February 12, 2007

Another Blast.

The National Weather Service is promising us another blast of winter this week. This should prove to be interesting.

NYZ009-015>018-036-037-131130- /O.CON.KBGM.HS.W.0001.070213T2000Z-070215T0000Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-MADISON- SOUTHERN ONEIDA- 1017 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

It’s a good thing I bought two gas cans full of fuel for the snowblower. It sounds like I’m going to need it.

Temptation.

I’ve been doing pretty well with my good health efforts since the beginning of the year. The change in pace from becoming a student has been beneficial in that I feel more active and more awake than I have in years. I don’t if it’s because I’m not sitting behind a desk all day anymore or if it’s because I’m actually thinking rather than going through the motions of a job, but I feel like I’m cooking with gas. The scale hasn’t flown across the bathroom in a couple of weeks as it’s spinning up the right numbers when requested.

However, I feel like I’ve put this streak of good health into jeopardy with the baking of double-chocolate brownies last night. There was a mix in the cupboard, I was in the mood to bake, so viola, instant decadance. I’m sitting here at the kitchen table eating some soup for lunch and all I can think about are brownies. I bet I could sit down and eat the entire pan of brownies and not leave one morsel behind. There’s something so comforting about brownies. I don’t know if it’s because they smell so good or invoke memories of grandma’s homemade brownies after school but my goodness they are screaming out my name.

I will be strong, I will be strong, I will be strong.

I’m going to slice off one little piece for dessert and then muster up all the will power I can to leave it at that. I’m sure the scale will thank me for it later.