Snow on the Dashboard
November 24, 2005
It’s a little too dark to capture the sight of my first snow in Baltimore by photographic means, but I just saw OS X Tiger’s snow graphic for the first time and it’s pretty beautiful.
It’s even nicer than the real snow outside.
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Hold down Command + Option while clicking the graphic, and you can go through all that are available, like Steve did during his keynote first demonstrating it.
(You may need to use Command + R to reload the Widget back to it’s original location)
One might be inclined to wonder why you are checking the D.C. weather, which is usually a few degrees different than the weather in the city where you actually live.
Are you—mayhaps—one of those guys who, when asked by people where you live, say “The DC/Baltimore area”?
I know, it’s tempting to try and wash your hands of Charm City in certain company.
I’m not sure how you suspect I thought I was fooling anyone, since I said “first snow in Baltimore.†Perhaps you’re just concerned that my love for your city is insufficient?
As soon as I posted that I said to myself, “someone from Baltimore is going to come bitching that I used the DC weather for the screenshot.†I’ve learned at least that much so far.
Wanna know a secret?
I like Baltimore about as much as I like persistent toe fungus. I didn’t grow up here, I went to school 2 miles from the DC line, and frankly, I’ll be happily gone within a few months.
I am one of those aforementioned people who deny any allegiance with Baltimore—especially any such fidelity that might be inferred from geographic proximity.
I was just being observant in my inimitably clever way. I’d actually recommend D.C. to you; it’s far more popular with the iPod and Ikea crowd.