Dan Dolezal clears the snow from the roof of his business, Camera Corral, in Coeur d'Alene earlier this week. (AP Photo/KATHY PLONKA, The Spokesman-Review)

I posted some of your comments of the last few days out front today. My son and daughter-in-law from Denver drove to Schweitzer to snowboard Friday, while my wife & I braved the crowds at the Spokane Valley Mall. I couldn't help but think that accompanying women to shop in a women's clothing store is as close to Purgatory as I ever want to come. I finally put my foot down at The Gap and told my daughter that it was time to go -- after I was fairly sure that she was done shopping. I have two more days with the kids. And I plan to enjoy them to the max. And, speaking of enjoyment, here's your daily Wild Card with which to start your own threads ...