Friday, November 30, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Cold. So Cold.
Coming back to Chicago around midnight after driving all day from Charlotte, we found the apartment freezing cold. Visions of Laura Ingalls struggling through the Long Winter flashed before our eyes as we huddled in bed.
And it's only gotten colder since then.
Today was the first 20 degreeish windy Chicago day. The big day is arriving: Time to get out the new coats we bought from LL Bean. I'll let you know if they really work as well as the Bean says they do.
And it's only gotten colder since then.
Today was the first 20 degreeish windy Chicago day. The big day is arriving: Time to get out the new coats we bought from LL Bean. I'll let you know if they really work as well as the Bean says they do.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
You'll love this weather when it's -20 in February
Winter is here. Or, what would pass for the dead of winter in NC. Although I hear they have it quite chilly down there this week too. Unfortunately, this is merely the beginning for us.
K has finally convinced me to turn on the heat. I don't see why we can't go a few more days without. I think I look quite dashing sitting on the couch in a scarf and coat.
Now that it's cold enough to take 15 minutes of preparation just to get the mail from the porch, I've decided to take on a massive painting project in the apartment that requires the windows to be open all day on the weekend while K studies in her office with the door closed and a space heater running while sitting at her desk under a blanket with a heating pad.
I'm not sure what the problem is.
K has finally convinced me to turn on the heat. I don't see why we can't go a few more days without. I think I look quite dashing sitting on the couch in a scarf and coat.
Now that it's cold enough to take 15 minutes of preparation just to get the mail from the porch, I've decided to take on a massive painting project in the apartment that requires the windows to be open all day on the weekend while K studies in her office with the door closed and a space heater running while sitting at her desk under a blanket with a heating pad.
I'm not sure what the problem is.
Charlotte stays on track
Yesterday Mecklenburg County voters decided to take the long view and chose, in overwhelming fashion, to keep the transit tax.
Despite the efforts of an angry and vocal minority to undermine the progress Charlotte has made in the last 10-15 years toward correcting the mistakes of the past, enough people could see through what was really just a selfish campaign fueled more by anger at the Bobcats than by any sensible vision for Charlotte's future.
Charlotte is a banking city and knows a good investment when it sees one. The Light-Rail system, LYNX, and the CATS bus system are poised to play vital roles in the future of Charlotte. I'm glad that, even though I couldn't vote this year, enough people care about Charlotte's future to see this project through.
In your face, libertarians.
Despite the efforts of an angry and vocal minority to undermine the progress Charlotte has made in the last 10-15 years toward correcting the mistakes of the past, enough people could see through what was really just a selfish campaign fueled more by anger at the Bobcats than by any sensible vision for Charlotte's future.
Charlotte is a banking city and knows a good investment when it sees one. The Light-Rail system, LYNX, and the CATS bus system are poised to play vital roles in the future of Charlotte. I'm glad that, even though I couldn't vote this year, enough people care about Charlotte's future to see this project through.
In your face, libertarians.
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