This Moment

Listening to NPR's coverage of the inauguration and I'm embarrassed for my country. One interviewer observed that about 98% of the visible crowd is African American. They also mentioned that all of the statues in the Mall are of white men except for MLK which took a special act to have placed. All these happy observations are making me crazy. I'm sure the rest of the modern world is like, “Finally catching up, eh?” I wonder what the defining moments were that took America away from the diversity it was purportedly founded upon.

Fickle

This morning the snow was coming down pretty fiercely then by Noon the sun was out, melting some of the roads clear. Now it's snowing again. Going to be deadly out there. Wish it would make up its mind.

Kahn Gone

Just read that Ricardo Mantalban died yesterday morning. *sigh* All of these Star Trek celebrities departing really make me feel the mortality. Even fantasy characters are not immune.

A Weapon of Massive Consumption

This new Lily Allen song won't leave me alone. Why am I such a sucker for the mainstream? *ugh* Oh well. Will have to pick up the album next month. Or maybe look for a torrent of the advance.

Working from Home

In the last hour the temperature has gone from -18°F (-28°C) to -14°F (-26°C). I gave up trying to chip the ice out of wheel well as my ears were burning with cold. The two people on my team that actually did make it into work are wishing they hadn't bothered now. *snicker*

Today is definitely a Two Martini Lunch Day.

Must Have!

I need this shirt and it's completely out of stock. Bastard consumers!

Frosty

I didn't drive all weekend and considered working from home this morning. There were three accidents on my eight miles into work this morning plus a few times when I thought I would be the fourth. Thankfully I was up early to hit the post office for last minute mailings so there weren't too many people on the road yet.

While I do the love the cold, it sure came early this year. Walked outside last evening for a few minutes without a sufficient head covering so the snot in my nose started to crystallize. And this morning I had to scrape the inside of my windows… I'm guessing the moisture from my breath had frosted them. Might need to find somewhere else to be next winter. *snicker*