Winter Again

Nature sometimes plays tricks on the Hero. Raging wind storms can blow his vessel off course, sand storms confuse his mount and snow stalls him in his tracks.

Winter is having one last kick at the can today as we prepare for another 10 to 15 cm of snow (that's four to six inches for my American friends). Nothing is as depressing as snow at the end of March. On a more positive note the temperatures for the rest of the week are trending above freezing, so it won't stick around long.

There were two cards in my mailbox today. One from Julie, my manager, and one from the administrators at work (Beth, Lynda and Deborah). Both made me smile and took my mind off the snow.

I stopped for mail on the way to the grocery store. I'm currently focusing on avoiding germs, and I figured who else will be out grocery shopping in a snowstorm? Grocery stores are among the worst places for germs under normal circumstances -- crowds and shopping cart handles. Today it wasn't too busy, but just to be safe I sanitized my hands when I got to the cash and again when I got home.

Yesterday Kelly brought her parents' dog Otis out to visit. Otis is about the size a cat. Fortunately my dogs like cats. We took Otis and Cole to a nearby ballfield to run off some energy. It was like watching a miniature horse and Percheron race around the field. Cole is obviously bigger and faster, but Otis is pretty agile. He also figured out very quickly he can stop on a dime, while Cole takes a little longer to change direction. They were pretty good together, although Otis didn't want to play with Cole for very long.

Kelly also brought Rob a book called Cancer for Two, the story of one couple's battle with cancer, told from the caregiver's point of view.

After all the fresh air and Wii bowling I napped for a couple of hours, and we ended up staying up until the ungodly hour of midnight...