Think it would be a good idea if all SuperBowl comments were just reserved until next year. Honestly, have you ever seen Peyton Manning play like he were a normal quarterback, prone to making mistakes every now and then? Yeah, you're not alone. So, moving on.

Want to know what life has been like in D.C. for the last few days? Just take a glance at this poor teddy bear:

Had no chance. It's actually even cooler to look at the tree in the background on the right, as it succumbs to the weight of the snow.

Officially, Ronald Reagan International Airport had about 17 inches. Most of the suburbs were in the mid-20's as far as accumulation. Oh, but there's more to come. Starting tomorrow afternoon, another Winter Storm Warning takes effect, with 10-20 more inches of snow expected.

Yes, you read that correctly. This region is expecting 10-20 more inches of snow, on top of the two-plus feet already on the ground in places. Keep in mind that the temperature hasn't gotten above 34 degrees, it was in the teens the last two nights, meaning the vast majority of the snow is still packed in.

I was able to grab a car ride home, which was dicey for a while, but I made it safely on mostly cleared roads. Starting tomorrow, they'll all be covered with snow again. The Metro is a mess, finally opening some outdoor tracks tomorrow, with buses all over the map. Should we actually get hit by this storm as hard as they are predicting, I don't expect to go to work until at least Thursday, if at all this week.

The Federal Government was closed today, with votes expected on a jobs bill moved to tomorrow. It's likely they'll get them in early in the morning and then shut right back down. Nothing is more puzzling than the ability of DC suburbs to clear roads and be prepared, while the district remains crippled. Problem is, Metro and most other public services in the region are run through DC, meaning everything remains shut down.

What this has made for are some pretty fun times. It is literally like living in northern Canada or something. Everywhere you go, you trudge through the snow, with many reminders of just how much is on the ground. Cars are literally buried. The guy that lives below the house I stayed in over the weekend never left because he was literally unable to open his door. This morning when I walked through some fresh snow, it was above my knee.

It's like nothing I've ever seen before and short of going to one of the Dakotas or Alaska, I don't expect to ever see it again. The snow is great, it's fun and everything else. Somehow though, D.C. even manages to make snow annoying. There are things about this town, while a simply incredible place to live, that just boggle the mind.

That said, I'm not sure any city, especially one that never sees this kind of thing, can ever be prepared for two or three feet of snow. They certainly shouldn't spend all of the money it would take. And it isn't like Congress is accomplishing anything right now anyway.

Just a few other notes:
In case you missed it, here is the Tebow commercial from the SuperBowl:

Not sure it really lived up to the hype. Nor did most of the commercials really. Anyway, the reaction of the National Organization for Women (NOW)? Said Terry O'Neill, the organization's president:

"I am blown away at the celebration of the violence against women in it. That’s what comes across to me even more strongly than the anti-abortion message. I myself am a survivor of domestic violence, and I don’t find it charming. I think CBS should be ashamed of itself."

Uh, with apologies to anyone who really saw a computer-generated tackle as a sign of domestic violence, this sounds like the response of someone who didn't actually have anything to criticize. I do wonder what will happen at Tebow's NFL games. Does NOW continue to go after him, as if he is even close to the worst person in that league? Get the feeling the world could use a few more Tim Tebows and less, I don't know, Jerramy Stevens'?

Issue number two that I've broached lately was the DADT controversy. Well, there was a healthy reaction, but I got this from an interesting, new source that I will not reveal:

After a pretty good look at both sides: "Maybe Fitz was wrong. Maybe the military is the perfect place to begin social change, for we are charged with holding ourselves to a higher standard of morality and civic duty. We are charged with protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic. We are charged with being the image of American freedom to the rest of the world.

I hope that the military finds the courage to live up to that charge, whether Congress tells it to or not.

The person also said that it will be difficult, but in Barack Obama-like language, sometimes doing the right thing is difficult. Or as the West Wing would say: if they're shooting at you, you're probably doing something right. Something to chew on.

Back to the shovel. Have a good night.