For once talking about the weather doesn't just seem like a boring stereotype of water cooler conversation: Two Philadelphia snowstorms in one week is pretty ridiculous. I'd really love to see some graphs of how use of the word "snow" has spiked in the area over the last few days, especially the increase in punny snow words like "snowmageddon" and "snowverload."

Anyway, here's what you should know about tonight's new storm:

• If you were planning to attend an event, go to school or head to the office on Wednesday, that's probably not happening. Check out information on school closings if you really aren't sure about your place of education.
• If you're a Philadelphia resident, you hopefully know by now that you need to clean the sidewalk in front of your house (seriously, do it before that stuff turns to ice and clumsy folks like me get bruised butts). Read more about the city's snow-removal ordinance, including suggestions on where to find someone to move the snow for you.
• SEPTA will be making service updates on their website.
• Some area restaurants are offering special deals to patrons who come out in the midst of the storm. University City's MidAtlantic is offering half-price burgers and $3 drafts tonight and Pub & Kitchen is open at noon tomorrow with $3 Bloody Marys. Know about more snow deals? Leave them in the comments.

I realized recently that I think of Comcast as a public utility. Because the company has a big building in downtown Philadelphia, practically has a monopoly for major services and doesn't have the best customer service record, I consider Comcast to be like PGW or the Water Department. I am, however, occasionally reminded that Comcast is indeed a corporation. Like when, according to a recent piece in the Inquirer, Comcast decides to "re-brand its TV, Internet, and telephone services as Xfinity."

Xfinity. Gadget blog Gizmodo and other folks have already tackled the name, so let's go right to the more practical question: What is Xfinity going to do? As of writing, Xfinity's website just features a picture of a sunburst that makes it seem as if some higher power is going to come down from above to speed up my internet connection. But according to the Comcast Voices, the official Comcast blog,

XFINITY is the culmination of years of work to transition Comcast's network and products to a platform that will now offer 100+ HD channels, 50 to 70 foreign-language channels, approaching 20,000+ VOD choices, incredibly fast Internet speeds (50 Mbps growing to 100+ Mbps) and thousands of TV shows and movies online for our customers to watch whenever and wherever they want.

Basically, the post makes big promises about bringing more bright, shiny technology to Comcast. What it doesn't mention, however, is fixing the issues that many people have had with Comcast — as the Inquirer puts it, "poor service and problems with its network that resulted in telephone and Internet outages."

So what do you think? Will improved service come with the new technology? Will Xfinity's white light fix all of Comcast's problems?

This weekend, I offer you choices:

Friday: Wing Bowl or Wandering First Friday?
Technically, you can do both of these — the drunken celebration of gluttony known as the Wing Bowl starts at 6 a.m. — but I'm guessing that if you do the first one, you might not feel like doing the second. In the evening, walk around Old City, checking out the art galleries and noshing on free food and drink.

Saturday: Outhouse or Orchestra?
I was led to a rather reasonable suggestion — visiting the Wharton Esherick Museum in Paoli — by a rather unexpected blurb in the City Paper's event listings: "Features a reconstruction of Wharton Esherick's three-sided outhouse, which was inspired by the 1919 film 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary.'" Well, I figure any outhouse worth mentioning as the main attraction of a museum is an outhouse worth seeing. Or, if you're looking for a more musically inclined Saturday, see the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra perform at the Independence Seaport Museum.

Sunday: Fish or Football?
If you're scrambling for last-minute Super Bowl plans, check out the free-buffet and open-bar tailgate party at Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse or saddle up to a good ol' sports bar like O'Neals. Prefer not to watch the game? Take advantage of everyone else being glued to the TV and head out for a nice dinner — as of writing, there's still space available at 6 p.m. for Little Fish's famed Sunday fixed-price menu.

Start thinking about crafts, campfires and competitive sports — we may still be in the frigid days of winter, but the time to sign your child up for summer camp is approaching quickly. On Saturday, February 6, there will be two area fairs to help you choose the right camp. Both events will feature representatives from over 80 camps and summer-travel programs, with options ranging from international trips for teens to day camps for young children to arts camps and much more:

• Chestnut Hill Academy's Camp Fair will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Academy's Woodward/Kingsley gymnasium complex in Chestnut Hill. Directions are available on the Academy's website.
• The Moorestown Friends School Camp Fair will run from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the school's field house in Moorsetown, NJ. Directions.