Sno Kone

Even though it may sound strange at this time of year (we are expecting somewhere between 3 - 8 inches ( 7 - 20 cm) of snow in the next 36 hours or so.... my thoughts this morning happened to be on Sno Kones.  Why?  

Well, two reasons actually...... a) I love snow cones, and b) relatively close to our home, there is a home that I pass by every day going to the U, that has parked in their driveway, a Sno Kone food truck.  It always makes me smile.  

The family has this food truck as a small home business they operate by taking the truck to various events around town.  It is always a treat to see them out and about.  They even come to the U campus once a year (early Fall).   Any time I am fortunate enough to see them stopped and set up.... I will get a snow cone.  They are one of my favorite treats!  The green one above, in LIME is my ultimate favorite.  Sadly, lime is not as common as it used to be.... and when it is not available, I then get my second favorite, which is CHERRY.  

• I ran another 3.1 miles this morning.... so far, so good.  No additional heel pain!  And, the current discomfort level of my heel remains at a low "2".  
• With all the snow expected, and with at least the forecast suggesting there may be persistent, lesser amounts of snow beyond Wednesday evening into Thursday as well.... I am worrying a bit that it may be difficult or impossible to go the Retiree's Cigar Group on Thursday.  That would make me rather sad.  I do very much enjoy and look forward to that event each week. 
• I also worry a little bit that on Wednesday and Thursday either a) the U may close if the snow is bad enough, or b) even if the U remains open, some students may not be able to get to the U to take their final exams.  However, I DO have contingency plans for this if need be.  I have electronic versions of my finals available that I can have students take through our "gizmo-ey" LMS ("Learning Management System".... aka the electronic classroom we get for each class) and it uses an electronic proctoring monitoring system as well.  But, it does involve a bit of setup if it becomes needed.  
• As I sit here at my U inner office desk, I am looking out the window at the (currently, gently) falling snow.  I have a beautiful pouch of vanilla tinctured burley leaf open near my keyboard as a sort of "Potpourri" to brighten my mood a bit with its enticing odorant molecules that tingle and stimulate beautifully my olfactory receptors.  
• I happened to stumble across something in Blogger today, that I had never noticed before.  I can access ALL of my comments within the actual Blogger system, and not (as I had always been doing) only within a post.  This is a really nice find.  
• If the snow holds out (at least if it is not TOO rough), my wife and I may again go eat at the main "read BIG" cafeteria at the U for dinner.  It is always fun and diverse in terms of food.... and students find it interesting/entertaining/and perhaps odd to see their old prof roaming around in the cafeteria with them.  It is likely the last time my wife and I can do this until next year at in the new semester.  

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