Oradell, New Jersey

Back in Oradell for a couple of days before the New Year Holiday. Lindsay is on her way to Israel for a week of journalistic education. T is getting the house re-organized after a week of family visits, holiday meals. Bonzi is enjoying the return to normal.

Black Cloud and Otis are enjoying the cold weather, with extra hay rations.

Freak is still under the deck.

I'll be back home on Wednesday.

Everbody's Home!

I made it in just ahead of the blizzard & so did Lindsay. No animals were harmed on the trip home (although some birds may have been inconvenienced).

T & Otis are working the drive-thru nativity at the church tonight through Tuesday night.

I haven't started my Christmas shopping yet.

Groundhog Day

I'm in Missouri this week. Off to a bad start -- I hit a groundhog with my rental car. It was late at night and he came across two expressway lanes and ran smack into the car, cracking the plastic cowling on the right front.

Bad luck for me, worse for the groundhog.

I told my banker clients the whole story. I was expecting a little sympathy but they laughed and said it was really quite rude of me. They said they wouldn't go to Pennsylvania and run over Punxatawney Phil, so I had no business coming to Missouri and running down their groundhog.

They said the least I could have done was field dress it and take it to one of the local restaurants for the daily special!

Warrington, Pennsylvania

Holiday Family Fun time in eastern PA. Christmas music tonight, a walk in Longwood Gardens tomorrow, church on Sunday morning, then back home and back to work. Can't wait.

Chicago, Illinois

Lovely weather here this week. Ice, snow and 13 degrees. I fly home on Thursday night just in time to experience it all again.

'Tis The Season

Cold enough for a WR fire tonight.

Erie, Pennsylvania

Lake effect snow. Presque Isle State Park. Presque Isle Downs and Casino. Fishing. Lots of restaurants.

And me. For four days anyway.