At 6:30 or so this morning the temperature was 66 degrees with rain.

Right now it's at 42, with a mix of rain and sleet expected for the night and morning. A nasty day.

Our 13th anniversary was on Saturday. We did nothing special. If you'd told me 13 years ago that I'd spend last week looking into the making of "parrot pallets," I'd have cocked my eyebrow and possibly said something profane. At this point, I just wonder why it didn't come up sooner.