Went out to lunch and was shocked to experience the weather.

When I drove in to work, there was a thick layer of overcast clouds, making the drive seem really dark for the time of day.

At lunch, it was all blue sky and warm sun with hardly any breeze. The temps are in the 40's, but it seemed a damned bit better than that.

And today is the first full day of Winter. Of course, it's supposed to rain and snow in the next couple of hours...

Ah, the holiday season is upon us, which means people are taking vacation days and aren't on the roads during Rush Hour. Ahhhhh....

Well, so far, it looks like "Code Orange" doesn't mean anything different where I'm working. But then again, I work in a building that's not actually on the base. I don't have a need to go on base today. I'm not in any hurry to see if there's anything different. I'm going about my daily business like a good American...