Cold and a B+

The temperature dropped and the wind picked up. I would have thought that the atmosphere would have turned liquid at these temperatures. It's too cold to wander much and for those not going to work (like me) I fear cabin fever may be setting in. Lori did wander the shops near our home and found some fun things. We live about a block from some of the best shopping in Vienna. We live about two blocks from the museums. We haven't seen any of those yet. I did find an antiquarian book shop but its been closed.

I think this may be colder than Mars.

Today a colleague took me to where I might jog. We walked on the ice to the Danube where the wind was blowing about 20 mph. Wow. Cold, but beautiful. I don't know how I'm ever going to run again.

I found out today I got a B+ in my BYU German 101 class. You may sneer that I did not get an A, but I was so happy to pull that off. It was a hard class! (Just ask me about the acquisitive and dative cases in grammar! Now I know!) However, no one I meet seems impressed. They start speaking English almost as soon as I say anything--well if they do speak English. If they don't they just look at me quizzically, perhaps wondering if those are human sounds coming out of my mouth or just some sort of animal-like utterance. I've decided I'm going to carry my Semester transcript with me to prove I speak a little German. Otherwise I don't think they will believe me. Nothing I'm saying would provide any evidence.