On the weather front, we expect to have some bitter cold temperatures. Tonight’s low is forecasted to be 10, with strong winds and a windchill of 0. But we dodged most of the snow. We got about half an inch. We have a very sunny day with no winds right now. I’m basking in a very warm seat just inside our storm door. It’s 25 outside and certainly over 80 while sitting in the sun. Amazing!

The deck door is installed. They still have to install the trim and screen, and paint. We’re enjoying the view out behind our house.

We have the car back. Replacing that expensive module did not solve the problem. I’m charging the 12 volt battery at night. I also got a cigarette lighter volt meter to help keep an eye on things while I think about what to do next.

Howard County is doing very well with COVID. The CDC has 4 transmission levels. According to the Maryland site, we have 50 cases per 100K population. That is level 2. Our positivity rate is 10.4%, which puts us just over the definition of level 4. We will officially drop to 3 when the positivity rate drops below 10, and level 2 when the positivity rate drops below 8.

We feel safe enough to attend the BSO concert tomorrow. Everybody is masked and vaccinated. This pleases me immensely. The last piece will be Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony. You can say this piece is unsophisticated. You can even call it schmaltzy. But I love it, especially the last movement. The feeling can’t be reproduced with any audio system I will ever own. The only way for me to experience this piece is in person. We’re still taking precautions. We mask up in any public building. That means no eating in restaurants. We’re still using N 95 masks. But if present trends continue, we’ll eat with the Jones’s when the food truck shows up next Friday. It’s Italian food. Yummy. And the conversation is always first rate.

Unfortunately, the sun stopped shining in the front door. I hope everybody is doing well.