Editor's Note

Taking Saturday off for some badly needed R&R. Blogging will return Sunday.

Update Sunday 8:00 EST:  Posting this message via smartphone. No power in my chalet since last night which means .... stay by the computer until it returns or .... go outside and ski and enjoy the winter. Hmmmm .... not a hard decision when you think about it. Thank God I have two fire places and a barbecue outside.

Blogging will return when the power returns .... or tomorrow morning when I must return back to the city.

Update #2 Monday 9:45 AM EST: Just got back to the city. Blogging will return in the next hour or two.