I worked from home today, because we were supposed to get snow and ice all morning. In actuality I’m not sure there was ever any precipitation, but I guess it saved me a bad commute.

Rather than listening to music, I had the police scanner on today, since there were no coworkers to bother in my bedroom.

Someone’s house (trailer home, actually) burned to the ground this afternoon in the next town over. In a neighboring city, I heard several people being arrested on warrants. One owed a few thousand dollars in child support and was told that he could either pay it on the spot (today, on Christmas Eve) or be arrested.

A few years ago, I was violently ill on Christmas Day, and spent the whole time in my bed trying not to throw up. And I can’t help but think that it was a much better Christmas Day than some of these people I’m hearing about on the scanner.

So when I wish you all a Merry Christmas, I mean not only that I hope your house doesn’t burn down and that you’re not arrested, but also that you enjoy the day.