After my stuck morning, I finally got out and quickly headed over to Valley Forge to take photos.  The first photo stop resulted in me realizing that I had left my memory card at home.  So instead, I went down to Philly to hang out with Raj and see what the city was like.

After my first decent snow storm, here are 6 things I learned about life in the snow:

  1. High-top sneakers are not a substitute for snow boots.
  2. Leather gloves are intended to keep hands warm, not be used to play in the snow.
  3. Sometimes it’s just easier to go sideways out of a parking spot.
  4. If you get stuck, 2 or 5 guys, depending on how stuck, can be very helpful.
  5. Snowmen are far more easily made once it gets a bit warmer and the snow gets sticky.
  6. As much fun as it is to run up to Art Museum steps pretending to be Rocky, it appears to be far more fun to sled down them.

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Yesterday brought the second biggest snowfall ever to Philadelphia, an official 23.2 inches.  I was stuck inside all day and had to dig my way out.  While most people just dig the snow piled up in front of their cars, I had to dig under my car to create enough clear pavement for my rear tires to hook-up.  Yes, rear.  I have a rear-wheel drive vehicle.  And it doesn’t work so well in the snow.  Here’s what it looked like around my apartment.  I’m going to go venture out and will bring back more to share later.

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I’m going out strong, showing my favorite photo of the collection.  Click the link at the bottom to see them all.

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I couldn’t decide which I like better, so I’ve got two tonight.

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A few weeks ago, I was out in the Bay Area for a work conference.  Once we wrapped things up on the last day, I wandered around with my friend Julio and captured these to share.

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