Still, the days aren't this long in January... I don't mind the snow, really, although the city gets on my case for not shoveling my walk. On the other hand, when the snow melts, it's apparent that I haven't raked my leaves... There actually isn't quite as much snow on the front lawn as appears; part of it is a large (2.5 ton) basaltic rock salvaged from street repair operations, and part of it is our Christmas tree, which I trust the city will remove when it finds it...  ¶ 5:24 AM