why the sad snowmen?

if you're gonna make a snowman, don't make a sad looking snowman. i just came in from a walk outside in the park, and all i saw were poorly shaped, ill constructed, unimaginative snowmen who looked to be the results of half assed investments of time and effort. if you have something better to do or somewhere better to be, then please, don't make a snowman. this is a craft, an art, a high honor and anyone who looks to take on such an endeavor should only jump into it with all their heart.

we don't get many chances to fill the landscape with snowmen (at least not in this area... this isn't canada, russia, or buffalo, ny).with such a small window of opportunity, you really have to bring it. if making snowmen had some kinda reality show on the learning channel (trademark idea by me!), all i saw were the snowmen that result in their creators being ripped to shreds by the judges. thanks for the effort but all you did was give me something to point at and ridicule.

and sure, maybe some of you are thinking that many of these snowmen were created by little kids and i shouldn't be so hard on them. and that's just what's so wrong with everything. you should never be considered too young to know that if you're gonna attempt to do something, you do it right or not at all. i'm willing to let little kids slide on this but not their parents. if you're the parent of a child who created a sad looking snowman, you need to take a moment and really reflect on your parenting skills and think about ways you can improve as a parent.

and i know many snowmen are built only to be destroyed by some group of young punks (or sad, old punks) and you figure, why try so hard if it's only gonna be destroyed? but that's no excuse. we have to raise the quality of our snowmen in the face of any and all threats, whether it be a gang of douchebags or the ol' mighty sun. put some pride into your snowmen. they're a reflection of you and a reflection of your surrounding area. and right now, by the look of some of these snowmen, i'm a little concerned about my area. i think my area needs a hug.