An unexpected holiday! Few things are more delightful. But I sure won\’t be spending it at the beach! Time to settle down and browse through a favorite book.

I got to work today only to find a sign on the door stating that the campus is closed until next Monday. I hadn\’t thought to check the campus\’s web site, as the forecast didn\’t look like we\’d get bad weather again before this evening.

I suppose it\’s a \”abundance of caution\” thing, especially after the flooding downpour of yesterday morning. Besides, there\’s still that system out there in the Gulf. It\’s not yet up to tropical storm strength, but it could impact us. In case it does, the campus has to prepare for it.

Oh, well, I got in some exercise walking there. Before going home, I hiked to Walgreen\’s. They were out of gallon jugs of water, which really shouldn\’t be any surprise. I got three quart-plus-sized bottles of water and the holiday mood prompted me to get a pint of ice cream. After all, if we get rough weather and the power goes out, I won\’t be able to have ice cream for a while!

Why not go for a spin on the road bike? I did go out early this morning, but now it\’s almost 10:00. They say the sun is at its worst between 10 am and 2 pm, and besides my legs still don\’t feel \”there\”. So I think I\’ll stay home and relax while I have the chance. Ah, the joy of an unexpected holiday!