Election night

Driving to and from work is a perilous undertaking - in fog the consistency of oatmeal and roads covered with an icy glaze.

For the first time I was able to follow the presidential election, since I had to work last night. They were broadcasting results on Norwegian Television from 1 am on. Unfortunatly a patient came in at 1:10 and we weren't done with him until 3 am and by that time it was clear that Obama had a good lead. Still it was fun watching the states on the CNN map turn from grey to blue or red as the night wore on. Barak Obama won. I feel optimistic, though the tasks he is facing are formidable. Must say I agree with the Norwegian newspaper (Dagbladet) who's front page said "Puh, we survived the worst president ever".

Our cat's have the right idea when it comes to the weather. I find them curled up asleep in various parts of the house. Fluffy is somewhat put out by the winter weather. When it first snowed she balanced along the fence trying to avoid having to walk in that cold wet yucky white stuff. She is intrigued however, by the bird feeder on the wall outside the kitchen. Perched on the roof above the feeder, she stretches her paws down to see if she can catch one of those delectable morsels, flying back and forth and feeding on suet balls and peanuts. The birds of course seeing that she can't reach them pay absolutely no attention.