a couple of good days, yesterday was too warm, the roads were slushy and the dirt roads sloppy. tim and i got in about an hour or so before i had to get home to get to a meeting about a proposed house on top of the hill above my house. the house would be a blight on an otherwise unspoiled bit of wilderness. the house wasn't passed but as the architect told me today it will pass when they sue, more redtape to sift through. i guess you can't really beat the rich, it just kind of sux to have them f up the wilderness. the public hearing was very interesting, i never attended one before, it was oddly fascinating. when the issue is so contentious the crowd shows up with well prepared remarks. well, at least some of them had well-prepared remarks. it finally snowed tonight, we'll see if it's worth a piss tomorrow. we really need the snow, the roads are almost clear, a few feet would be great, at least tomorrows commute will be fun with some fresh stuff.