Status check

Nothing profound here, just an update on How Things are Going.

It’s been snowing on and off here in Denver for most of the week. The streets clear out to dryness just in time to get dusted again. That’s all to the good — we so badly need the moisture, but we don’t need it all in one day.

It makes driving in more interesting, of course. I’ve gotten so gun-shy at the Saturn on snow that even a light coat of muddy slush is enough to get me white-knuckling my way to work. I take the I-25/I-70 route, not because it’s faster, or because I enjoy maneuvering through T-Rex, but because it’s highly traveled, and thus snow will be more likely to be melted away or plowed or sprayed or pushed aside.

I’m not driving myself to Bear Trap Ranch this afternoon for the retreat, thank heavens. Margie needs to have the van here for Kitten Transport, and the road is not the best for the Saturn under summer circumstances; if it’s wintry, I’d as soon not. So I’ll be riding down with someone else, who has a Jeep with 4WD. I dislike riding with strangers (being my father’s son and all), but it’ll be worth it.

Things have been busy. I think we’ve kind of gotten back up onto the wavefront after our time away, balancing and maneuvernig frantically down the pipeline of commitments. The big focus of our weeks is the Monday night Alpha — Margie’s especially, doing the cooking for 100, but I’ve got my own time sunk into it, as well as the peripheral Margie support — going to the store, helping watch after Kitten, etc.

Gaming has only started getting moving again — the advantage of dragging your GM off on vacation with you. D&D at the house tonight, since Margie will be single-parenting with Katherine while I’m away. Keep her in your thoughts …

We’re still not caught up with everything, though. There’s still a Christmas tree in the living room (artificial, of course, and de-decorated), and stacks of mail that need sifting (though I made sure the water bill was paid before I left), and other such overhead tasks.

And, of course, my Muse has been prodding me about getting Catspaw finished. And, in fact, she gave me an idea for advancing the plot that I need to follow up on …

… as soon as I get make some time …