Thursday, December 18, 2008

Thursday morning, middle of December

I can tell we are in the time of the shortest days and longest nights. I woke up this morning and the skies were quite dark, even though it was getting around 6:00. I went out into the living room and watched the news for awhile. I finally dragged my body into the kitchen and warmed up some cheese grits and poured myself a glass of orange juice. Afterward, I went back into the bedroom and extracted the dog so he could go out and do his morning business.

When you are standing in your pajamas out on the front driveway and the dog is roaming back and forth and further away from the driveway... Well, let's just say its a test of your patience at a bad time for the test. Particularly when the concrete is wet and covered with pinestraw.

It is supposed to stay in the 70's this week until Saturday, then turn colder. We might get some more rain. I wouldn't mind that. Just get on with it. They are calling for cloudy skies, but it seems that the sun is trying to burn off the clouds today.

We are supposed to drive up to Knoxville on Saturday. I have several appointments on Friday, so it will be a long day.

Everything is getting more and more tenuous. OPEC raised the per barrel price of oil, so the gas prices are rising again. They actually cut production. Supply and demand.

I guess I better get to work this morning.

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