Ever see a headline like “Man Bites Dog”? How about “School Closes for Nice Weather”? This story caught my attention. When you think of the Pacific Northwest, one conjures up lush green lawns, beautiful mountains and gray skies. Last Friday, administrators in the Bellingham Christian School decided enough is enough. Bellingham is located 90 miles north of Seattle. Roughly speaking they average 150 days of rain a year dropping 35+ inches. One can expect it to be partly cloudy 92 days a year and cloudy another 226 days.
Last Friday, there was a decree “SCHOOL CANCELLED DUE TO GREAT WEATHER!!” That’s right, the sun was out in all its glory and Principal Sampson decided the students should get out and enjoy the weather. For those of us in the Northeast who monitor school cancellations for snow have to chuckle about the concept of closing school for good weather. Then again, we do that for three months each summer.
Good call, Mr. Sampson!
Peter Geiger is the Editor of the Farmers' Almanac. 
If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.
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