Ice

We've progressed beyond frost to frozen puddles on the morning newspaper walk.  Temperature now 30 F, overnight low 26.  And cloudy.

Also on the subject of "ice" -- had enough clear weather last night to put the binoculars on that comet again.  It looks much dimmer than before.  Maybe the BEMs have shut down the deceleration burn?

Regarding the "Job Action" in Tinseltown...

The SFWA has issued a statement in support of the Writer's Guild:
http://community.livejournal.com/sfwa/35109.html

(For the one or two of you who haven't already heard of this by other means..)