Hyping Snowstorms: Advice for Future Reference

See, I know I sound like a mad scientist in the movies, it's not the first time, believe me, but—I warned them, the fools! I did. I said you shouldn't call a biggish snowstorm "Snowpocalypse" or "Snowmageddon," suggesting that this is the snowstorm that will basically end the world, when there might be other, slightly more severe storms coming later in the same damn week. And now this seems to be the case. The winter storm warning has been canceled and a blizzard warning put in its place, which just means slightly more snow (possibly up to 22 inches here) and winds up to 45 miles an hour. And they keep using the word "explosively," like that'll get it through our thick heads that this will be a good storm.

One thing they stress—don't go driving around later. And if you do drive, they say, have a winter survival kit with you. I have no intention of driving, but I have a winter survival kit anyway—books, a piano, plenty of good food including a big pot of lentil soup, and about three-quarters of a gallon of cheap port. I'll be just fine. See you in the spring, folks.