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Friday, Apr 26, 2024

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Snow Storm

I
Among twenty snowy mountains,
The only moving thing
Was … snow.

II
Middtwitt: this snowday has only
reinforced how badly I WANT MATTHEW BIETTE TO BE MY DAD
#socuteinanapron

III
E-mail from Professor Billings canceling class:
Hi everyone,
I’m snow-bound this morning, and so is Prof. Monod. Have a leisurely breakfast. Go back to your room. Meditate on divine justice.

IV
Meditations from Midd Confessional: I would guess that there are about 222,156 tons of snow weighing down the Middlebury campus right now. Any other estimates?

V
Facebook status update: Middlebury
College, I’m ashamed of you.

VI
By the numbers:


  • 5th biggest storm in Vermont history.

  • # of inches of snow on the ground: A lot

  • # of Matt Biettes it takes to save the Middlebury population from starvation: 1

  • Percent of student population that wishes they followed President Emeritus John McCardell to Sewanee: 100

  • Number of e-mails from David LaRose: 1

  • Number of e-mails from Bob Smith asking for people to sign-up for intramural snowman building: 0


VII
Charlie Sheen’s take on the snow storm:
“I am on a drug  —  it’s called [Vermont]. It’s not available because if you try it, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.”

VIII
A painting of the snow storm, in the style of VanGogh:

IX
A sad quote from Lieutenant Jim Goslin of the Burlington Police force in the New York Times article on the storm :
“It’s supposed to be springtime.”

X
A haiku:
Remember Monday
Not for the snow and the ice
But the Grille’s return.

XI
Weather forecast for today:
Chance of rain/snow: 100 percent
Wind: From SE at 15 mph.

Deja vu?
XII
The sidewalks are icy
The students must be flying.

XIII
It was evening all afternoon.
It was snowing
And it was going to snow.
*@%#ing groundhog.


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