6-8" of light, fluffy lake effect snow has been piling up this week in the Pittsburgh area. We have a decent snow event coming as we close out this week, followed by another polar blast. I am already looking at the possibilities for major snow events next week and the following week. It is hard to get a major snow event with so much cold air, but not impossible

Here is a general idea of how I see the snow playing out:

• I still have the best dog in the world.


• President Obama is every bit as bad and as socialist as I feared he might be as president.


• Nancy Pelosi drives me crazy (I know, it's a short drive.)


• I have seen all of my nieces and nephews within the last month, some of them a couple of times.  I can't believe how adult some of them are - yikes!


• Joe Bastardi over at Accuweather has predicted that we will feel winter off and on through April.  I wonder if I will see my tulips before June?


• Mitt Romney won the CPAC straw poll.  That isn't surprising, but I still don't trust him.


• Bobby Jindal's GOP response to the President's speech was horrible.  The setting, production, and speech all seemed as though they were produced by junior high kids.  Come on, we can do better than that, Mr. Steele.


• I can't believe the President had the audacity to claim, on live TV, that the "stimulus bill" (AKA Socialist Agenda Legislation) was "pork free".  Does he really think we are all that stupid.


• Sen. Arlen Specter's offices took their phones off of the hook becasue his constituents were all calling him pleading with him to vote "no" to the Socialist Agenda Legislation.  He ignored us all and voted yes anyway.


• The liberals have nobody left to attack with President Bush enjoying some well-derserved R & R so they have targeted Rush Limbaugh.  Good luck with that one.


• The liberals are also going after Karl Rove.  Won't they be disappointed?


• Now the Democrats have spent the taxes of the next several generations on foolish pork, they are moving on to one of their favorite pet projects: socialized medicine.


• It doesn't appear as though the Israelis will restrain themselves from striking the Iranians much longer.


• It appears as though a 25 year old Allegheny County man has died from flu-related complications.  Don't take the flu lightly this year - it's a tough strain.


• It looks like Pitt will own the number one spot in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournamnet launches March Madness.   Can the Pens and Pirates help make us the City of Champions again, too?  Not likely.


• Authorities are planning to build a new trail from Millvale to Harrison.  This trail will tie into the Erie-to-Pittsburgh Greenway and the Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Mainline Canal Greenway. The Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Mainline Canal Greenway is 320 miles.  This adds to the regions rich trails including the Herritage Trails and the Montour Trail wich ties into the Great Allgheny Passage. Pittsburghers can now bike from Pittsburgh to Washing ton D.C., travelling almost exclusively on trails.

Though he hates the rain, he loves the snow

• Mike Huckabee has added a new news radio show to his media makeover.  His show will be a brief take on the news starting Jan. 5th.  I think it will be more long the lines of Paul Harvey than Rush Limbaugh.


• The Romney people are still bitter about Huckabee and taking cheap shots at him..check out political blog comments to see what I mean.  I have one thing to say to them...."Wahhhh!"  Romney is a wash but Huck is here for a while.


• Is it just me, or does it seem obvious that other Republican leaders are visibly jealous of Sarah Palin's popularity?


• The RNC filed a lawsuit today to have McCain-Feingold declared unconstitutional.  How poetically ironic.


• Hillary Clinton is rumored to be on the short list for President-elect Obama's Secretary of State.  Bring back the royal food tasters, she'd be third in line for the presidency.


• A Catholic Priest in South Carolina informed parishioners that if they supported Barrack Obama they needed to do penance before they could take communion because of his gross anti-life stance.


• The Steelers are having a pretty good season considering the amount of injuries they have sustained.  Most teams would have losing records right now, not be at the top of their divisions given they way they have been beat up.


• What's the deal with fining Steeler players for legal hits and only explaining they are hitting too hard?  It is football, right?


• I found the three freebies from the new SG album (T4G Live) completely underwhelming.  It might be nice for people who did not grow up in a mainstream church, but it did not feature new arrangements, new lyrics, or even exceptional talent.  It's just a bunch of guys singing hymns that are available on other albums with better arrangements, so what's the point?  The only plus is that Bob always sounds good, but he is hard to hear most of the time.


• I still have the best dog in the world, who has been very patient with a sick owner for the last three days.