It's here! It's here!

No, I haven't received a secret decoder ring in the mail. The winter storm that's been the talk of the town all week has finally arrived. At last! An excuse for the way people drive! . . . Not.

The cats and I plan to ride out the blizzard with the help of numerous sci-fi DVDs, some old Dick Francis novels, online nonsense, and lots of pasta. How will the rest of you survive?