Actually today here in C-town it's an indian summer. I think we were in the 70's today. However you have to go outside of my house to notice it. I live in this old brick home that was built in the early 1800's. You wouldn't know it, but old brick homes seem to have the same physical properties as the common beer cooler. If it's hot it's hot. When it's cold, it's cold. Also if you don't clean them out they get all moldy and start to stink.
The farmer's almanac has predicted a colder than usual winter for most of the country. You can see their forecast here. Evidently "shivery is not dead." That farmers almanac makes so much sense. Why would I waste my time checking the weather forecast day after day to only get a guess as to what the weather may be in the next 5 days when the almanac has predicted it already for the entire year! That's efficiency for you. Not bad for a publication that started in the early 1800's.
So if it's going to be a cold winter you must be prepared. Batton the hatches (what exactly does that mean?), tighten lids and get out your ugly sweaters. Stock up on hot chocolate, doughnuts and chinese carryout menus. Make sure you've filled up your coal pit, stocked the wood pile and practiced your hand rubbing. And make double sure your high speed internet connection is working properly.
And to top it all off, go out and get yourself some electronically heated pants. I'm not kidding, they really do exist. Check it out.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Ready for a cold winter?
Decreed by Cyrus on 10/31/2006
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How are electronically heated pants different from electrically heated pants? I note that the citation also calls them electronic. Is that just because they have a remote? Doesn't electronic imply some sort of complicated computer chip?
electric pants! (thats what we called a girl on my hall freshman year...but i digress...) how cool is that!!!! let me rephrase--how hot is that! gotta find me some!
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