Miscellaneous

No school today for the kids. They have seven free hours with which to shovel us out. It shouldn't be too bad. There's four of them, ages 13 to 8, plus little Meg (almost 6). I have shovels for all of them. Plus, we kept the

My house's Charter Internet connection is down again. This is the third day in a row. Maybe it's the cold. My office, though, is located .9 miles from my house and the office's connection works just fine. Last I checked, there's not

Delayed Eudemon: Charter internet went down again. Congratulations to the Colts. Dungy gave a nice tribute when asked about the "social significance" of the victory. "I'm proud to be the first African-American coach to win this. But again, more than anything, Lovie Smith and I

Good first weekend of the new year. I had a flurry of work Tuesday through Thursday and was able to leave work early on Friday. I actually got a lot of reading done, plus a little writing. I thought about drinking a little wine, but declined. I haven't

Back to a full-blown grind. The office exploded yesterday with work. It was a good feeling. The seven mouths aren't getting any cheaper to feed. I referenced to the clerihew two days ago. One regular reader and blogger has tried her hand at the craft [http://mreitemeyer.blogspot.

Online opportunities continue to escape me. A few short items this morning: Interesting fact that sounds familiar but wasn't in the forefront of my consciousness: The Dead Sea is in some places 1,500 feet deep. Its bottom is the deepest natural hole in the earth, measuring about

> In Ramah is heard the sound of moaning, of bitter weeping! Rachel mourns her children, she refuses to be consoled because her children are no more. Jeremiah 31:15 St. Stephen, the first martyr, has his feast day on December 26th. Today, it's the feast of the

One week until Christmas. Things are hitting a fever pitch in the Scheske house. Yesterday: Dollar Tree with four of the children so they could buy gifts for their siblings and grandparents; breakfast with my son to recognize his status as Middle School Student of the Month; open house Christmas

Tonight, I have nothing to do. After tonight? Social, service, or family obligations nine out of the next ten days. One is very pleasant (tree decorating with the family), but the rest are simple time consumers (committee meetings, take care of house and children while Marie is out, a perfectly

The Thanksgiving celebration starts early. My brother arrived from Mississippi last night. I go to a client's this afternoon for food and drink. I meet family and friends at the honky tonk later this afternoon. It's my favorite secular day of the year. I'll