Our local newscasters have lately been sneaking odd references to your 
weather into their little presentations.  I especially liked one 
reference to Boston hitting an all time record at a few degrees below 
zero.  Something along the lines of admission that the temperature was 
cold by any standard, but especially for Boston.  I like it because my 
in-laws in Boston are convinced that whatever happens to them is what 
REALLY counts.

It’s not often that I hope someone's nightie is flannel, but I surely 
hope you keep warm and don't expose anything important to that -45.  
Exposed skin will freeze in less than a minute at that temperature.  
Hands and face skin is a little more durable, but don't take chances.

I pretty much agree with you regarding baseball and most other sports.  
Hell, I don't want to watch any sport, I want to play!  I do like live 
theatre very much.  We have a lot of theatres here in the Twin Cities.  
I like the little ones better than the big ones, but my favorite is the 
Guthrie.  But, the Guthrie is going to move and the theatre will be 
demolished.  Its a shame.  And the Preservationist's argument for 
protecting it is pure 100% BS.  So thoroughly so, that it is nakedly 
untrue and doomed to fail.  But, the folks putting forth the effort 
will FEEL good and take credit for fighting the good fight.  (doggone 
amateurs).

Stay warm.

-jc


On Jan 15, 2004, at 11:50 PM, Ruth Barton wrote:

> John,  Frozen giblets do make one angry.  Speaking of which, it's 
> about -10
> here tonight with a very brisk wind,  Have seen forcasts of wind chill 
> of
> -45 tomorrow.  Keep your giblets warm,  Ruth
>
>
>
> At 9:39 AM -0600 1/11/04, John Callan wrote:
>> Surely does build character.  I thought I might get a rise out of you,
>> but I did not mean to offend, or to question your knowledge of cold.
>> And I do think you have a certain sophistication that I admire,
>> although, I was not directing that comment specifically at you.  Wet 
>> or
>> dry cold really does make an awful lot of difference, and your cold is
>> quite a bit damper than ours.
>>
>> Growing up at about the same time, I remember girls always wearing
>> skirts.  I don't think I gave it much thought early on, and I'm sure 
>> my
>> thoughts had very little to do with weather.  (I'd not yet received my
>> sensitivity training from Ralph).  I remember was watching kids on TV
>> from far off places in the west, where boys wore blue-jeans to school!
>> That was not permitted in Connecticut!
>>
>> Those skirts could explain a lot of the anger you females unleashed in
>> the 60's.  Frozen giblets!
>>
>> -jc
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