OK, I guess I'm late to the party, but...

this is So Cool. Tool-using octopi, with video.

I'm dreaming of a white New Year...

It's not a lot of snow, but as I was driving to the grocery and the bank this morning, I saw a fair amount of skidding, and there were several occasions that my car came to a stop a foot or more away from where I had planned to come to a stop, and/or not quite pointing in the direction I had planned to be pointing. The van I was following for much of the way (probably rear-wheel-drive, and I suspect unladen) was all over the road. I ♥ anti-lock brakes and all-wheel drive.... On the bright side, both Trader Joe's and the bank were Not Crowded.

Got home without actual mishap and took the Things for a walk. Thing Two pointed out that on a day like this, we should totally go to the park, so we did. It was beautiful, with an inch or two of fresh (and still-falling) snow. I didn't have the camera with me, so the only photos I got are iPhone-quality, but I'll try to post them soon.

Now back to writing a book....