Well. The Super Bowl was last Sunday and the Broncos were embarrassed 43 to 8. I had predicted a Seahawk win but the margin was greater than I ever imagined. Oh well…time to move on.
We are watching the Olympics today and rooting for US athletes when we can, but so far the US has not had a lot of success. It’s early in the games — there have been some excellent performances already. Pam likes to watch figure skating, both the individuals and pairs. Some competitors have great style and elegance and others have fantastic jumps. It’s interesting to contrast the performances. We tend to go more for the grace and elegance rather than spectacular jumps, particularly in the pairs events, but the singles tend to score higher with the more athletic programs.
Following are updates on topics mentioned in previous posts.
First, Pam has completed the cushion for the glider and it turned out very well.
Pam sewed a pad for the glider.
It’s a nice feeling to sit on the glider and gently move to and fro. The padding makes it even more comfortable. I think we’ll get much use from this piece of furniture.
Second, the weather. The snow I mentioned in the last post did arrive as predicted. We didn’t get huge amounts but it snowed for about four days in a row, meaning I had to clear snow when we arrived home and again in the mornings before we left. Each time it seemed like we had 2 – 3 inches of snow to clear. Today it is well above freezing and the snow is melting but there is still a bank on the side of the road that seems melt-resistant. Night time temps, although moderating, are still well below freezing. Snow melts during the day and freezes at night, creating slippery conditions for driving to work. We are ready for spring, or at least a break between snow storms.
What else…
January is done, and the month saw hectic work schedules for us both. CMC, the community college where Pam works, has several new managers including one for the Registrar’s Office. While this manager occupies a spot a few levels higher than Pam’s position, office politics always come to the fore, something Pam dislikes after all these working years (creating drama she would rather avoid).
As for me, one of my vendors discovered a problem in their hardware that necessitated swapping out two of my network storage units. Although we were able to make the swap in one day I can’t say it was very much fun. That is, however, life in the IT world.
Our daughter Felicity has a new job with a Canadian-based on-line marketing company named Fire Pole. Felicity is writing web page content and answering on-line questions from the client base. She’s quite good with social media, an area of expertise Felic developed while running her own small business these past years. So far the only problem encountered is Felicity has to be up and functioning for a daily 7:00 AM staff meeting phone call (the company is in Montreal, she’s in Oregon), and Felicity is not a morning person. I guess she’ll learn to cope.
Our son Toby was disappointed at the Bronco loss but otherwise seems to be doing OK. The carpet cleaning business he works for in Indiana shut down a couple times due to bad weather, which cut his hours a bit. He’s looking forward to spring so he can pick up his refereeing work again.
That really is about it for now. Next weekend I hope to drive into the mountains to the Sanderling lot, to check on snow conditions and make sure the trailer is OK. We also need to get started on tax preparation. Not looking forward to it; I suspect we will owe federal taxes this year.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Two Cents Worth:
Due to delicate sensibilities, I will not be discussing “Amateur Night at the Super Bowl.”
Happy Trails.
‘always sad to see an outstanding quarterback in his declining years.
Manning consistently threw check-downs against Seattle’s tight, fast coverage, and (his) normal “wounded ducks” looked even more wounded, showing his declining arm strength.
This after his record-breaking year says more than a little.
His contract is up in 2015, with next year at $17.5 million — I’d think drafting a quarterback or two, and gaining some help in the O-line & defense in general would be a good off-season move…
I remember watching “figure skating” back at “4th Ave. No.” — less of a fan lately…
I’ve been noticing how much more potentially dangerous the Winter vs. Summer Olympics are — strange, as many of the summer game events are modeled after historical individual (war) fighting heroics. Events like the new “slope style” snowboarding, ski jumping, and downhill skiing are extremely high-risk. Summer games have the javelin & archery — danger only to someone else down field…
I’ve occasionally glanced at Como weather, and haven’t seen much in heavy snowfall…
A trip to the land should give a good indication of winter conditions you can expect, and perhaps any driveway/runoff problems, along with checking on the trailer…