Beware the Ides of March

Shakespeare had it right. Beware indeed. Only not just today, but the whole month has been, in my view, "wonky." We had NO SNOW this season until the end of February and then three more snow "storms" since then. While the accumulations have been small (barely, and I do mean BARELY, measurable), the temperatures have been all over the place. Coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb? More like coming in like a bipolar swamp monster. (Is that a thing? CAN that be a thing?) Let me talk about today, Wednesday. If you've read anything I've written before (and I hope you have), you know that Wednesdays are NOT my favorite day. It's the day I trek to the office via public transportation. (I'd like to say I'm being an environmentalist like Ed Begley Jr. [check out this article: h ttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/ed-begley-jr-oscars-2023_n_640e5594e4b0bc5cb64b1303 ], but the truth is I just want to save money since daily parking in my