Can we declare winter finally over?

~By James Baughn With yesterday's high temperature reaching 80°F for the first time this year, it's probably safe to declare an end to the 2008-09 Winter Storm Season. Good riddance! Here is a quick recap of the winter storms that blew through: __Apu__ (Dec. 15-17): Our first winter storm brought a couple rounds of freezing rain and numerous traffic problems __Bart__ (Dec. 23): This underachieving ice storm threatened to be a troublemaker, but was mostly harmless __Cletus__ (Dec. 27): This system failed to bring any snow or ice, but did spark a rare High Wind Warning __Duffman__ (Jan. 6): Yet another light freezing rain event __Edna__ (Jan. 20): This Alberta clipper brought a dusting of snow __Flanders__ (Jan. 27): The Mother of All Ice Storms... enough said __Grampa__ (Feb. 21): Clipper system that delivered squat __Homer__ (Feb. 28): Surprisingly strong system delivered 8+ inches of snow to portions of Missouri and Arkansas, but nothing here __Itchy__ (Mar. 12): Another system with a bark worse than its bite __Jasper__ (Apr. 6): Cold snap with surprise April snow flurries Our system of naming winter storms after "Simpsons" characters seemed to work pretty well. Meanwhile, the non-patent-pending Dartboard Forecasting Model was just as inaccurate as I expected.

Next year

What naming scheme should we use for next season's winter storm buffet? Vote in this quick poll:

 Keep using "Simpsons" characters
 Switch to "Family Guy" characters
 Switch to "South Park" characters
 Adopt characters from some other TV show
 Use names of famous villains, criminals, and politicians from history
 Go with something else (specify in the comments)