White Stuff

It's coming down pretty heavily out there; they're forecasting up to three inches before it's done, and a lot of schools are closed or closing early. I seriously hope it doesn't force the university to shut down; I'm supposed to hand out take-home finals in two of my classes this afternoon and evening, and also the student evaluations.

In Chicago this would barely even register. The U of C didn't even shut down for the Blizzard of '79. Of course, it helped that most students lived within short walking distance of the school. This university used to be almost exclusively a commuter campus and still has a pretty fair number of commuters, so the parameters are different.

In any case, it's good to see winter asserting its presence - even if, by the celestial definition, it won't begin for another couple of weeks!