Snow...

I live on the east coast, in the mid-Atlantic region. We don't get snow here very often, especially not enough to do more than freak people out, make them raid the grocery store, then complain when no powder falls, or there is nothing more than a delay.

When I got up this morning and saw this...

I was quit happy... in the "I like seeing snow" sort of way. I wasn't quite thrilled about having to come in to work. But classes are actually cancelled, so I will not have to go in this evening.

[And I tried actually embedding the image, by code, and it wouldn't let me.... Grr...]

[Edit to add - there was enough snow and weather activity to lead most of the other offices at work to close early. And I got a caller later in the day who, after I intially mentioned that the offices were closed, before I could mention the inclimate weather, asked, "Oh, were you closed for the inauguration?" This isn't DC, lady... Geez...]