Shpilkes

Shpilkes--the Yiddish word for nervous energy.

Yes, that's what I've got. I had such plans to make today a productive day. I was going to write lessons and mark papers. I was going to make up exams. Instead...

I blogged.

I found a patch for my old friend.

I printed my Obama letter and found the mailing address. (I already e-mailed it but I wanted to send it both ways.)

I took a long walk to check out the weather. It wasn't bad going because the wind was hitting from behind. The return trip was slightly harder. I didn't mind. I found a few interesting people to talk to along the way and I did pick up a few things in the supermarket.

I took lots of pictures, edited them and published some here.

I started shoveling.

I decided to share my photos with everyone. It seems people actually come here to see my pics, although they aren't all that good.

I guess I will do some school work soon. I might even relax a little. The eternal palm tree--no matter what the weather, it is always there.

You can see how high the snow is by looking at this fire hydrant.




The steps to Van Buren HS. You never see them empty.

The neighborhood bar--open!

These guys poured hot water all over the car to get it cleaned off. I was surprised to see how great that worked.

This hearty soul was doing laundry. I wonder if she was all out of clean clothes.

The store was empty.

Hillside Avenue was passable. The cars were going slow but the buses were running. If schools were open I would have had no trouble getting in. I live between two main streets that are always plowed. (The city girl in me could not live anywhere else.)

Here comes the bus.

I was glad to see that I was not the only one out for a stroll.

The plows were out.

I finally mailed my letter to Obama.

I think this guy was plowing his whole block. I wish he was my neighbor.

This car was dug out nice and early.

Maybe I will actually relax for a while and watch a movie or read a book. Or maybe I will take another walk.