1/14/2018

Weekly Update 1/14/2018

It has been so cold for so long here. I had to cancel a scheduled oil change last week, but got that done Monday morning. Then, I went to Treylor Park for lunch with Barbara, and we had to walk on icy, slippery sidewalks. And this is what the fountain at Forsyth Park looked like – 5 days after the snow storm, but with no break in the temperatures!

The Learning Center also began it’s winter series, and I attended two lectures. One was on the automobile in America. It’s more a history of auto production, and I think I was hoping for more of a commentary on how cars totally changed everything: urban areas, manufacturing practices, even war. But it was interesting, and it’s a three week course, so I have two more. The other talk was given by the authors of a book about Savannah's Seven Ladies. Since DH was the catalyst for the these ladies to begin the preservation movement, I was especially interested. I’d already read the book, of course, but the talk added to what I knew.  

Since I’ve requested that I not do tours at DH for the month of January, I’ve had a some Friday afternoons free. That worked out wonderfully when I received a message that a group would be going to see The Post on Friday afternoon and I was able to join them. I’m pretty sure no one want to hear my rants about the movies, so I’m going to let that go. I did enjoy it, and I’m sorry to say that I hardly remember a lot of what it was about. I was so wrapped up in my own little life at that time, the larger events that shaped the world seem to have been largely ignored. 

The Weather Channel was broadcasting from Rochester on Saturday morning.  Because of the recent record warm weather, all the snow had melted, and the Genesee River was raging though the city center.  It had turned cold again, and everything turned to ice, and then they got more snow.  It was interesting to see the reporter on the Broad Street Bridge, and to see the water cascading near the library.  

I had to give a tour at the cemetery on Sunday afternoon, so I missed most of the Jaguars game.  I would have liked to miss the New England game.  And I’m very glad I didn’t miss the Vikings game – the most exciting finish I can remember in a long time.