So, the city’s been tearing up our road, Walton Street, the last couple of days. Overnight. They’ve been hack hammering and using all sorts of noisy machinery. I think they’re replacing the sewer line.

You have to applaud anyone who can do this kind of heavy construction overnight. If we had had our windows open it’d be pretty unbearable.

At least the weather’s been bad, and it’s been cold and rainy.

After the big snow and because it’s dark and very windy and because Portland’s empty the city has an overwhelmingly remote feeling tonight.