Small Library Winter

A single inch of snow was all it took to shut down the university this morning.

Even as Facilities plowed the roads around campus and lay down cinders, some people declined to come to work citing poor driving conditions. One librarian even told of sliding down her driveway in the car with all the ice and snow. Another told of gliding down snow-covered hills on the way to work. Those of us who made it to work have the promise of 'flex-time' for being here even though the university was officially 'closed' this morning.

According to the old-timers in Prescott, this small mountain town in northern Arizona used to have lots of snow in its pre-global warming days. Winter today is now relegated to the occasional dusting that causes students to run outside and try their hand at lobbing snowballs. And, now, half a day later, the snow is nearly gone except for the occasional patch lying in a cool northern exposure up against a tall pine tree. Flurries in the air and a promise of more ...