Timelies!

Good news: I got a snow day today!

Bad news: Once again Salem was the biggest snow magnet in the storm with a grand total of 38". If I don't get my car at least dug out at some point today, I fear it's going to be there until a thaw hits. I don't need to take it out on the road, but I'd prefer it not become a piece of art for the rest of the winter, especially with my move coming up over the next few weeks.

Still, snow day and the Pats are going to the super bowl again! Whee!

Wow, the insane weather just keeps coming! Snow-ma to those in the way.

It's just raining here, but of course I'm parked about a kilometer from the embassy and left the walking shoes in the car. I will be soaked. In my defense, I was distracted by finally realizing why so many Greeks have been gesturing at me at pointing at the front of my car: they've been trying to tell me my lights are on! Finally a guy pulled up beside me today and yelled "Your lights are on!" I don't know how to explain DRLs in Greek, so I just said, "OK, thanks."

A first! Government offices are closed until at least noon! Unfortunately, I am working from home. Feh!

Now they're closed all day. (Though it doesn't look too bad out.)

Megan, stop working!!! Go out and make a fort.

I missed the grandma-in-the car story. Share, please.

My stepgrandmother is a delightful person who has some very deep convictions and a wonderful sense of outrage. Winding Grandmother Trudy up and watching her explode is considered high entertainment.

Political and religious discussion is something of a party game on that side of the family. Things will sometimes get a bit heated--not nasty--but intense. People will start arguing in favor of truly outrageous things, not because they believe them, but simply because they get caught up in the argument or wish to play devil's advocate. It's not an official rule, but getting things to the point where Grandmother Trudy storms off to cool off somewhere before saying something regrettable is considered something of a win.

Having her go out and sit in the car for two hours was something akin to the Red Sox beating the Yankees in the pennant race.

It's a weird dynamic, but somehow people manage to get riled up but without getting truly offended, if that makes sense.

Holy crap, Frank! That's a lot of snow.

Fortunately UMB is closed today

Aha! My mom is teaching a class there this semester, and was trying to figure out how to get there tonight.

Holy crap, Frank! That's a lot of snow.

You ain't just whisteling dixie. Last year's one big storm? We got 30+" then too. Peabody got 36". I really didn't need for Salem to beat them. No, seriously. At least this year, even though it fell on a weekend, we got the day off. Last year, the snow had stopped by midday Sunday so we ended up having to go in for work.

Supposedly it's the 5th largest snow fall per amounts at Logan.

Speaking of Dixie, has anyone seen the trailer for the inspirational kiddie movie Something Something Winn Dixie? I now realise that smiling pets bother me more than the CGI talking babies.

I saw that the North Shore got the wallop again, Frank. Tom's work called him yesterday to give the day off today (he works in Beverly). I remember him saying how bad it was up there during last year's storm as well.

I saw a trailer for that movie somewhere. I know I did -- although I cannot remember it at all and am confusing it in my head with scenes from the trailer to the sequel to the Mask in which the dog uses the Mask to get revenge on the new baby for stealing the attention of it's people.

I saw that the North Shore got the wallop again, Frank. Tom's work called him yesterday to give the day off today (he works in Beverly). I remember him saying how bad it was up there during last year's storm as well.

Weird thing is, the 5 prior winters I've been in Salem (and most of the rest of last year), there was never all that much snow. I seriously hope this isn't a trend (either for this winter or for future winters).