I have mixed feelings about the schools being open, because that's where so many kids are getting fed these days. No mixed feelings about the swagger statement; that's just stupid.

We've shoveled, sledded and sat in front of the TV. Soon we're going to a bonfire with cocoa.

A bonfire with cocoa sounds excellent! Hmm, maybe I'll make some cocoa later...

That must be a comfort, Tom.

I am seriously considering taking a full week off for the high holidays this year and again for Hanukkah because the timing is pretty convenient for both and I appear to have a ton of PTO to be accrued by then. I should have around 6 months of sick time but I can't figure out how to leverage that to my benefit.

No snow or rain but it is pretty darn cold, at least by local standards. I haven't looked at the temperature but my toes feel pretty icy and the cat is sticking close to my warmth.

Oh, my company gave us EOY/Xmas gifts which were a fleece blanket and a reusable water bottle with the company name/logo on them. For some reason this is hilarious to me. Such curl-up-on-the-couch items to get from work. But I'm certainly using them.

Our brand-new mayor is also keeping the schools open, and he also stated that we can beat COVID-19 because we have SWAGGER.

That should work, sure.

If you look on the Swagger website, there's no mention of anything that will help with JIRA issue COVID-19.

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Undocumented feature?

Maybe, the documentation isn't great.

It's been a rough day. Newton had a big lump that may be another tumor. One of my work colleagues got hit by a car over the break and is in the ICU in a coma. Trying to focus enough to plan for a couple of days of remote teaching is proving challenging.

Hey, documentation would be up-to-date if covid would just stick to its deadlines and stop adding features.

Oh, Pix. I'm sorry. Hang in there.