Thursday, February 12, 2009

Blowing in the wind

At lunchtime the sky was clear and blue, but some interesting weather seems to be blowing our way, bringing black clouds and wicked wind. Last night we listened to wind blowing limbs down in the woods, but none of them caused any damage or blocked the road. Others on our road were not so fortunate: power was out to a large area this morning, while the power stayed on at our house.

Well, mostly. Yesterday afternoon the furnace fan seized up and blew the circuits to part of the house, but last night was not a bad time to live without heat. This morning the furnace guys came out to fix the fan and they were surprised to find that we still had power when so many others don't.

These swift weather changes leave people dull and cross, and the same thumping headache seems to be sweeping the campus. Meanwhile, I'm hoping the wind will blow some of the cobwebs out of my mind. For the first time all week I'll go home before dark today, and I intend to do some therapeutic cooking and then spend some totally mindless time with the spouse, playing Scrabble or reading or watching a DVD. Maybe we'll just sit and stare out the window as the interesting weather blows in. Consider it free entertainment--and it doesn't even require electricity.

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