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Digging Out

Posted in General on February 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here are a few thousand words on digging out after the ice storm.

A Beautiful Morning to Be Outside

My trusty friend will be no help today.

Pure Ice

A half an hour worth of chipping...

It's going to be a long day.

We might need a new shovel before I am done!

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Things to Think About in an Ice Storm

Posted in General on February 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »

In my previous blog, I mentioned all the blessings of an ice storm. While humorous, here are a few of the not so pleasant things:

Steaming crab legs at home in the winter really stinks up the house
Flipping the light switch out of habit whenever you enter a room during a power outage makes you feel a little nutty, “Dang, I flipped it, again!”
Sitting in the lovely candlelight knowing that the mouse you saw two days ago hasn’t been caught, yet (update: no more mouse as of this morning)
Forgetting that you put a pizza in the oven just before the power went out…apparently it will still cook from the residual heat, if you leave it in the oven long enough. Luckily, it was not actually burnt, just extra crispy.

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The Best Parts of Ice Storm 2011

Posted in General on February 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Weather related misfortune can actually be full of blessings. You might have to look for them, but they are there. Here are a few from the last couple of days:

More Sleep
Just being home with no agenda
Spending two solid days hanging with my youngest son and his friend discussing life, faith, religion, school, etc.
Power outage…forcing us away from the electronic world (once I put my cell phone down) and into a fun evening of playing board games by candlelight
Quiet…no power means no noise from electronics: no furnace, no refrigerator, no television…just peaceful quiet

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Rain, Sleet, Snow…Still Running

Posted in Fitness on February 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »

The forecast was for freezing rain to start “later in the evening.” I wouldn’t call 5 p.m. late evening, but that is when it started falling. I really wanted to get a run in, especially since the streets won’t be cleared for a few days. The treated roads were wet at first, but the untreated roads were already icing up. Freezing rain and sleet pelted me as I ran. My hat and jacket (the parts not touching my skin) got a coating of ice on them. Three-fourths of the way through the run, the treated roads started getting slick spots. At three miles, I gave it up. My biggest fear wasn’t slipping and falling down; it was drivers going too fast and cars sliding into me. All is well, and I had fun and a great run, but I hope spring will be here soon!