-- the friendly neighborhood book palace was way more crowded than usual for a Sunday night.  The cafe was standing-room-only, where I guess they were doing a brisk business among the "people in no hurry to go home and shiver in the dark" demographic.

-- I considered going to the movies as another way to not go home for a while.  But I decided that watching "Code Name: The Cleaner" would cause me at least as much pain and boredom as sitting in a heatless room.

-- I missed the big "24" kickoff!  I'll just have to imagine how Jack engineered his amazing escape from the cargo hold.