We're having a lovely winter snowstorm here today.
It's not that winter here is so harsh; it's pretty sunny and temperate. It's that it's so long. Remember this snowy post on October 4? Well, six months later and it's exactly the same. I like snow, even though I no longer recreate in it. It's cozy and pretty; unlike rain, which is just wet.
The title of this post is not referring to my current relationship status (however appropriate). I'm talking tires. This is the land of the winter tire. Oregon still allows studs, those annoying loud wheels that chew up our streets. The rule is that they have to be off by March 31. This year, after many angry citizen phone calls and dire accident warnings, the state has relaxed the deadline to April 11.After that, $190 fine.
I have "studless" tires that do a fine job. I think it's funny that they're called studless - why aren't they just called tires?
So here's our vocabulary quiz for the day, to while away your time stuck in that endless meeting. What are other examples of words that describe a normal state by referring to the lack of a modifying condition? (And how else would you describe that kind of word?)
You may submit your answers below. Keyboards ready? Begin!
diamonds on the sole of her tires
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