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A couple of years ago we did get snow on Christmas eve in Houston but I doubt we’ll have a white Christmas this year. Still, it was nice to get some snow last night. (Somehow, it does help to get me in a Christmas mood.)

Snow in Houston is not typical and when we do get snow it is big news because we are not a city designed for low temperatures. For starters, a lot of our streets, bridges and overpasses have to be closed because of the ice that forms on them (some of our elevated off-ramps can turn into bobsled runs).

When I woke this morning, all of the snow had disappeared.

Today is election day in the USA. As I stared out my bedroom window wondering what this election would bring us, I noticed a local news helicopter hovering above and sharing my view of the colorful sunrise with the rest of Houston.