The temperature has been low, very low. Going outside was not an option so I decided to stay and do a bit of cogitating, writing, surfing and lollygagging.
I reflected that a month ago the issues in Hopenhagen were global warming.
When the mercury hit -22C it became evident that heat, or the lack of it, is the immediate problem many people are facing. I decided to give my daily constitutional a miss and instead I sat around the house and listened to a bit of music. I tracked down variuos versions of Mascagni`s Ave Maria. I came upon a warm and sublime rendition by Ghada Ghanem and the Lebanese Symphony Orchestra.
http://www.youtube.com/v/Cdp7Ny1Qy-o&hl=en_US&fs=1&
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