A long stretch of mild late-winter weather just before Mother Nature brings the hammer down one last time—it happens nearly every year here in Minnesota. Meteorologists live for this particular kind of storm. Yesterday different sources were beginning to forecast anywhere between 8” and 31” of snow by Sunday evening followed by blizzard level winds.
I think the reality of it will land somewhere closer to that lower prediction. I took the picture above yesterday afternoon before the snow started. The squirrels stuffed themselves all day in preparation for what was coming.
This next photo was taken just before we turned in for the night.
And this is what I woke up to. It looks like, by this evening we’ll have a little over a foot of snow on the ground. Winter’s last hurrah, indeed. Thankfully I was able to get out last night after dinner to stock up on the provisions we needed before all hell broke loose. I can't help but wonder if thundersnow just a Minnesota phenomena?
Peaky Blinders
It's going to be an excruciatingly long week for me because the new Peaky Blinders movie, The Immortal Man is debuting this coming Friday, the 20th.
The last season (Season 6) of Peaky Blinders was released in 2022 so it's been a four year wait for us fans of the series. The Immortal Man is, apparently, marks the final appearance of Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy). It will truly be the end of an era. There have been rumors of a spin-off where younger characters carry the torch into the 1950's and beyond.
I'll be sad to see the original cast be put to rest. This series just ticked all the boxes for me. Peaky Blinders was such a entertaining distraction, especially during those crazy Covid years.
The State of the World
The War in Iran. The Epstein files. Wall Street manipulation of Bitcoin. Government Fraud. The invasion of Venezuela. The War in Ukraine. Mexican Cartel violence. China-Taiwan standoff. AI-driven economic instability. Rampant inflation.
Did I miss anything? I probably did.
The world is in such a crazy state right now. It's a time of such great transition. Doom and gloom abounds. I remember the mid-1970's feeling similar to this time but not quite to this degree. However, I was just a boy then—not truly understanding the full scope of what was going on.
On good days I think to myself "what a time to be alive!" because I can truly see a better world on the other side of all this chaos. But on the bad days I can't help but wonder if we'll all survive it or make it to the other side with our sanity intact.
How do you cope?
I've retreated more into my spiritual practice (meditation), reading, writing, spending time in nature, and making sure I'm doing what I can to remain mentally, psychologically, and physically fit.
I do feel in the depths of my soul like humanity is right on the cusp of something remarkable. Hopefully that gut feeling proves to be correct.
All for now. Thanks so much for reading.
