"Let Me Call You Sweetheart" . . . . I sang in 3 quartets Wednesday & Thursday delivering Singing Valentines in the Columbus area. We sang to ages 6 weeks to 95+ and received many smiles, "thank yous" and tears of joy (don't know if that was because we finally stopped singing or they were moved by the music).  The Singing Buckeyes are delivering over 70 Singing Valentines this year.

First Singing Valentine was to my Sweetie, surprising her at Pioneer on Wednesday. Happy Anniversary Rosie!

"You Gotta Have Heart . . . ." Ross Hospital Heart Health 5K, that is! Let's start the weekend with a brisk, no, cold 5K run with 539 other fitness conscious people at Easton Town Center. The race started at 8:30 a.m. with temperature at 8 degrees. Rose Anne finished exactly the same as last year at 35:54 for an 11:34 pace; a very good race for her. She finished 288/541 (Overall); 11/34 (Age Group 50-59); 2/10 (Age Group 55-59).

I was really cold at the start; don't ever remember being colder. Finished a good race with negative splits even though I don't have actual results as I couldn't get my Runkeeper started properly. I finished at 31:12 with a 10:03 pace. 186/541(Overall); 6/14 (Age Group 60-69); 1/4 (Age Group 65-69).

We were greeted at KDB by Brutus and the OSU Cheerleaders with Breakfast served for all participants. A good race . . . our 2nd of the year! . . . . . "Lots and lots and lots of Heart" 

"A blanket of white" . . . . . I don't know how many inches of snow fell over night; but it is heavy and wet with a crust on top from an early morning rain shower. Shoveling out will be an all day job; just came in from cleaning the front walk and steps and one swipe down the drive to the street. Looked for the paper, which must have been covered by the snow plow clearing Big Sur.

It started . . . . while the Singing Buckeyes were having our weekly rehearsal/meeting night. After looking out the window at the wall of snow falling, rehearsal was cancelled early. Chris and I made our way slowly back home in my trusty "M" which turned "6 Aces" on the trip - 111,111 on the odometer. One hour later we arrived safe and sound. Well done "faithful chariot!"

It's a "Push" . . . Joe and I alternately pick the winners of college and pro football games during the season, bowl games and playoffs for $1.00 a game.. This season, after 25 weeks and over 1000 games (765 college & 264 pro games), we were at a standstill . . even . . . "a push"! Remarkable as it seems, we seldom vary 15-20 $$$ one way or another, but have never finished "Even Steven". I guess we can claim co-champs, unlike last nights Super Bowl slaughter! Seatle 43 -Denver 8.  Until next year . . I'll bet we can't wait!

Trip says . . . .  "Happy Super Bowl Sunday and Ground Hog Day!"

"Snow rollers" . . . . Snow rollers are showing up in central Ohio, like this one in Whetstone Park in Columbus. Snow rollers are formed naturally when wind blows chunks of snow around and picks up more snow material along the way, according to the National Weather Service. 

What are snow rollers? Weird weather phenomenon sweeps Midwest Conditions have to be perfect — as in, frigid, snowy and windy — for the Mother Nature-made snow sculptures to form. The bales of snow were scattered across several states on Monday.

BY TRACY MILLER / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

PUBLISHED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014, 1:24 PM

UPDATED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014, 1:24 PM

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JERRY SOWDEN/AP

Snow rollers dot a field near Oil City, Pa., on Monday. Snow rollers are the result of an ideal combination of temperature, snow and wind.

This winter storm is on a roll.

Weekend snowfall and icy temperatures across the Midwest brought on a rarely seen weather phenomenon: the snow roller.

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Beth Schmader and her dog, Porsche, deviate from their normal moring walk through the woods to check out the field of snow rollers across the road from her home near Oil City, Pa.

Also called "snow bales," "wind snowballs" or "snow donuts," the cylindrical snowballs are sculpted by the wind and scattered across wide-open spaces. As icy gusts of air blow snow across the ground, the balls form and grow in size.

Conditions have to be just right for the weird weather phenomenon to occur. According to the National Weather Service, the snow on the ground must be icy and crusty, preventing falling snow from sticking. About an inch of loose, wet snow must accumulate, along with strong winds to scoop it up. And it helps if the area is somewhat hilly.

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The cylindrical formations are also known as 'snow donuts,' 'snow logs' or 'snow bales,' among other nicknames.

The snow cylinders can be hollow, and can vary in size, growing as large as a foot in diameter.

Local news outlets in states such as Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania reported on the snowy sculptures Monday, with some local residents saying they had yards full of them. They were also a hit on social media, as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram users rushed to share their favorite photos.

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“They’re very cool to see, very rare to see. The conditions have to be perfect,” Eric Elwell, a meteorologist with WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio, told the Columbus Dispatch.

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