1.   An ice storm that lashed central Texas late Tuesday and early Wednesday morning closed schools and some businesses, leaving the streets oddly quiet.

2.   And travel to and from Los Angeles International Airport has been crippled, as airlines canceled thousands of flights, leaving the terminals oddly quiet.

3.   But the room was oddly quiet.

4.   Despite the phone calls and across-aisle conversations, it is an oddly quiet flight.

5.   In contrast to his early career, his home life now seems oddly quiet.

6.   It was oddly quiet.

7.   Many of the babies are oddly quiet, lethargic with dehydration, the nurses say.

8.   But the streets were oddly quiet with no outdoor celebrations by Zedillo supporters.