Ever since Renee showed this to me, I couldn’t get it out of my head.  It’s pretty neat and I think really illustrates what all the snow here was like.  If a picture’s worth a thousand words, I wonder what this video’s worth?

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The snowfall is lessening but the winds are pretty high.  The amusing/interesting thing – we just saw SOMEBODY’S underwear being blown down the street in the snow.  It makes you wonder, what is the story behind that…

Argh!  And we weren’t quick enough with the camera to get a pic!

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Like I think most people in the Washington DC metro area, after more than 5 days of non-stop snow, I’ve had enough.  One would think with all the snow, and work cancelled, and no going out and not much on television I would become very productive – write a lot, post a lot…you know, accomplish.  Unfortunately, that’s not happening.  My brain seems quite happy to curl up on the couch with the dog and cat and turn to mush watching news reports of what’s happening, sending out Facebook updates about the snow and watching old NCIS episodes.  Now, as much as I enjoy NCIS, I think I’m about done with television, and considering that many of the folks I know are also experiencing this plethora of snow and doing just as little as I, perhaps my ambitions might be better served by actually…I don’t know…doing something.

So…I’m cat vacuuming.  Some would call it blogging, but I know what’s really at stake.  I’m just putting off actually writing.  I can’t say that I’ve done any “real” fiction writing in a couple of weeks; although I WILL say that I’ve been submitting.  And have the rejections to prove it.  So perhaps I should post a bit about the two most recent rejections which came with comments.  But before I do that…and just to keep ya’ll entertained – a few snow photographs!

Veni the dog in snow up to her head. Behind her is the small cleared out potty spot

I love this photo of Veni.  She seems so unsure about the whole potty in the snow “thing.” 

Veni and Renee in front of the house

And the photo of both Renee and Veni shows our front walk BEFORE we got an additional foot of snow.  Let me remind folks, Renee is 6′2! 

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There is so much going on…and not going on right now. New job, new projects, getting back into fencing, new year of writing with submissions already on their way out…I’m just having a hard time keeping up. Unfortunately, it means my blog and my podcast have been neglected. But rather than make excuses and lament my lack of presence, I hope to simply write.

Today was all about wedding invitations. I never realized there were so many different kinds, and yet there isn’t any that is quite what we’re looking for. *sigh*

I’ve submitted three pieces for potential publication. I’ve got my fingers crossed and I set us up to attend Balticon in May. So now, in keeping with my vow from last year, I’ll have to complete a major writing project or I cannot attend.

Wednesday is the first meeting of the local Coast Guard Auiliary and it is my intention to attend. This is in relation to a promise I made myself a long time ago.

And finally, both Renee and I have been out doing a little geocaching and photography. Below is a photo by a downed tree that was just amazing.

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