Glimpses from a White Christmas

We have had an exceptionally White Christmas in Norway this year. We have been lucky in these parts with only about 25 cm of snow and 8 - 10 degrees C below zero. However, combined with the low sun and clear sky one has at least the opportunity to try and get some nice shots. So here is a sampling of today's catch.

The photo above is shot about one meter from my front door, catching the first rays from the rising sun reaching my snow-covered firs.

A roof may well be a roof, but sometimes things like this catches my attention.

A frosty lamp gets some lighting from the sun.

The frost shows itself as haze in the distance.

Snow and youth ...

New York Snow
A massive snow storm has buried New York City under more than a foot of snow. It's so cold, even Rex Ryan's wife is covering her feet.



NFL Game Postponed
The East Coast blizzard was so bad, the Eagles-Vikings game was canceled last night. The decision was made after Eagles QB Michael Vick said he wouldn't even send a dog outside in that weather.



Medicaid Bonus
The Obama administration is now offering states Medicaid bonuses as a reward for getting more children health insurance... and they'll get an even bigger bonus is they start cutting off more old people.



Oregon Tax Hikes
The state of Oregon is jacking up its gas taxes by six more cents on January 1st. That means everyone will have to save up just to drive to the unemployment line.




Death Panel Returns
Starting January 1st, the Obama administration will start paying doctors to give patients “end of life counseling.” And a special bonus will be awarded to the doctor who successfully euthanizes Paris Hilton.





December 27th


537: The Hagia Sophia Cathedral is completed... two days after Christmas, and thus totally killing the business at the gift shop.


2001: China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States... that is, as soon as the Chinese find something made in the United States that they want to buy.


2002: The company Clonaid announces that it has successfully cloned a human being, although it has never presented any verifiable evidence other than K.D. Lange and Clay Aiken.

December 26th


1776: The British are defeated in the Battle of Trenton. But as a consolation, they are finally able to leave Trenton.


1793: The wedding of Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz takes place. Since it was the day after Christmas, everyone just re-gifted them.


1811: A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable. Everyone else had to sit through the whole damn play.