Sanitation workers are trying to keep 4th Avenue - the street where I live - open as it's an emergency thoroughfare. A snowplow has been salting the street - making some progress. On occasion an emergency vehicle goes by - the sound of its tires crunching against the pavement as it fractures the ice below. This is going to be an all-day battle, as the storm continues into the night. Stay safe.

3:00 PM - Snow, Sleet, Oval snow formation on a square skylight, Street folks braving the elements

Winter Storms and Years That End With "6"

A noticeable pattern of major, historic storms has occurred at roughly 10-year intervals in years ending in the number 6, particularly regarding winter snowstorms in the Northeastern United States, as well as significant Atlantic hurricane activity. While meteorologists note there is no strict scientific cycle that guarantees a major storm every six years, a "striking pattern" has emerged in recent decades. ~ google

So here we are in 2026 as millions of people are bracing for impact as Winter Storm Fern controls the narrative.

The energies of the people I spoke to along the way ... Everyone is privy to climate change not as being isolated incidents anymore but growing patterns.

Stay safe.

Across the world, people are openly questioning whether the 'snow job' called Trump is spiraling further out of control, as his public conduct continues to raise serious concerns about judgment, comprehension, and leadership. Repeated lapses, contradictions, and apparent confusion have fueled doubts about his ability to process and retain information, while his leadership record increasingly appears defined by one self-inflicted crisis after another.

I align with those who believe much of this behavior is intentional - an effort to divert attention from - the Epstein Files, the inflation he has created with his illegal and unconstitutional tariffs, his decision to take health insurance away from millions of people, and other unresolved matters that could prove damaging to individuals in positions of power and influence, including those who once benefited from or enabled Trump's rise to power. If such information is as consequential as many suspect, it raises unsettling questions about what remains hidden and who stands to lose the most.

One can't help but wonder what or who will ultimately place limits on - or stop this trajectory - as Trump's conduct appears increasingly unrestrained, with consequences that reach far beyond borders and threaten global stability.

Behind the scenes, unseen alliances and agendas are surely shifting - with new ones being created to stop him - as if a game playing against itself.

It is both sobering and unsettling to imagine that those who put Trump in place may now be quietly calculating his exit - as his erratic behavior continually goes off script - hoping containment or removal comes before everything blows up.

When the Dam Bursts

This Winter Sunset over the Verrazano Bridge took my breath away. I was finishing up some work at the computer when suddenly the sky turned pink everywhere above me - including my skylights. I raced to my living room window and stood there in awe. I often see sunsets like this but this one stood out. This view never gets old.