20 Jan '04 - + 0 - 0 Nippy

It was about 12 degrees yesterday (Sunday), with a nice stiff wind. Friday, we still did not get any snow and I think my request for snow was mis-interpreted because we got rain instead. Rain tends to freeze when it comes in contact with objects that are way below 32 degrees Farenheit. i.e. the streets and sidewalks. Which made driving around Friday night after my futbol game pretty exciting. Regardless, Saturday and Sunday looked nice from inside a warm building. Mostly clear and sunny.

Blue Sky Over Lake Monona

It also looked nice from outside the warm building, with 3 shirts, 1 sweatshirt, a ski coat, 2 hoods a hat and a full face mask, plus wind pants on top of thermals and sweat pants. The perfect day to say, walk out to the middle of the lake and see what kind of trouble could be had on top of 7-12 inches of ice, without ice skates. (My Docs are like HumVee's for the feet.)

white thing

Turned out to be a plywood mock up of the capitol. It took me a good bit of time to get enough clothes for long-term outdoor comfort with the added benefit of looking like a hollywood stalker/mugger. I felt like the young brother in A Christmas Story and probably just as warm. The day is so short, I was all dressed up with no place else to go so I decided to stick around for the sunset.

Sunset from the middle of Lake Monona

one stone skipping.:

I just bought the special 2-disc edition of A Christmas Story for my wife, who grew up watching it each year. Priceless. Now every time one of us does something, the other says Careful! You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!

Jude () - 27 January '04 - 06:01