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Dec. 12th, 2008
Eight Days of Happiness: II
Dec. 12th, 2008 04:58 pmI have a couple of nice happyhappyhappy comments for the day:
On the unhappy side, I haven't heard from Roy since he left for Maine on Wednesday, and he's overdue for his return by about 90 min. I was way too busy to notice he hadn't called until about 30 min. ago.
ETA: This would explain it:
No power, no cell phone recharging and/or cell phone lines jammed.
ETA II: Ooops. I confused his trips. He was to go to Maine next week. He just called me from Washington DC, where he's sitting on a private car waiting for CSX to hook them up to an Amtrak train. Poor baby. Looks like his Maine trip may be off, though, judging from the news reports.
- It stopped raining! The sun shone every now and again! I was able to get on my bike and go to various stores
- There is a brand of inexpensive South African red wine called "Herding Cats" -- I picked up a cabernet shiraz. The cats being herded on the label are a pair of rather annoyed-looking leopards.
- I managed to keep up with the press of business at work.
- I did a back of envelope calculation and my little organization will end its thirteenth consecutive year in the black.
- My sister has made shinies for my daughters-in-law and my grand-daughter so I am supporting the family by buying presents.
On the unhappy side, I haven't heard from Roy since he left for Maine on Wednesday, and he's overdue for his return by about 90 min. I was way too busy to notice he hadn't called until about 30 min. ago.
CONCORD, N.H. – An ice storm to compare with some of the Northeast's worst made a mess of the region Friday, leaving 1.25 million homes and businesses in seven states without power as it forced schools to close and toppled ice-laden trees and power lines onto slippery roads.
Most of the outages were in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and New York, and it was expected to take several days to completely restore electricity. The storm wreaked havoc from Maine to Pennsylvania, leaving a sparkling, ice-covered landscape that was too destructive for many to find beautiful.
ETA II: Ooops. I confused his trips. He was to go to Maine next week. He just called me from Washington DC, where he's sitting on a private car waiting for CSX to hook them up to an Amtrak train. Poor baby. Looks like his Maine trip may be off, though, judging from the news reports.
Not my photo, but I know the photographer, as well as the very spot in the zoo.
It's a fine photo and it makes me smile. Maybe I should have saved it for tomorrow's happy.
It's a fine photo and it makes me smile. Maybe I should have saved it for tomorrow's happy.