More Snow

Today I decided to get out and walk, since I have a half-marathon scheduled for Sunday. The plan was to walk eight miles - very s-l-o-w-l-y. It was strictly a "psychological" walk, just to get my head around doing a half marathon after having not trained properly.

Unfortunately, after only five miles, it started to rain a bit. It was cold, and I made the decision to call for a ride home. Psychologically, getting pneumonia didn't seem like a motivator for the race on Sunday.

It rained for awhile, then turned to snow, and continued to snow for a few hours. We got enough snow to cover the ground and cause great excitement among the local meteorologists - enough for them to cancel Oprah and instead devote the entire hour to the "snow event."

I've seen the pictures from the massive snow that covered Chicago. I've looked in my yard at the snow that warranted preempting Oprah. On the surface, they are not comparable. But maybe that's the point of this story - comparable is relative. Maybe something that looks the same, but isn't, really is - in a way. Snow is snow and can cause problems which are different in different locales. Some places get feet of snow and others get inches - and each causes its own problems wherever it falls.

It really is a small world after all. We all have the same problems - and nobody gets a prize for having the biggest problem.

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Today's blessings: Five miles and pickup by Steve; pretty snowfall; getting a few tasks accomplished