Warming Trend

My sister called yesterday to see how things were going, and among bits of conversation about jobs, family, and the like, I mentioned that the weather is getting warmer. To a non-northerner this might seem like idle smalltalk, but I was sincere in my desire to discuss the weather because it really is nice when things start to warm up around here. There was a day this week when it was 13 below on my way to work, and when things start to warm up, it really is something to talk about.

My wife and I are going to see The Church Basement Ladies tonight, courtesy of my work. Last year they treated all the staff to a performance of Triple Espresso, which was a surprisingly good time. I'm hoping tonight's will be equally enjoyable, and at any rate, it will be a cool night on the town. :)

Last night we had dinner at a place called Bascallis, which is a little Italian diner about six blocks from where we live. It's kind of like the Italian equivalent of The Brass Rail, in that it's certainly not a well known or supremely popular restaurant, but the food is worth its weight in gold. After that we went to see Charlie Wilson's War at the second-run theatre near our house which, we discovered, will be closing its doors for good on March 31. I actually told my wife that I would not be able to blog about it because I could not find a positive angle to the theatre's closing. And one day later, I still can't. But I'm mentioning it anyway. Roseville 4, you will be missed. I'll pour out some popcorn oil for you...