Rare snowstorm hits the Middle East.
A powerful winter storm left Jerusalem covered in snow on Friday, forcing police to block access to and from the city as a cold snap drove some Israelis to seek treatment from emergency medics. Rare snow also fell in Cairo's suburbs and the port city of Alexandria while a blanket of white covered St. Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai. In Syria's contested northern city of Aleppo, soldiers and rebels took a break from fighting as a thick layer of snow blanketed deserted streets, cars and buildings and temperatures hovered around zero. An anti-government activist said it has been quieter than it has been in more than a year, since the storm began late Tuesday. "All the fighters are cold and hiding," the activist who uses the pseudonym Abu Raed said.
He said residents in the city were relying on diesel or wood heaters although some had only blankets...
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Smaller By The Day
Our weather control machine is finally working.
Improvements
Weight 100 pounds lost
5K 31:02 Sept. 2012 / 23:36 Sept. 2013 (Same Course)
10K 48:59 April 2013
HM 2:03:56 Nov. 2012 / 1:46:50 March 2013
MARATHON 3:57:33 Nov. 2013
Fear is a Liar
Hmmmmmm.......Merry...Christmas?
I'm so vegetarian I don't even eat animal crackers!
Say the Muslims to the Jews.
Short term goal: 17:59 5K
Mid term goal: 2:54:59 marathon
Long term goal: To say I've been a runner half my life. (I started running at age 45).
Merry Fucking Christmas (Rather obviously NSFW)
We can solve all the middle east's problems right here right now. SNOWBALL FIGHT!!!
Some of our .ca peeps might know about this, Lily especially?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087373/
Some of our .ca peeps might know about this, Lily especially? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087373/
Yes! That was a great little movie.
PRs: Boston Marathon, 3:27, April 15th 2013
Cornwall Half-Marathon, 1:35, April 27th 2013
18 marathons, 18 BQs since 2010