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Snow Day (MM #5044)

When you’re young, you live for a snow day. That means no school and a chance to go out and play in the white stuff. You could go sledding, build a snowman, and even have snowball fights. But as an adult, there are no snow days. And now that we can work from home, there’s…

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Ice Melt (MM #5043)

If you live in an area where it snows regularly in the winter months, you know the key is preparation. Most families have a shovel or two, and these days, many have a snow blower. Plus, it’s also essential to keep some ice melt handy. There are several varieties of sidewalk salt, but even though…

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Sixth Sense (MM #5041)

Sometimes, you get a sixth sense that trouble is brewing. And when I mean trouble, I’m talking severe weather. Last week, the TV weather people tried to get everyone in a panic. But for most of Middle Tennessee, it was all for nothing. But this week, you can feel something is different. There’s no panic,…

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Getting Colder (MM #5007)

Now that it’s December, we’re seeing the Winter weather moving in. In some parts of the U.S., heavy snow, and in places like Middle Tennessee, it’s getting colder. We’ve had a couple of what I call southern snowfalls. That’s where you get a light dusting of snow, but it only sticks to the grass. It…

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Dark And Dreary (MM #4978)

Yesterday was one of those days here in Nashville. It’s not something that happens often, but when it does, you feel it. Yesterday was dark and dreary all day. Time change definitely plays a factor. And, of course, the weather plays into it too. We had a few scattered showers, but it never turned into…

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Wind Chill Warning (MM #4955)

As warm as it’s been this month, it isn’t easy to think about Winter weather. It may not happen soon, but it will get colder. The National Weather Service is already making plans for when the weather turns. We think about three things during Winter: ice, snow, and severe cold. And they’ve made a significant…

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Season Is Changing (MM #4918)

It’s been a sweltering summer. But you can finally see that the season is changing. It’s not because the temperatures are dropping or the leaves are changing color. You can see that Fall is here because the football season is in full swing. The college games started last week, and the NFL is back this…

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Miserable (MM #4908)

I feel miserable. The last week of August and the first week of September are always rough for me. Everything that I’m allergic to hits its peak every year about this time, and the weather will then determine just how bad I feel. It hit 100 degrees a couple of times this week, and you…

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Too Hot To Sleep (MM #4906)

It always happens this way. Just when people think the weather is starting to get cooler and Fall may come early, we get hit with a heatwave. For much of this week, we expect to have highs near 100. While the daytime heat is no fun, I hate it at night. And it’s not really…

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Too Cold (MM #4764)

While I understand the economics of sports, I honestly wonder why each league tries to keep extending the length of their schedule. Sure, more games mean more chances to make money. But sometimes, that doesn’t make sense. Take baseball as an example. Why are we playing games right now in most northern cities? It’s too…

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