Tuesday

I think I just need to drink faster or longer.

Snow day today. And cold. They say that salt doesn't have any melting effect when ambient temps are below 10 degrees Fahrenheit. I'm guessing that we will have ice-packed streets for a few days.

Here's a Top Ten list on all time favorite warm-up events:

1. The pop-belly stove in the kitchen on the farm. Circa 1955.

2. The electric heaters in the milk house in the barn. Circa 1960.

3. The mid-mountain ski lodge at Arapaho Basin, Colorado. Circa January 1980.

4. Aunt Martha's kitchen upon ski trip return. January 1982.

5. The electric heater under the sink. Scott Street Davenport, Circa 1986.

6. Our first LP gas furnace in the farm house. Circa 1958.

7. Any car, YMCA or coffee shop. Turkey Trot. 2004.

8. Living room fireplace. Century Heights Avenue. 1995-current.

9. Vanderveer skating pond lodge, Davenport. Circa 1991.

10. My couch. Nice little electric heater. Tonight.

In other news...

I've never been a Paterno fan (or hater), but come on already! The guy's eighty-freak'n-two and they give him a three year contract extension! Eighty-two year olds pay their rent month-to-month. They buy their paper subscriptions week-to-week. They shop for tomorrow. I don't get it. Make him a saint. Name the field after him. But punch the guy's AARP card and send him to Sun City.

Happy tax-week birthday to 4. She's down to a semester to go.

Have a great evening/day.

BCOT