And the gray abideth forever

Cloudy again, with the possibility of minor snow/sleet/freezing rain later. The nuisance sort, suitable for greasing roads without providing sufficient cover for cross-country ski trails. I may attempt to fit in a walk before Stuff starts coming out of the sky.*

Finished up concept plans for the EPA Laundry Renovations. Will print them off and distribute them Tuesday, after which revisions will occur, as needed.

I find myself indifferent to the hanging of one ruthless tyrant among the many that oppress this world. Saddam set his own standards for justice and retribution, which his own death met. They call it "the principle of reciprocity" in college ethics courses.

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

*EDIT: Noon news now predicts all snow. But only an inch, maybe two. Let's see how this progresses.

Walking in a winter wonderland

Or anyway, in an inch of light snow with more in the air. Got out and walked a couple of miles, around and about, enjoying the lack of visible dogshit and garbage. Yes, all that . . . stuff . . . is still out there, and will surface to haunt us multiple times in the future.

The laundry site still looks Stephen-Kingish even in the snow. Maybe moreso.

Wife is off at the Nature Center for the day, muttering to herself about sharing the road with idiots on the return drive.

No football games on this afternoon. Decline of Western Civilization, I tell ya.

New Year's Resolutions?

Various folks are making runs through a fabulator for silly resolutions, and a few are adding serious ones. Here's mine, about as serious as they get.

I resolve to keep breathing in 2007.

Hey, before you laugh and point, I'm going to be 60 next year. That puts me nine years younger than my father reached...