A cold Friday

It's been below freezing here all day. The low last night was 9*. Schools were closed today so the kids wouldn't have to be standing out at busstops in 10* weather. I skipped swimming this morning. The Y policy is to cancel classes anytime the schools are closed in the wintertime. I remembered this, and since the school announcement was made last night, I slept until 8 this morning. Later in the day, though, we got an e-mail from the instructor saying that she would always try to get there if the roads weren't bad, so they did have class. Oh, well....... I did enjoy the extra sleep time, though.

I spent a little time at the gallery. The frames for the windows on the main space have been put in, and the job manager says that they'll get it finished Monday. We can't wait to see how much light there's going to be. Vicki and Allen will have the gallery side painted and ready to go early in the week.

I must mention the incredible news of the plane crash into the Hudson River yesterday. What a remarkable story of what is possible when well trained, competent people do what they are trained to do, and do it deliberately with cool heads and speed. Somebody wondered about how often birds and airplanes collided. It happens with enough frequency that airplane developers and manufacturers test airplane parts by actually bombarding them with (dead) chickens propelled from high-speed air-powered cannons. Click here to read about it. That said, it's still wonderful that this sort of accident happened, and there were no fatalities or life-threatening injuries.

Today's photo is of jellyfish at the Tennessee Aquarium.