We had our usual green Christmas yesterday (preceded by monsoon-like rains for two days prior)...the norm for Seattle during the holiday season. But today is the 26th and I woke up to "Snowmageddon 2021:" about half a foot of snow on the streets, which is generally enough to shut down Seattle.
[there are a lot of crap drivers in this town on the best of days, and the over-abundance of hills, stoners, and cell users does little to allay the sheer panic that grips most drivers when a couple inches of powder sticks to the asphalt. It doesn't help the jackasses in their Suburu Outbacks cruising around like they're heading up the passes for a ski excursion and causing chaos with the cautious types. *sigh* This is why I choose to live in a neighborhood that's walkable and has a Fred Meyer across the street from my house]
Which is fine, because we still have a ton of delicious leftovers to eat, and both the wife and kids have the week off. So let it snow, dammit (it still is...2.5 hours since I got up). I do wish I'd picked up a new pair of boots in the fall (literally walked the soles off my last pair over the summer), but at least my Christmas gifts were filled with wool socks this year. About 10-14 pair.
[when people ask me for gift ideas I usually say socks; I wear a lot of holes, very quickly, in the things. My wife quipped it was a "very socky Christmas" for Yours Truly, and she wasn't wrong. Ah, well...my real gift came early this year]
However, I did get up late today (making up for a couple-three days of even LESS sleep than usual), so didn't have a chance to do the blog post I'd planned before the rest of the fam roused themselves from slumber. And since they are all "home for the holidays," I doubt I'll have a chance to post it before tomorrow (bright and early, that's the plan). Apologies for that, but the bacon and eggs isn't going to cook itself. And I'm guess that a substantial portion of my day is going to be taken with snowball fights and fort construction after that.
You know how it is.
Hope everyone had a merry Christmas yesterday. More later.
; )
Merry Christmas, JB! Glad you had a good one. It was cold and windy, but not a hint of snow in Busan. The lack of snow is par for the course, but it was a bit colder than usual. Enjoy the snow!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! Was unseasonably warm here so we had a green Christmas as well.
ReplyDeleteSame weather conditions here, since I live in Mukilteo (about 20 minutes from Seattle for you non-Washington folks), and pretty much the same priorities for the day; eat leftovers and play with the kids. Good times.
ReplyDeleteFort construction is central to the end game of D&D, and I guess that means you're at least name level, so enjoy!
ReplyDeleteRe: socks
ReplyDeleteYes, it's terminally amusing that the most dreaded childhood gift is appreciated as an adult.