I was supposed to fly from Orlando, Florida, to LaGuardia Airport today. Alas, the weather in New York continues to look more than a little bit dicey. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING, the National Weather Service explained an hour ago in its urgent all-caps style. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
Having recovered at long last from my once-acute fear of flying, I don’t much feel like picking at my psychic scabs. I don’t have a show to see in New York tonight, Orlando has a really nice airport hotel, and my hosts, John and Gail Sinclair of Rollins College, offered to take me to dinner this evening if I chose not to brave the storm. So…I’m sticking.
I’ll return to New York first thing tomorrow morning. In the meantime, my schedule for the afternoon consists of a long nap.
Later.
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
