Inner SE Portland - 34th Ave near Hawthorne Blvd. :)

I came in around 9:30 tonight and all was well and dry. I took out my trash. I even put my mail out for the postman. Then... a few minutes ago I peeked out of my front door and OMG there's snow ... on the ground. Having been out of town over the holidays I missed the wonderful, white Christmas that I understand we had here in town.

Last year I traveled a lot due to a death in the family and managed to quite conveniently schedule all of that travel during all .... what .... three times (?) that it snowed here in town. So, I am tickled to death to see snow... actual snow ... on the ground here in Portland. It's a first for me in my shiny new dwelling. It looks so magical out there under the street lights. I walked down to touch it and slid around on the sidewalk's dusting of snow in my slippers. I giggled like a little girl trying not to wake my neighbors with my child-like delight at the fluffy white stuff on the ground.

The snow was a little wet and it's still just a light dusting on the ground and cars parked outside. But, it is oh so beautiful in the darkness of the night. It's too bad that it will probably be all gone by the time that I get up tomorrow. For now though, I am a thankful Portlander and happy that I was awake to see the cold stuff on the ground! =)

current state: delighted and thankful

Why?

Because I know all you lazy irresponsible bastards will jump at any excuse to call in sick at work, thus making the workload for your more responsible co-workers all the more intense. And college students! Shame on you! You are paying how much money to willingly skip school?

Eat your vegetables, turn down your hippity-hop music, and get off my lawn!

(and if this doesn't apply to you, I salute you for your ethic. and this doesn't apply to high school. the educations those institutions give these days is laughable at best, and all you punks skip it anyway, so whatever. but eat the veggies. they're good for ya)

Poll #1128701 Politics and the Economy
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Of the following options, who is responsible for the current economic slowdown in the USA?

Why are George Bush's policies so out of phase with those of the people he represents?

Who will be nominated as the next Republican candidate for President?

Who will be nominated as the next Democratic candidate for President?

Which party will likely take the next election?

Will the proposed economic stimulus package solve all our problems before the next candidate can take office?

Will the next president be able to solve the problem if the propsed stimulus package doesn't work?

How much confidence in the US economy do you have right now? (10 = I'm running out to max out my credit cards right now, 1 = I'm storing money in my new Sleep Country USA mattress as we speak.)

How much faith in the US political process do you have?