The vibrations were pretty rugged this morning, which affects my walk, and my ability to talk. Not a good combination to attend church, eat good food and maybe watch Madeline sing, so I bailed.

Actually, the last time I attended church was more than twenty five years ago, when I was dating my dispatcher Leslie back in Kent, WA, and she talked me into going to her church, once.

Besides, I don't have any nice clothes anymore, that fit me at least.

My Xmas tree is up! On the wall and looking good. Thanks Maddie, I hope you got to sing today.

The arctic blast is creeping into the South, extending down as far as Florida. Sleeping in my truck on a road trip down there is out of the question, so I'm loading up on supplies, and hunkering down.