26 January 20

Beth Kleppinger chose this tie for me to wear today because we are hoping for snow for her birthday (tomorrow). It shows many snowpeople, one plain snowman and a bunch of absurd characters: an alien with slanted eyes, an urban model covered with dirt and graffiti, a "bloated" figure with a huge body, a "middle-aged" snowman with a bulging gut, a snow-deer (with antlers) and a set of "snow clones." We saw some white stuff on some nearby roofs and decided to call it snow, but it will be better if the flurries in the forecast for tonight pan out.