On Such a Winter's Day

I (and about 3000 others) have wasted most of today with my browser pointed to the U.S. Patent Office's web site, expecting the patent bar results to be posted any minute. We have so far been disappointed, and it's now 5 PM. I guess that means we're waiting until Monday.

Lauren, for her part, had to go to Valley Forge today, where the snow came sooner and harder than it did here in New York City. She is currently trying to drive back to the train station for her trip home.