Stay warm

It is cold.  As someone pointed out to me this morning:  the difference between the temperature in my house (70) and outside (-39 with the wind chill factor) is over a hundred degrees!

It hasn't ben a huge problem for me so far.  Unlike a few years ago when snow took down the power lines and I was without lights or heat for five days, this has been pretty pleasant.  It has been mostly a matter of holing up with hot coffee and cable television.

Not exactly horrible.

There are problems though.  Tomorrow I have an 8:45 AM doctor appointment and I'm not sure I can get my car out, but I also can't call them to cancel because they are closed due to the weather and have no message machine.  And I wonder if it is worth it just to recheck my blood pressure which is fine.

At least I don't have outdoor animals to care for.  The thought of that boggles my mind.