Today was my first commute in in nearly a week. We had an ice storm on Tuesday and it knocked the power out for over 175,000 KY residents...my whole town was out of power for three days. My wife and kids went south 40 miles and stayed in a hotel to keep warm, but I had to stay around for my job. I had to stick around and make sure the students that didn't have anywhere to stay were fed and kept warm; that is the most rewarding part of my job, in a time of disaster or emergency we step up and make sure the people get through it. Berea was actually declared to be in a state of emergency, and we just started getting electricity back yesterday. Unfortunately those weather conditions don't make riding in very easily...actually it was pretty much impossible, so anyway the ride today was nice...20F in the morning with flurries and around 30 and snowing on the way home. It is supposed to be near 55 on Sunday...I can't wait!