Myria: Justice Girl

Today, as Myr is getting ready for her "Math Counts" quiz-bowl thing, we are half listening to the television. An ad comes on advertising some wrinkle cream and the women on the ad says that life is unfair because she has gotten some wrinkles.

Myr goes: There are a lot more things unfair than that. What about children starving while we live in the lap of luxury. That seems a lot more unfair than having a few wrinkles that just prove we had a good life.

What a kid.

Hello, Winter. Wondered when you were going to show up.

It's not supposed to get above zero for the next day or so. It's not going to get ridiculously cold, nothing below 20 below or so, but the wind is wicked and that's what will hurt you.

*shudder* The west side of the house (the one that my bedroom is on) doesn't want to warm up. You can feel the cold air pushing through the panes of glass.

The good news is that our cars are out of the wind. Not in a garage, mind, but not in the wind. They shouldn't have a problem starting until it's a good 30 to 40 below. But I always end up running the car for ten minutes before I leave and taking the long way to close places, just so that I move the engine temp gauge out of the cold range.

So, old man winter was late this year, but he got here. We're not looking for any temps above zero by Tuesday and there's nothing above freezing for the next week. Oh, yeah. brrrrrrrr.