When I was reading the paper yesterday, I noticed there was snow in the forecast once again … for Saturday.  I laughed and turned the page.  Today the headlines bring warnings of record rainfall that is bound to cause major flooding.  Once again I laughed and turned the page.

Yesterday I laughed because snow in the midst of 40 degree temperatures seemed absurd.  So absurd that it was nothing but a footnote on the weather page.  So absurd in fact that I had not heard one weatherman mention it.

Today I laughed because the skies are clear.  And because there’s over an inch of snow on the ground.

Yes, a day that was supposed to be warm with record rainfall has brought us … snow, ice, and clear, cold skies.  Go figure.

Fortunately, this means the horrid torrents of rain we were supposed to get might have missed.  Unforutnately, it means I have yet another snow day.  I made it in to work just fine, but without a key to the front door of the office I am entirely dependent on the courage of my colleagues in neighboring offices to get inside.  As of 9am this morning I was the only car in the parking lot.  So I braved the snow and ice (not really) once again to work from home.

The last time I lamented working from home, Peter Korchnak suggested I take the day off and enjoy the snow day.  I know, I COULD take a day off.  To be honest, I’d love to.  At the same time, I took most of yesterday off to recover from late night celebrations and can’t really sacrifice the time today.  However, I doubt this is the last snow we’ll see this year.  So, Peter, I think I will definitely take your advice the next time around.  Thank you!