A couple of things I’ve noticed today that I’d like to leave some notes on.

Today, people were better.  They were better than they are in their daily lives.  I saw complete strangers helping each other out.  I saw kind-hearted, genuine conversations between people who would otherwise never speak to each other.

Some, more ethereal than me, might say that the blanket of white that covered everything served as a sort of clean slate.  I see it a bit differently.  There was no stress from work today.  There was no boss staring over shoulders and offering critical reviews of snowmen and snowangels.  It’s the way I remember the world when I was growing up.  It’s the way I wake up everyday expecting the world to be.  It’s the world I almost never see anymore.

I feel a bit like the soldiers of World War I, during that first Christmas when they came out of the trenches and had a soccer match in no man’s land.  Today was good, but the fact that tomorrow everything will be back to “normal” weighs heavy on me.

Well, the office is closed today, but I didn’t make it anywhere close to home yesterday. Delynn’s car got stuck in the parking lot momentarily when he gave me a ride and dropped me off at Joey’s, so I knew the Camry wouldn’t make it far. The Trooper, bless its heart, just didn’t have the mojo to run during the storm.
I am supposed to be heading home for Christmas tomorrow, but the United web site is alternatively telling me the flight is on time and cancelled at the same time. Thanks United.

Update – United is finally in sync at all locations on their website as to the status of my flight — Cancelled.  Not the resolution I was hoping for.  I’ve gone to great lengths during the storm to stay within striking distance of the airport.  My small window of opportunity, though, has pretty much doomed my travel plans.  My new philosophy, living so far away from home, Thanksgiving is for friends, Christmas is for family.  So much for that this year.