the Weather

Hey,
Again, the weather. It's almost like as soon as I wrote about the unseasonably warm winter we've been having this winter (Jan. 5th), it started to get cold. I can't complain, 'cause that's expected for a Canadian winter. I should've just kept my mouth shut.

Yesterday though, was extremely cold. When I came to work, it was -24ºC with a wind chill of 35 below! By the time I went home at 5pm, the temperature had "warmed up" (got less cold), but the wind had also picked up, so it seemed about the same.

I was waiting for the bus, obviously looking like I was freezing, and a car stopped. I didn't recognize the car or the person, but she offered me a ride. Yeah, she! I was pretty suprised, because she looked like she was in her 70's too! But I was very gracious, and once she dropped me off, I told her that the world needs more people like her.

The funny thing is, when I told Patrícia (my wife) later, she told me that the same thing had happened to her earlier in the afternoon. Wow. Thinking about the welfare of others, here. That's a first.

beijos

A side note this week: At the beginning of December, I thought, "Should I even continue writing here every week? I doubt anyone reads it." And I almost gave up. But then, just before Christmas, my Aunt Pauline asked me in an email how to access my blog. So I kept doing it. Aunt Pauline died this week, but I know she'll still be reading every week. Her parents too (my grandparents). They died 15 years ago, and she missed them dearly. Now they're together.