'What a day for a peace rally!'

Sunday, I accompanied the Oley peace walkers briefly to gather insight for their story.
While en route on the road of peace, I tried to talk with as many as the intrepid walkers as possible.
Fortunately, it was a bright and sunny day to go out for a stroll.
Especially with Mr. Welter, the convictions were very inspiring.
Welter said
One interesting aspect behind the whole ordeal was the culling of different religions along the walk.
I had thought the walkers were all part of the same congregation, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.
Even better, Courtney McEachern (Westside Weekly editor and photographer for the walk) and I were treated to a complimentary lunch at M & M's Sandwich Shop.
Also encouraging, the amount of drivers that gave a friendly honk while I walked next to Father Bob Daly and co-founder of the walk, Carla Mannix.
Bottom line is, it's something nice to go out and do, to follow your beliefs...

The first day of Feb.!

...And with that, just another two months until this horrible weather stops invading my clear blue skies.

That being said, it is important to mention and understand that when schools, businesses and other communities close down for bad weather, my job becomes italicized in making sure I do not miss any information that could possibly happen on hazardous roads or biting temperatures.
Will there be traffic accidents? Yes.
Is there a chance of burglaries due to the cold weather? Maybe.
Do I have to make sure I survive my drive-time commute so I can hear the police scanner, make contacts for canceled appointments and contact the National Weather Service? Hopefully!

The enlightening info out of this is the forecaster I talked to on the phone from State College said this kind of weather is normally perfect, perfectly normal. "With a mix of every kind of precipitation coming down today, this is classic weather," Victor Cruz said.
What he means, snow, ice, freezing rain, sleet and rain are a good mixture to have on a January day.

Does that make me feel better about my drive-time commute? Not especially...looking out the window, it looks awfully dark and cold to be driving around back to Allentown