Mother Nature and I have a deal. She holds off on snow until AFTER my birthday, October 8th, and in return, I try to keep my showers short and conserve electricity and all that jazz. We set this up in elementary school, and more often than not, I’m graced with a snowless birthday. In recent years however, Mother Nature’s been testing her boundaries.
This year, Mother Nature let down her end of the bargain AGAIN. Outside my window, there are snowflakes fluttering down. Please keep in mind that it’s only the 26th of September. I repeat, the TWENTY-SIXTH OF SEPTEMBER. That’s crazy even for Anchorage. Mother Nature ought to be ashamed of herself. On Friday she toppled a tree with a windstorm and cut off my power, and now this? Mother Nature must be hitting the sauce.
Now it’s true that this snow is melting as soon as it hits the ground. It’s true that the snowflakes are very tiny. But it’s still snow, and let me tell you something: Mother Nature will not get away with this. I’m going to take a very long shower, and then at the supermarket I will bag my groceries with paper AND plastic. HA!
