Snow bound

The snow has piled up outside — so much so, in fact, that the dogs are having great difficulty navigating their way around the yard.

My brother, who lives less than a half mile away, was trapped here last night, creating an impromptu sleepover (my brother’s three kids, my sister’s three, six adults, two dogs) and a lot of activity in the morning. Mark finally made it out of the driveway and home to take care of his dog (and get my nephew’s DS charger) and my brother-in-law is outside with the snow shovel as I sit at this computer getting ready to launch another Patch site (lawrenceville.patch.com).

I can see through the window the wind blowing snow from the roof and I’m hoping the weathermen are right about the rest of the week — sun and rising temperatures. I don’t know why I haven’t fled south to avoid this stuff.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet