here.  Once there’s any accumulation on the ground, businesses and schools start closing.  (Sometimes they close even at the threat of snow accumulation!)  I know, people from the northern half of the U.S. probably think that is crazy, because they get snow all throughout the winter.  But it’s a rare thing here in Arkansas.  There are some years where we never see any accumulation, or maybe an inch or two.  So it’s a big event when it snows here.  You get to stay home from work, play in the snow, cook deer chili (or using other meat), and just have a mini vacation from everything.  Plus the snow is so special because it rarely happens.  And so many people panic like we’ll be trapped for days — it is guaranteed that the grocery stores will be out of bread and milk before the ground is covered.

It’s just a great time when it snows here.  Now it just needs to happen…