This is winter?

Do you check A Word A Day? If you love language, go to Wordsmith to check out today's word. It changes every weekday. At the end of each day's entry, the Wordsmiths offer a Bonus quote. Here are two recent ones that I think bear repeating:

The door of a bigoted mind opens outwards so that the only result of the pressure of facts upon it is to close it more snugly. -Ogden Nash, author (1902-1971)

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed -- and hence clamorous to be led to safety -- by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. -H.L. Mencken, writer, editor, and critic (1880-1956)

That incredibly dangerous line of thunderstorms blew through here as I was getting ready to leave for the Y this morning. Fortunately I turned on the TV to check on how long it was going to rain, and all they were talking about was the tornado warning that was posted for Chattanooga and surrounding areas. Needless to say, I didn't go to the Y, and the classes weren't held. It was pretty scary here, but no damage in the city. There was a lot of damage just south of us in Alabama. And the damage and loss of life in West Tennessee, AR, MS, and AL is just terrible. This is weather for Spring - not February. Our hearts go out to those suffering. And this afternoon, the wind blew, the temperature fell, and the sun was shining brightly!

Today's photo is Lizard Pass, along the San Juan Skyway in CO - just to remind ourselves that it's still winter.