Joe in the house

I am in the house today. No, really. I am working at home. I have been doing this for a few days now (actually, I should say weekdays, as I have been in the lab on the last two weekends). The idea is to avoid interruptions from the otherwise fine people at work. I get way more done here, but it is a bit isolating, as I am a very social person by nature. Really. Anyway, it's just me and the K9 unit and the cat and Sergei Prokofiev in the basement, hacking out an NIH grant (two, really) for a March 5 (and 12) deadline. Also, we are washing clothes, burning incense, and thinking about lunch.

Kathy is travelling for work, which she does about 30%-40% of the time. She was in Baltimore this week (still is) and last week was South Car'lina. This coming weekend we are heading to Minneapolis (first time! yay! Wait.. it's colder there than here.) to see the Minneapolis Opera's production of a new opera: The Grapes of Wrath. Our friend is an administrator with the opera, so we scored sweet tickets. In the back.

Snowing here today. We are supposed to get somewhere between 2" (which we already have) and 12". Kathy is supposed to be coming home tonight, but we shall see if her airplane stays on schedule. Her birthday was yesterday, so it will be nice to have her home and take her out to celebrate tomorrow night (reservations as the French bistro a bit down the road).

Ok, I feel like I have talked to someone now and I will return to typing for the seeming entertainment of my mammalian menagerie.