October 13, 2006: The Friday the 13th Snowstorm

Today is one of those days when it is a joyous thing to have moved away from Upstate New York: Dad called me on my way into the office this morning to let me know that he, like almost a quarter of a million other western New Yorkers, was without power and might not get …

October 10, 2006: Finally Back to Work

My “four day weekend” is over and it is back to the office this morning. That was a really nice break. I appreciated that. I had a fairly “normal” day today, if there is such a thing. Dominica took Oreo to daycare and I went into work at a normal time. I worked overtime today …