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it is -3 with a wind chill of-25 and we had snow over night. DH plans to go to the gym but I’ll be staying inside today

Sandy - glad to hear the bar show was a success. Lots of fun traveling to look forward to. Enjoy your birthday in NOLA

Betrayal - I envy your housecleaning and organizational skills. I’m trying to get inspired but just can’t work up the motivation. My plan is to work on my photo book for the Spain trip today

Take care!

Taco, LOL at your vision of me as reading posts with a red pen in my hand! Your life seems very pleasant to me. I started learning bridge a decade ago and stopped because I was needed as a caregiver for my mother. I have time now but haven't taken the steps to get involved with the local bridge organization.

Good football games this weekend. DH is from Chicago area. The Bears game was a disappointment and the loss unnecessary. I got up in disgust and didn't watch the last minutes of the game.

Betrayal, I hope you continue to get relief from the back pain. I enjoy your talk about your birds.

We're cold this morning but the sun is out. My laptop isn't telling me the temperature but the tv tells me it was in the 20's when we got up. I don't share Wally's envy of those living with snow and ice. I'm happy with sunny, crisp cold.

DH went to the gym earlier. Normally he takes my Prius, but today he took his Ford truck with heated seats. I'll go later. Haven't decided whether to attend Penny's class or do my own workout. She's a new instructor and I'm not a big fan of her class.

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I used to have a hand wax bath and used it often, but we got rid of it when I down-sized 12 years ago. I loved it, but really don't like taking up counter space with bulky things like that.

Yikes Sandy!! It just never ends for you. Wishing you the best.

Our leadership has already proactively closed the Food Pantry for Friday. Since we are a drive through food pantry we have people outside loading the cars with boxes of food. It will be dangerously cold for folks to be outside on Friday given the forecast (see Sandy’ s weather forecast above since I live in the same general area).

Stay warm everyone!

As for the game, I'm a bit more angry than disappointed. Either Caleb Williams or DJ Moore or both were at fault. Caleb got cocky over that game-tying Hail Mary pass, and should have gone to the ground game during OT to set up what would've been a sure field goal by Santos, instead of throwing an interception. And Moore should have known he'd have been the pass' target and been in a position to catch it before the Ram could. Everyone's excited for the future—-but Bob pointed out next year's schedule will be much tougher.

Oh, well, guess we'll be rooting for the Seahawks this weekend. We spent 7 happy years in Seattle and were at the first-ever Seahawks home games (exhibition at Husky Stadium and regular season at the Kingdome). Took us a year to get used to being Midwesterners, especially after growing up in NYC. (Still expect to smell saltwater when I see waves).