As I write this, the Super Bowl has just gotten underway and is providing background, er, noise. Tom is watching, with limited interest. I believe he wants the Patriots to beat whomever the other team is, so that they will eclipse the snooty Dolphin's season record. Doesn't everybody? I will probably wander in, from time to time to watch a few of the more amusing commercials.
Meanwhile, here are some more snow pics, taken yesterday and today. Can't get enough of these, can we?
I'm also in the process of making a new recipe, chocolate bread (a yeast version), for a neighbor, Scott, who faithfully snowplows our little neighborhood each time even a couple of inches builds up, which has been quite a bit, lately. It has snowed all week and we have about a foot on the ground, with piles up to three feet under the eaves and at the edges of Scott's little snowplow path. The chocolate bread is experimental, so if it doesn't turn out, I can make some quick cookies, instead and take them over before the end of the game, I hope. Tom just called me in to watch a cute squirrel commercial, after which the Pats scored a touchdown. Looks like the Giants are the other team, with 3 on the board
So, Tom was laughing, a minute ago, and called me in to watch a Cars.Com ad. Funny. The bread is in. Now, he's laughing, again. I'll check it out, later. Can't be running in there every three minutes, now, can I? I've got this important blogging to do.
We had another power failure, last night. About 10pm. We were nearly to the end of a recorded episode of "Monk". They had just figured out the scoop with the Russian art dealer. We sighed, and turned in. It came back on around 5am, I think (the power, not Monk). It's our 4th of the week, and the 6th since New Year's Eve. They seem to be getting shorter, at least.
Heard "Oh, no!", just now, from the living room. Who knows why. Just lent our snowshovel to other neighbors who are stuck.
My dad, King of Forwarders, sent along another set of amazing photos, the other day. These come from a cool site that collects, uh, amazing photos. It's at http://www.whatatop.com/
They tally votes and keep a list of the most popular. Incredible pictures! They run the gamut of subject matter. Here's a sample. That's crazy cute!
OK. The bread is out. It smells fabulous. Tastes good, too! So, I'll wrap up the other loaf and trek on over to the neighbors. If you're interested in the recipe, I got if from the NPR site (where else?) here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18183909
Meanwhile, Tom has gotten bored with the game and is watching an old "Closer" rerun, the snow-stuck neighbors are unstuck, and I'm off to make a bread delivery.
Now, I'm back. Scott says they've never had this much trouble with power outages, and they've been here since '89. That's good news. It's not a winter routine. And he's tired of the snow. Not me.
Watched the last two minutes of the game. Giants win.
And, that's my Super Bowl commentary for this year.
