Chil-ly!

Wow, it is freezing down here in Texas. Literally and figuratively. When I picked a third-floor apartment (security reasons, noise reasons, etc.), I never thought that a possible disadvantage would be that freezing rain would coat the steps and make them icy. That kind of thing just doesn't happen here in Texas.

Well, it did yesterday, and school got canceled from 2 pm yesterday to 10 am today. I'm taking advantage of the respite from 8:13 evidence to stay at home until the apartment steps--and the roads--thaw out a little more. No one knows how to drive in ice here, and even though I'd be in the bus and not in my own car, I think it's best not to try my luck when I don't have to.

Brrrrrrr!