The snow cleared completely overnight, so I went to the office without fear of vanishing in a blizzard, had a few briefing calls to explain how to run experiments, then got an Uber to see[…]

Because of last night’s forecast warm temperatures, followed by cold temperatures, the schools were all closed today, for fear the snow would melt and refreeze as ice. Inevitably, that meant I woke to a beautiful[…]

Today La Serpiente’s school was open but delayed by two hours, and Destroyer’s was open for normal schedule, so I took my youngest on her usual sequence of three different buses, one miniature doughnut and[…]

I woke this morning to snow. That meant the girls were super excited, although La Serpiente had her school delayed by two hours and Destroyer’s school was cancelled completely. I took a bus to work[…]

I bought a snow shovel today, got some copies of our back door cut and took the girls to the, op, where they IG ored the animals in favour of the indoor play area.

My wife is in Oregon drinking kombucha or sambuca or whatever, and with snow forecast this week, I figured I had to stockpile in readiness for the storms.

This evening my wife and her friend went to Portland on the Greyhound bus, leaving me to mind the kids all weekend. This mainly consisted of feeding them pasta, then having them watch TV, and[…]

I borrowed our neighbours’ car today and drove down to SeaTac to pick up my wife’s friend. That meant driving for half an hour in a car where the windscreen perpetually fogged up, or else[…]

After the girls were asleep, I slipped out to the gym and did ten laps in the pool, and when I was thoroughly exhausted I went up to the sauna and sat in it for[…]

I walked La Serpiente to school today because after cycling and swimming yesterday I was feeling a bit tired. Then I took the bus to the office, so that meant very little exercise today. I[…]