State of the Union

We watch the address as a family, with Buck and me explaining to Peter the basics, like “No, the President doesn’t write his own speeches.” Usually I have a low threshhold for Republican (or Democratic) speech-making, so I’m surprised that my brain isn’t numbed down yet. Buck points out the different senators and representatives. Yes, Continue reading State of the Union

The blizzard or so

In my meteorological solipsism yesterday, I hadn’t thought much about the blizzard, and figured that some of my snow-bound blogger cohorts might be getting a little whiny. That was, of course, before I saw all the reports of 20″+ snowfalls. We seem to have missed most of the second batch of snow here… only got Continue reading The blizzard or so

qotd

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. — John Ruskin