-51 degrees

Yes, that's what I said - 51 degrees BELOW zero. Wind Chill. But why do they bother with wind chill? If it FEELS like -51, it IS -51. I don't care what the tempature would be if there were no wind. There is wind, therfore I am cold.

The kids had to go to school today, but since I'm the boss, I closed our office for the day. Heh. It's good to be the boss. I stayed home, cleaned my bathroom, made soup.

I ran into an old friend online the other day. Havn't seen him in two years, at least. It was fantastic to hear from him. It made me pine for the old days of chat, when people actually made an attempt at creativity. Before webcams, before voice chat, when the only thing we had was the written word and we made the most of it. When even someone making an entrance into a room was potentially captivating. It was amusing, it was challenging, a social experience and a creative exercise. I miss it. Nobody bothers with that anymore and if they do, someone is always ready to discourage them. I don't bother with chat anymore for that very reason. You can't disagree, you can't fight, you can't display affection in public areas. It's a sterile, barren wastland left in place of the stimulating, creative playland it once was.