Wednesday morning, 6:18 a.m. Old snow on ground. Warming up around here--a balmy 30 degrees. Around here, the talk is of war and the coming spring. I've been taking a break from the Internet, looking to invest time in other things. Here they are: letters to the editor, driving kids to lessons, entertaining family, school-related functions, keeping up with housework, reading kid novels for school. Life is busy no matter what I do.