In addition to the general situation in the world right now, since the new year I've had to contend with: a bad winter cold; a DSL problem; a separate landline problem; a broken water pump in Kari's car; a dead battery in my car; a broken foot pedal on the plastic trashcan we spent $50 on; a $67 million budget cut to the state university system (and rumors of more); the "Orange Alert"; over two feet of snow from the East Coast blizzard; a short-lived shortage of gasoline at the neighborhood service stations (because of the accumulated snow); a dead taillight on my car; localized flooding (because of the melting snow).
There are 60 mph winds in the forecast for tomorrow.