We tried the new header graphic the other morning. It was supposed to show what we thought might be happening on Monday, but what showed up was the bedraggled green note book with the when the air came out of the Budget and the Government shut down and the SnowCrete that still has everything frozen […]

Socotra House starts chipping the sidewalk. We were set to roll out the new header format this morning, now that we’re coming back online. That’s on hold—for the same reason most things are. Groundhog Day ceremonies kicked off at 8:30 across the river at Dupont Circle. Clear as a bell. Rocket and Melissa took an […]

We were waiting for the Bomb Cyclone to arrive yesterday afternoon with a certain apprehension. The publicity has been a little hysterical. The storm had not been given a proper name, so the talk drifted to the subject of bombs instead. It was already 1600 local. Skies went gray for an hour or two before […]

There was befuddlement in the 4th Floor Conferences Room. We had closed out the evening with festive beverages and the basketball game up in East Lansing. We had expected the next storm to sweep Iin starting late yesterday afternoon. The bets for what was had been for nine inches of new fluffy snow. Instead, sunrise […]

(Photo Socotra, 29 January 2026)“Waxing” is a term Rocket once applied to caring for his car. When the second word becomes Gibbous, the phrase usually refers to what’s happening up there in exo-space. The Moon. That’s also how the weather feels. The image above was taken yesterday morning—a cold, fanciful reminder that we’re spinning on […]

The Trillium building’s majestic lobby seems like it is busier this week. That is a function of some of the staff being forced to stay over at the building due to the snow compacted under the ice coating of the frozen sleet. We support the stay over, since that means a slightly shorter wait for […]

We think Bob an Edith decided to delay the announcement of the closing of their North Arlington location until the Snow Days we are trapped in are over. That diner has been serving up hotcakes and eggs for more than twenty years. The chain has been a family-owned business for 55 years and we can […]

Monday’s Big Winter Storm got its official announcement from Splash, who rarely raises his voice but knows when something deserves notice. “I think I am in love with a talented young woman named Katie Byrne.” Rocket didn’t look up from his coffee. “Aren’t you about four decades too old for her? Or are you prospecting […]

There was excitement at The Trillium with the arrival of Enormous Winter Storm FERN. Nearly 240 million Americans—citizens and non-citizens alike—shared the experience. Light, powdery snow began falling Saturday night, then slowly turned to sleet Sunday morning, sealing the snow beneath it. The lead photo shows what Monday morning looked like from the 4th floor. […]

They said it would start at 5:31PM on Saturday, but that started to creep after normal people were getting ready for Lunch. Friday had provide the Chores Day with dry streets and full grocery shelves and today it turned into boredom when they announced that Storm God Oden had put his sandal on the brake […]