From: dunk@carson.u.washington.edu (John Dunkelburg)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Various and sundry topics...
Summary: Some various and sundry ideas
Keywords: snow
Date: 11 Dec 92 19:42:54 GMT
Organization: University of Washington

B'Naal speaks up,
   Speaking of snow, the folks here in the Seattle area just got
the first winter storm of the season.   About 1 to 3 inches of
snow, depending on where you lived.   Once again, the weather
forecasters got slipped a mickey by Old Dame Nature, because this
storm was supposed to hit about 150 miles to the north, and just
bring warmer temperatures and rain to Seattle (temperatures into
the mid to upper 50's, I believe is what the forecast had been
for yesterday, with wind and rain).   Instead, we got snow for
about all morning, and some areas lost power when dry, brittle
tree branches overhanging power lines snapped under the weight of
the snow.   It also made driving an interesting experience here
(Thank g*d that I don't have to drive here.)   At least it didn't
keep snowing all day yesterday, and most of it was gone by this
morning.   At least it didn't freeze last night, what with all the
water on the roadways.

   Here at the U-Dub (that's UW, or University of Washington for
all of the non-Seattlites here), Finals Fever is setting in, as
the dreaded Finals Week is next week.   Students here (even me)
are all hitting the books, trying to study as much as possible for
the final exams.   I never thought that trying to learn the Russian
language could be such a headache.   Anyone here have any tips on
learning a foreign lanenguage here?   I'd like to hear them, it'd make
any language I take in the future a bit easier.

   And now, the larch (or in this case, the maple).

   Somebody mentioned how much they liked New England maple syrup.
Personally, I don't think it's that good, because I grew up with
Alaskan low-bush blueberries (much superior to the varieties here
in the Lower 48, IMHO.).   You can do so much more with blueberries
than you can with maple syrup (don't get me wrong here, I do like
maple syrup.   It's just that I prefer blueberries to maple syrup.).
Anyhow, anyone care to comment on this?   Anyone else tasted this
Alaskan delight?

   As far as my experiences here at the UW as a freshman, I took my
freshman and junior years at a community college down in Olympia.
As this community college didn't have dorms, I lived at home.   So
I didn't have any freshman difficulties with college life.   When I
transfered up to the UW after I graduated from the community college,
I transfered in as a junior, thereby skipping most of the travails of
freshman college life.   It was also a lot cheaper than going straight
from high school to a four-year university.   Anyone else tried this
route?

   B'Naal then finishes his lemonade, and gets up to go to the line.

           To Freedom of Education!

<<Crash!>>
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John Dunkelburg, a.k.a. D'B'Naal, explorer of edification
DUNK@max.u.washington.edu
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		Zakath of Mallorea
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Style is for the individuals.   Which are you?
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