Working On A Quirky Graph

The weather this week has been extreme in parts, more so than in years past. And while I can almost already hear climate deniers point to the cold temperatures and cry, ‘Climate change isn’t real! It is so cold!’ only a fool or the terminally short sighted could see the extremes in temperature as anything other than a warning sign from the planet. Almost like the warning light of a fuel gauge on a car, we are getting warning signals from the climate that it cannot sustain the damage we have already inflicted.

We finally broke out of the single digits today with the temperature. It almost feels balmy (not that I’ve been outside) and I am no longer cozied up to several cups of coffee/hot chocolate/cider. I am in a better position than many in the south. Millions of people without power in a land where they are not used to cold. Every day that I want to wake up and whine a bit, I remind myself quickly that I really don’t have things terribly bad. I have a roof over my head, I have food in my stomach and somewhere warm and safe to sleep. It is really the little things that you find comfort in.

Even saying that, today was a little crazier that normal. I had a lot of customers and we were busy taking care of issues. I was able to help someone in their native tongue (thank goodness and developers for Google Translate), able to rescue the look of a customer’s page, and walk another group through their event and help make them comfortable with the way they are presenting on Friday. All in all, a fairly decent day, and I was even able to take care of another 20 people outside of that.

I’ve had to move Ginger’s appointment back another couple of weeks. The weather has thrown a small kink in my plans by not allowing me to even get my car out of it’s parking spot. The way the parking is set up, and the amount of snow on the ground I will slide right out and into a neighbor’s garage. So I’m hedging my bets until Saturday when the weather will finally climb above freezing. So long as I keep her stocked in her favorite food of the day, she should be ok. Fingers crossed.