Was I really up this early?

A gentle little Christmas card.

Woke up at O-dark-:30 this morning with the idea of going to the gym, eating breakfast, and grading papers before work, so I was up and out of the house, full of ambition and energy.

Two out of three ain't bad, right? :-) I did ride the bike for a while, but the numbers are pathetic and too embarrassing to put up here, but at least I went. My reaction to cold weather is probably something learned from my upbringing: if it's cold, stay inside. Getting into a frozen car at 5:30 AM is not something I aspire towards. Looking at the bike journal for November...I only rode six frickin' times. That has got to improve.

The Bride and I went cruising for Christmas lights on houses last night and discovered, ironically, our street was most "Christmasie" in town. Almost every house on the street we live on has something really nice outside. The rest of the town was practically dark. Maybe it will be better next week. Anyway, we took some pictures which will get up here eventually.

The daughters are doing okay. L. should be back to a normal schedule today and D. is getting back into the school thing.

WAUKEGAN, IL - BB guns and other types of pellet weapons joined the ranks of firearms Monday when the City Council voted unanimously to require vendors to report sales to the Waukegan Police Department. The move came two weeks after council members and police officials touted the move as a public safety issue in light of various incidents involving BB guns, including instances of criminal damage and injuries.

I'm old school, so I remember when these things were toys.

A non-gentle redneck Christmas card.

I need some caffeine...