Whoa. Freaky wind outside. No snow pictures from me today, because no way am I going out in that.

I can't tell from online weather forecasts if it is supposed to storm here in Rochester today or not. I am thinking no, or there would more panic.

Because the School of Nursing is technically part of the medical center, staff will always have to report to work-- there will be no closing. I am not sure what they would have us do in a true emergency.

The fellow that works for the POTUS hasn't been home in days - he's been ordered to stay downtown, as have our neighbor who is a landscape architect for the Capitol.

Okay, the first makes sense.

As for the nannies, it's almost like you're suggesting the servants are people!!!?

When I worked for a department store, we would only get paid during an emergency if we made it to the store, worked for at least 2 hours, and then they closed the store. I went to work (which was a 30 minute highway drive under good circumstances) in several snow emergencies just to get my full days pay.

Oh- and this post on the unecessary quotes blog makes me think of "Aimee"'s cake. [link]

Odd xkcd: Complexion

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it's almost like you're suggesting the servants are people!!!?

I might have even suggested to these people that the nanny might have bills to pay. I may have reminded them that our county requires a written contract with the nanny, and that this is just the sort of thing it should cover.

What kills me is that each one has prefaced the thought that maybe they shouldn't have to pay her with the assertion that their nanny is fabulous and that they'd hate to do anything ruin the relationship.

Timelies all!

Snoverkill continues here. I get the feeling I won't have work at all this week. I just hope our flight to Boston on Friday doesn't get cancelled.

I musn't engage in the stupid, right??? I just saw this exchange between two of my FB friends:

Hey, had to share this laugh with you... so your son and my daughter were "in charge" of NAAPID day at school, and your son said, "My mom says why can't we have WAPID day?". I have said the same thing SO many times! I laughed when my daughter said she told him, "My mom says that too". I can just hear that conversation now. They were walking down the hall talking about us. Who knows who overheard them. ha ha ha!

Sometimes, I hate the people I know. Specially when one of them is a sort-of cousin and the other is a really sweet woman that I like. Sigh. I so desperately want to pick a fight about this.

Here is my cunning plan:

1: Build an igloo. 2: Put a space heater in it. 3: Nap!

What's NAAPID?