Spring in the Ozarks

A list, from Jeff Houghton, of signs it is spring in the Ozarks...

1) Your lawn has flowered. It will eventually look like grass, just not yet.

2) Your neighbor has busted out the cut off jean shorts you had tried all winter to forget.

3) You hear your tree gently weeping as it blossoms remembering how beautiful it once was before the various ice storms.

4) The fragrance of spring's rebirth wafts into your home as you open your windows. That smell is then overrun by the scent of cooking meth as your sketchy neighbors also open their windows.

5) An abundance of woodland creatures prance about moments before they are hit by an ironic Jeep Liberty.

6) The guy who flips you off while making a left turn into Bass Pro seems kind of friendly about it.

7) Battlefield Mall starts selling weird crap in the parking lot again. Anyone in the market for a rug or fine art?

8) Breathing out of your nose feels like trying to use a hose with a family of squirrels lodged in it.

9) Artfest + Rain

10) It's sunny and warm and raining and cold and hot and sleeting and fire advisory and flash flood warning out today.

If you don't have anything going on Friday night (5/7/10) you should head down to the Skinny Improv theater at 10pm for the Mystery Hour with Jeff Houghton. It's a late night comedy show, that looks a lot like Leno or Letterman, but with local celebrities and local bands instead.

You can also check out Jeff's blog HERE.