Photo courtesy npr.org I vividly remember standing at the school bus stop in my school uniform: an itchy wool jumper, thin nylon knee high socks, stiff saddle shoes, topped off with a flimsy winter jacket. (They didn’t make jackets with 600-fill down like they do today.) The bitter wind stung my cheeks and legs; by the time I sat down on the bus, they had turned a purplish hue. But I don’t recall not going to school because it was too cold. It was, after all, winter. But times have changed. This past Tuesday, about 6 inches of light powdery snow fell in the Baltimore area. That, coupled with single digit temperatures, closed schools in much of Central Maryland for two days, making for a really long weekend for anyone with school-aged children. Not to mention, schools had just closed a few weeks earlier due to chilly temperatures. From the dramatic news… Read More