Hump Day: Odds & Ends

It finally cooled down, courtesy of clear skies and highlighted by that nearly full moon that provides so much illumination, reflected on the snow. This morning, there's fresh snow on the ground, and again they say we'll get more today, with slowly falling temps. And this time, they're sure! We'll see.

I picked up a couple of new movies last night: Terminator Salvation & Night At The Museum 2. I expect the first one to be really good; my daughters have already seen it, and haven't stopped talking about it for months. The second is because we have a lot of long, cold winter nights ahead, and watching a movie in the evening helps us forget about the winds howling outside.

I was chatting with a friend last night, and he indicated that he just might come see us this winter. I suggested a guided snowmachine tour, and he thought that sounded fine. It sounds good to me, too. We'll have to dig up some insulated clothing for him, though.

The folks at the weather service continue forecasting snow, even though they missed yesterday's weather completely. An hour north of Anchorage, the weather got downright blizzard-like, and folks a little farther away received more than 30 inches of snow, along with high winds & black ice as the storm began. I keep waiting for a heavy snowfall like that here, but it's a lot less likely this close to the Inlet. There was a 3-foot snow back in 2001 (I think), but the most we've seen at one time - so far - is 27". That wasn't enough to close anything, or get a day off from work (dang it!), nor did it stop my SUV from cruising down the road.

Today, my day will consist of sending Christmas cards to vendors, and going through this year's spending report. Party on, me buckos.