A rare moment in the desert.

I am certain this will seem silly to many, but none of us have ever seen snow aside from movies, so it was something spectacular to behold.

It snows in the mountains, of course, and areas beyond the Valley, but today there was a good inch or two of snow upon the ground and vehicles, particularly on the West-side. At first we were perplexed; we saw something white spiraling from the sky, and we noticed that the sky was so dark, the tops of many casinos were not visible. We began to wonder what was ablaze, as it usually means smoke and ash. A few workmates wondered the same: then we realized it was cold, and someone called out, "Snowball fight!"

There we were, all of us adults, pelting each other with snowballs at a quarter to six in the morning. Slipping on the slush that covered the asphalt, dodging ice pellets. A lovely way to start the workday, something different to quell the monotony.