wonderland.

It was hard to put into words what fell from the sky today. First it was freezing rain, then maybe just plain rain, then maybe some sleet, then some big-time sugar snowflakes.

Snow is fun. But this … umm … stuff … isn’t. It left the roads a mess.

The road crews tried to stay ahead of it. I know … because I heard the plows pass my bedroom window multiple times in the middle of the night. They woke me up a couple of times, which was a good thing. Turns out, the power had gone out.

As I walked outside to take pictures this afternoon, I heard a deadening thump, looked up, and saw the driver of the SUV safely parked at the stop sign about a block away get out of his vehicle to talk things over with the driver of the other SUV who slid into him trying to stop. Looked like it was a minor thing. Par for the course for the day.

But, you do have to admit, if you didn’t have to drive anywhere today, it was kind of pretty out there.

news and notes.

 

First, the obvious. Another redesign. But I’m happier with this one, after I finish up some minor tinkering. Methinks it will stay like this for a while.

 

meteorologists = fail:

 

I’m not going to lie. I was actually kind of excited when all the meteorologists in the area said we were going to get three to six inches of snow today. That’s almost, like, real snow.

 

I grew up in the snow belt, in northwestern Pa., where the words “three to six” didn’t (and still don’t) even cause anyone to flinch. Most times school runs on time. No one panics. They just carry on with their lives, albeit a little bit slower out on the town’s roads. Down here? Three to six is cause for special reports, and all those same meteorologists working overtime on an early Saturday morning.

resolved.

Ahh … so it’s a new year, huh? Oh, it’s been a new year for more than a week already? Really?

I guess I got a little carried away with the holidays this year. But I think that’s a good thing. I spend almost a whole week … yes, a whole week! … relaxing over Christmas with family and good friends, the various family pets, and a whole lot of Grandma’s pastries, being spoiled and feeling very loved.

But the whole thing kind of came and went in a blur … I’m now right back in the midst of doing homework for my first grad class of the semester next week … and it’s time to get back to, umm, reality.