Photograph: Shadow Leaves

Shadow Leaves, originally uploaded by aswiebe.

A garage facing the alley. Taken on one of my "photo safaris."

Inventions Against the Cold

I have a long list of things I should be doing, but right now I can't bring myself to think of them. It's very, very cold, and all I can think about is snuggling under large amounts of blankets and sneaking my feet up against some poor unfortunate heat source AKA another human. That and my need for a real hot water bottle, fleece slippers, and a pair of fingerless gloves I can type in. Oh, and anyone who invents a plug-in rechargeable heating pad/cushion thin enough to roll up to the size of a collapsible umbrella (plug must be detachable or at least retractable), and capable of holding a charge long enough to provide a warm place to sit while waiting at a bus stop, will make lots of money. Because obviously all us bus-riders have lots of money. Yeah, right....

Seriously, does anyone know if something like this exists? 'Cause if not, maybe I should file a patent or something. Well, I'll at least throw it in my "million dollar idea" file.