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