Long day , still tired , still cold . I managed to get into bed and sleep about 3AM , and got up around 7:30AM . We went to do some medical paperwork for my wife today , an hour between appointments and a late-running negotiator , it was nearly noon by the time we were done . Had a sit-down lunch at KFC , then went south to take our older son his mail and some leftover chicken dip . Came home and took younger son's fishing gear out of the work sedan , so we could loan it to our friends until they resolve their car problems . The younger boy left this morning in the company truck , back to Minnesota for another couple weeks , and the car just sits most of the time . It's definitely too cold most days to be walking to work , in this used-to-be-the-norm winter we've been having . When I was young , snow that fell in December might still be on the ground for April Fools . Below freezing temperatures might last for weeks at a time . People my age who still deny climate change must have slept through the 1960s and 70s , or been doing way better drugs than I ever ran across . People who complain of the winter we are currently experiencing have been spoiled by the artificial warmth we have created over the last few hundred years . We have become so reliant on "I want it right now" technology , without being good stewards of the earth God gave us , that we ignore our mistakes in favor of more convenience . And to say , " It's God's will " is to deny our (man) responsibility for creating the situation , of our own volition .
   Down off my soapbox , please be aware of your impact on the people around you , and the world you live in . Treat others as you would like to be treated , turn the other cheek , and seek God's council in your lives . Good night and God bless .