Shop Talk:Christmas Eve

In observance of Christmas Eve,the normal business post for Monday nights will not be published.
Northern Maryland received about 2 inches of snow Monday afternoon and evening,ensuring a relatively rare White Christmas-considered highly desirable by many Americans.More wintry weather is expected for Christmas night through Wednesday night.
Liberty Mountain Resort in Southcentral Pennsylvania had been making snow Sunday night,and Monday's natural snow will greatly enhance the opening of their ski trails.
Christmas Eve highway traffic was light to moderate.
Retailers reported brisk bargain hunting on the final day of the shopping season.
Happy Christmas,dear readers,if you are celebrating.Russia will celebrate Christmas on January 7.

Shop Talk

A special greeting to Idaho,where I advertised this week.You are home to the gray wolf and vast wilderness areas.Beyond that and ski resorts,little is heard about a state which seems so remote back east.No doubt many of you prefer it that way.But the Internet at least makes mass communication a lot more possible than it once was for those who are interested.The Internet is quiet communication.The sound of the keyboard isn't louder than a light breeze in the aspens.It seems suitable for a backcountry environment or a small town.The low rattle of the keys is the breath of untold numbers of meditative individuals in sparsely populated areas.Have a restorative weekend.