Snow is falling. Only thing left to do is watch taped recordings of Downton Abbey.
The “Alberta Clipper” that is bringing wind and snow started affecting us this morning at 7:00 AM, just in time for the morning commute to work. Ahh, I remember well. When I was working in Ripon I’d slide to work in the morning and then negotiate snow covered and wind blown roads in the evening. Hey, I did what I had to do. I prefer watching Downton Abbey.
My mother always had a superstitious remark about strange happenings. If a bird flies into your window, a member of the family will die soon. If that were true, every family member would have met their fate. This morning a red fox ran in front of my car. I’m not sure what Alice would have said about that but I’m sure it would have been mind bending.
It seems the “hit” of Christmas was the battery operated pepper mills. Fun but effective.
I am not a fan of Duck Dynasty but what do I know. They have 14 million viewers each week and the whole family is multi-millionaires. The guys wear ugly clothes and have shaggy beards. When the patriarch of the family commented on his religious beliefs (consistent with the church he attends) concerning gays, there was a social backlash. A&E was threatening to drop the show and suspended the “old man”. The public has spoken. What a person says and believes on his own time is is own business. The new season begins this week and there is no shortage of sponsors. Cracker Barrel had suspended it’s advertising for the program. Many patrons threatened not going to Cracker barrel any more. Yes sir, Cracker Barrel is back supporting Duck Dynasty.
We are midway through January on our way to summer winds and sunny skies.
Love,
Dad