I think I'm the only one

Snow? Seriously?

Sometimes I think I'm the only one who is never excited when it snows in Portland. I was checking Twitter and there were several people very happy that it was snowing. I just find it annoying and limiting.

I say that if I want snow, I'll go to it. I do not want it to come to me. Portland is never completely ready for the snow. And forget about having your 'side street' plowed. Unlike other parts of the country, I don't have a neighbor who has a truck with a snow plow, nor do I want one!

I was hoping to go for a walk this afternoon with my friend Mo, but the snow thwarted that plan. At least one of us would have had to drive which could have left one of us stranded. I really wanted to walk since we had a big lunch.

Today was our Tek Legends lunch. That is our self-described name. We all worked together at Tektronix in the PR department. I think we get along better now than we did when we worked together. It was a very good time.

I had three types of soup (Greg called it a 'flight' of soup) - homemade Turkey noodle, Vegetarian Quinoa Chili and SoupCycle's "Your Tongue Takes You on Vacation." Everyone seemed to enjoy them. Served with salad and bread, finished with some quick breads and cookies and everyone went home very full.

I'm surprised that I'm still upright and coherent. I don't think I got much sleep last night. Marie and her friends were up all night. After they finished all the episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender they wanted to watch, around 2 a.m., they decided to play Wii.

It wasn't like I didn't sleep, I did dream, but I don't think I got any good, deep sleep. They had a very good time together. I wish I had a tape recorder to capture their conversations - some of what I heard was quite funny. It was good to see them having so much fun.

So I will try to get better sleep tonight. And all that snow better be gone when I get up!