I'm S(n)o(w) Over It

This must be what it's like to be lost in a blizzard, or facing the end of life as we know it or living in Siberia.

Five days ago it snowed, dumping three feet of the stuff on us and it started again last night. This morning, it's still coming down -- and it's windy.

At first it was beautiful (still pretty) and wondrous and filled me with joy -- like a kid on a snow day.



But I'm so over it now. Now, I'm just weary -- and praying real hard that I don't lose power, making mental notes about where the candles, and lamp oil and flashlight are stored.

"Democracy Now" is running an excerpt from the Juan Gonzalez documentary on the history of Haiti, putting the post-earthquake reaction, reconstruction in perpspective. It's making me sad and angry.

But it abruptly shakes me out of the "woe is me, snow is boring me" mood in which I began this day. It reminds me, this snow thing is just a winter thing -- and it will be over soon.