All we get for winter is a 90-second snow shower

Dallas is not exactly a magnet for wintry conditions, although there have been some classic ice storms and the infamous DFW snow storm during Superbowl XLV. As for today, here in Old  East Dallas we received one of the worst snow showers of all-time, enjoy...

To put things into context, the real white powder (no, not referring to that illegal substance) is of course in places where folk actually have to buy snow tires, or else they'll have no chance of driving like Southern lunatics. No disrespect to drivers who like to tailgate and use their brakes like crazy.

The following list will offend those who like to think their winters are real (you know, weak people who cover up and use heaters when it's 50°F/10°C). I give you the 25 snowiest cities in these United States (average annual snowfall in inches):

Rochester, NY (48.8)
Lakewood, CO (47.1)
Anchorage, AK (38.2)
Fort Collins, CO (37.1)
Syracuse, NY (35.6)
Fargo, ND (34.3)
Buffalo, NY (33.5)
Manchester, NH (29.7)
Eerie, PA (29.1)
Denver, CO (29.0)
Worcester, MA (27.8)
Green Bay, WI (26.7)
Minneapolis, MN (25.6)
Colorado Springs, CO (25.5)
Billings, MT (24.1)
Lowell, MA (22.8)
Ann Arbor, MI (22.4)
Hartford, CT (22.0)
Grand Rapids, MI (21.5)
Rochester, MN (21.1)
Pueblo, CO (20.6)
Flint, MI (19.2)
Spokane, WA (19.1)
Madison, WI (18.6)
Salt Lake City, UT (15.8)

If you live in one of the above cities, you're allowed to bundle up and use actual fireplaces. You have permission to whinge and whine about shoveling snow. Most importantly, quietly tell-off earthlings who have the audacity to wear beanies, gloves and winter coats when it's not snowing.

In all seriousness, climate change has hit North Texas hard, DFW just had its warmest decade on record. You know things are out of whack when it was 70°F/21°C on Christmas Day 2019. Trust me, if you live in the Sun Belt with a yearly dose of 200-days of extreme heat, the last thing you want is a mild winter. To our friends in upstate NY, please dump your unwanted blizzards on us.

On Armenian Christmas, let's join together as earthlings

I had a dream: to celebrate five Armenian Christmases in the Lone Star State. 

Breaking news: the dream has come to fruition on this glorious Dallas day.

If Armenian is your mother tongue, then I wish you a Շնորհաւոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ

If you have a spare 159 seconds, you're welcome to ponder with a fellow earthling.

Triple figures of opinion

It's official: Global Editorial (GE) has hit the century mark in posts! Before we get to all the lovey-dovey appreciation, it's time for a New Year's resolution to readers, or shall I say a decade resolution.

As we enter a new decade, I ask that you continue the fight for a border less world, one where our station in life is not dictated by birth. Just because you're born in Sub-Saharan Africa (life expectancy of 61) doesn't mean you're a lower class human that one born in the European Union (life expectancy of 82). If you can look me in the eye and actually tell me that you chose to be born on nation listed in your passport, then you sir/madam are an alien. The lottery of life is such that we pop out somewhere and for some reason some of us become jingoistic about our location, a small minority (hopefully GE has inspired growth) understand that it's all luck and get that borders are a concept of racism designed to segregate humans from one another.

I think by now you know why I have an avid interest in elections worldwide, not because it's something to know for trivia but I believe all decisions globally matter, after all, we all originate from Africa and deserve taking interest in the lives of our fellow earthlings. I know, some pasty white male in Iowa is reading this and rolling their eyes, what the hell does a regime change in Rwanda mean for me? It's simple, you could of been born there by sheer luck. Have the wisdom and courage to stand up to bigots around you by pronouncing that we're all one, no matter what flag you have an obligation to pledge allegiance to.

It's only fitting that I honor the occasion of publishing my 100th op-ed piece (via blog/vlog form) to GE's dedicated readers. If you're in one of the following countries (blame google analytics for stalking your location), many thanks for taking the time to support GE, shout-out to all that have contacted me personally and promoted GE via their social networks (about time twitter engaged in geopolitics instead of hate speak), and ensured global opinion is heard in forums far and wide.

Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.

Here's to a 100 more posts that will reach the remaining 150 countries in the world. Remember, you better pay attention to parliamentary elections in Cameroon on February 9, 2020, or else I will personally hunt you down to lecture you about human DNA. Don't wait until Croatia votes on December 23, 2020 to join in on the electoral process, we're all in this together, every vote cast across the globe needs to be dissected, ridiculed/celebrated by we the people of Earth.