Fifty years ago I would have been standing, rocking with nervous energy in front of the TV, as Ray Raynor read off the list of school closings. Then rushing to get outside with my friends.

Today it was glance at a text on my phone, roll over, and sleep a couple more hours. Either way, winter bliss. 

Yep. Radio in kitchen tuned to WGN hoping to hear my “parochial” school named while simultaneously watching the scroll on the Bozo Show looking for the same. Highest of highs and lowest of lows depending on the outcome.

I did high school online, so there was no such thing as weather days.

Yesterday my wife and I were in the dentist office when we both received news that we were closed on Wednesday as well. We both gave a little yell "yes!"

It's causing a little jam up in my golf schedule. Normally this time of year I have two to three tournaments a week. Now I have four days out for a few of them. My sub will be busy earning her "cruise ship" money.