Just a quick post to let folks know that I'm still around and survived the Blizzard of 2003 (or whatever your local news anchors dubbed this last snow storm). Wasn't quite as bad here in southwestern CT as it could have been, but still caused a number of changes in plans.

Donna and I were actually enjoying ourselves at the Mohegan Sun casino, last Friday when it hit. Her company was having their annual holiday get-together (last year it was at Foxwoods, the other casino here in Connecticut), when around 4:00pm we took a break from the slots to say goodbye to those folks who had taken the charter bus. Lo and behold, we discovered that the storm had begun about 15 to 20 minutes earlier and everything was already covered in white.

It generally takes us from less than an hour to reach either casino, but we spent over three and a half hours slowly working our way back to West Haven. We passed at least a half dozen abandoned/stalled cars and three actual accidents, plus some poor souls who actually found themselves completely turned around and facing on-coming traffic on the highway (while their rearend was lodged in the drifts created by the snowplows). We spend about fifteen minutes 'parked' because part of Rt. 95 was closed. Needless to say we were very happy to finally get home and couldn't have been happier with the way the new car handled. :-)

We're in the midst of final exams here at UNH, so you can imagine that things have been pretty hectic. Haven't had much time to catch up on my e-mail, let alone posting a blog. I'm hoping that, since I'm working the next couple of nights, to post a bit more frequently, including a review of THE LAST SAMURAI, which I caught yesterday.

That's it for now, unless something catches my attention later.