Go away winter.
Never mind the ink not flowing in the pens this morning, my fingers won’t move. I have to type everything in at least twice because my numb old fingers can’t find the right keys. Will this winter ever end! Homeless people are going to heaven for surviving this without any kind of shelter. God help them.
I’m warming my cloths by the fireplace this morning, they should reach the toasty temperature of 14C beside the heater, if I’m lucky, before I have to put them on. I wanted to take a shower this morning, but it is just too cold in here to contemplate disrobing entirely and becoming wet. Today things are supposed to warm up out there, and by tonight the house may be warmer and more comfortable. I’ll have my shower tomorrow morning regardless of the indoor temperature, by that time getting clean again won’t really be optional if I want to go to work presentably.
This week is due to be very cold, it will be a week to put behind us with pleasure.
Here is someone I hadn’t heard of, but for the last episode of Northern Exposure. Once I had heard this song I had to find out more about it.
Worldly Distractions
Weather
-26 °C
Condition: Sunny
Pressure: 103.9 kPa
Visibility: 16 km
Temperature: -26.0°C
Dewpoint: -28.5°C
Humidity: 80 %
Wind: calm
Quote
“Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.”
Philip Emeagwali
(If you want a glimpse into what academic infighting can involve, read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Philip_Emeagwali . I admit I didn’t read through the whole thing, couldn’t make myself do it. “Fiddling while Rome burns” comes to mind, buy hey, who am I.)
I bet the chilly times indoors are one thing you won’t miss, once you’ve moved into your little house in the city. I love wood heat, but can’t say I wish I had to carry wood in or sweep up bark or all the other little errands that went along with that wonderful woodstove in our last house — like wading through thigh-high snow into the bush with a chainsaw, as Scott often did because he never made time to get enough wood in before the snow flew. Nothing beats a wood fire, but ….
It is a big but isn’t it Kate! Thermostats, who knew how fixated one could become with thermostats. The little house in the city has a thermostat!!
It has been a cold winter and the time to wade through the snow with the shovel to dig out more wood arrived last week… go away winter!