More Frustrations

Today I took the dogs for a walk, for the first time since Thursday's snowstorm. We had to keep to the streets, because almost none of the sidewalks have been shovelled. Much to the dogs' frustration, virtually every point of interest - street signs, mailbox posts, sewer gratings, trees - was surrounded by a foot or so of foot-deep snow. Their efforts to reach them were both funny and pathetic - e.g., Gracie floundering into a shoulder-high snowbank, making about six inches of headway before giving up, and then struggling to turn around and exit. They did manage to get to and sniff a storm drain cover, but I had to hold them back for fear of their legs - Gracie's especially - slipping into and getting stuck in the grating.

Still, it was good to get them out for an airing. It was bitterly cold yesterday, and they're predicting snow showers resuming tonight and continuing tomorrow, so it may be a while before the next opportunity.

One Week In

I've had the new computer for just over a week now, and overall I'm pretty pleased with it. There are a few drawbacks, but some at least are fixable, and there are a number of capabilities I haven't tested yet; but things look pretty good so far. Details under the cut.

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