The big melt

Today the temperature in Madison is in the upper 40s. Now since I have been in Madison, I have been staying in an executive suite while looking for more permanent housing. Outside my living room is a small balcony where icicles have been forming from the roof line, some growing to the point [...]

Where does all the electricity go?

I moved out of my New York City apartment on December 27th. When I left my apartment I turned off the lights, unplugged the air conditioners and hit road for Wisconsin. Since my apartment in NYC still hasn’t sold, I have to pay utilities. After a over a month of not living [...]

Have we hit the record yet?

Yesterday, we had a big snow storm. Other than the blizzard I flew into in Denver Christmas 2006, this was my biggest. It was so big our company closed down at 1:00. Now for those of you in other parts of the US where closing due to snow is not uncommon even [...]

How time flies

Yes, it has been too long since I have entered a new post. I am pretty certain I have very few readers, but to those few, I apologize. Since the 19th I have been on the re-location merry-go-round. I found another house (see “Little House on the Prairie” post) and survived my [...]

I’m crying uncle!

When I first moved to New York City, I was a bit anxious about the winters. I had heard they could get cold, and I had up until then lived in fairly temperate climates. I moved there in the spring and as winter approached, I braced for the cold, but it wasn’t bad [...]

My sister told me so

Today I experienced my first significant snow storm since I move to Madison, WI. When I left work this evening I had two to three inches of snow on my car. I thought, no problem, I will just brush it off and be on my way. Yea, right. So, under the [...]

Driving Miss Daisy, NOT

I have several times referred to driving in New York City as a “contact sport.” One thing anyone who drives in New York must have is patience, not just with other drivers, but with pedestrians as well. This is not to say that New Yorkers won’t speed or engage in one of their [...]

Stock up, the snow’s coming

When I first drove into Madison there were piles of snow everywhere (Madison had unusually high snow fall in December). However, the snowing was over when I arrived and the roads were all clear. Today it started snowing and it was my first time driving in snow in probably over 10 years (OK, [...]

Where’s the corner tailor?

In New York City you can get just about anything, just about any time of day much within a few blocks of where you are. Today I went to try to find a tailor to repair a rip in my skirt that happened the day before. So, I went to a dry cleaner [...]

How cold can cold get?

The past few days I have experienced some of the coldest weather I have yet encountered in my life time. I don’t think this is even the coldest it gets here in Wisconsin. I have a shopping list for some additional winter items that will hopefully prevent me from getting frostbite. OK [...]