Jonetta Rose Barras: Short legs and snow

By Jonetta Rose Barras “Your Arms Too Short to Box with God” wasn’t just a Broadway musical; the phrase also served as recognition of man’s limitations. I was certain, however, that I could handle Mother Nature and her serial snowstorms. Then came Sunday.

I was standing on the corner of 14th and Rittenhouse streets NW, dressed in four layers of clothing, snow boots, hat and gloves — ready and determined to make my way the six or seven blocks to the Safeway supermarket.