The morning after.

It’s official. According to a report on the Dallas Morning News’ website a few minutes ago, we got a foot of snow yesterday ... that’s a record snowfall for the Dallas area, a very big hoo-hah and definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience for almost everybody who lives here. A typical winter in Dallas produces maybe one or two inches of snow ... and usually NOT on the same day! Keep in mind ... we have no boots, no shovels, no snow blowers, no windshield scrapers, no plows to clear the side streets and NO ROAD SALT. Everything on the ground froze solid at daybreak when the temperature dropped to 29°, so basically the entire metroplex will be paralyzed until this mess starts to melt later on today.

You don’t need to feel sorry for us, however. By tomorrow the temperature here will be back into the 50s with sunshine, which is normal for Texas at this time of year. Thank God.

I guess the only real snag is whether or not FedEx Ground will show up today with my new Macintosh computer. Online tracking still says they’re on schedule for a February 12 delivery, but I probably won’t know what’s what until later on today. Stay tuned for breaking news.