I realize the average viewer of Spike is not a PhD, but is it really necessary to go into detail explaining that death is a consequence of the decapitation they just showed in gorymation? There aren't people who believe that the bodiless heads of accident victims are out there drawing disability and receiving outpatient care, are there?

Now I'm imagining a PSA for kids on the dangers of decapitation....

Sure, your friends may think it's cool, but did you know that 100% of decapitations result in death?

Decapitation. Use your head.

or somesuch slogan....

lisah, I'm so sorry to hear your news. As everyone has said, I'm glad Bob has you to be there for him right now.

I love my neighbors. And that isn't just the wine talking. I just got home. Convening (?) a digout party at 11 tomorrow. Hopefully will shame a few more into helping.

Why is Loki being so needy after I left him for the evening after spending the WHOLE DAY with him?

I want the snow melting machine. Really really want.

Can I say again how much I love my neighbors? Since our houses are all alike,we have the same paranoia. Two of us heard water dripping. Owner raced upstairs, just a faucet not all the way off. We all twitched. Huge gust of wind and a thump, all went running to the windows. And then medicated with wine and a laugh. My people.

How did I get so freaking lucky??

I don't know, but it's adorable, and happy making.

OH! And they are all cat people! So I have backup cat care! They trade off each others' cats (They all cringed when I mentioned needles, so I'm thinking I'll still need catsitters of some sort.)

ONLY reason I'll think of this storm fondly is for the people I've met. They are my people. It's a self selection bias happening in this hood to some degree (if you are a single woman buying a house, looking for a certain degreee of security, this was in your bracket) but oh my god. These are so my people. We even had political and boyfriend arguments and even then, so totally of the same mind, some of us (um, not just me) had to play devil's advocate.

I LOVE THIS.

I LOVE THIS

Excellent.

The POTUS neighbor is back home. I like this since I feel that if anything goes terribly wrong (did I mention there's a gas leak out by the street?) he would know who to call to get results.

One more nanny comment: Mine called last night to see how I was doing (she knows my DH is away) and to tell me she was sending her son and his friends over today to shovel me out. I love my nanny.

Bo is terrifically cute. My dog loves the snow, also, but I can't let her outside without supervision at the moment because the piles of the stuff are so high that she can literally walk over our fence and down the other side. I hope my neighbor will watch the baby today so I can get her down to the park for an hour.

eta: And my cousin who lives in Vancouver wrote to say he has Olympic hockey tickets (quarterfinals). I'm jealous.

This insomnia will be the death of me. I've been up for hours.

Ugh, ita. I hope you get some rest, soon.

The nanny's peeps showed up at 8 a.m., and they are digging me out. The dog will not stop barking at them, unless I open the door. Then she runs and hides.