Yes, even Austin gets snow on occasion!

Geez, Dad...what is all this stuff? It's freezing my delicate paws!

Life here in Central Texas, aka the Live Music Capital of the World, doesn’t usually include thoughts of snowflakes, roaring fires, and windshield de-icers. But this morning, in a rare gift from Mother Nature … thanks to the “monster storm” the rest of the country is experiencing … we got dusted with about an inch of the white stuff.

Yes, one inch.

And from the news reports, electronic messages whirling about, tweets, and automated phone dialers ringing off the hook, you’d think the world had come to an end! The dogs are restless… and Tyson (seen here in the photo) isn’t quite sure what to make of this stuff all over the ground … other than to whimper that his paws are cold! Schools are closed, even my gym is delayed in opening this morning (hence time for a blog post), and our local newspaper (the Austin-American Statesman) published an electronic edition since they were concerned their drivers couldn’t deliver the print edition on time!

Thank heavens for the internet. What would we be otherwise doing on a day like this? Oh…I forgot to mention…the internet is down at my office and I can’t get my car up the hill from the house…so I guess I’ll get plenty of time to catch up on emails and such.