It started Monday. 39 degrees at 4:00pm, then down to 11 by midnight.

Today the high is 13 and down to 5 by midnight. Around 4:00am, the temperature is expected to plunge to 10 below zero. Wednesday's high MIGHT reach 0.

We are lucky here in central Indiana. Farther north in Wisconsin and Minnesota, the temperature will dive to 30 and lower below zero.

And, we didn't get all of that snow.

On the bright side here, teens by Friday and 50's by Sunday.

A wild ride indeed!

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Last night I dreamed I was walking past a house with a friend when I noticed a big heavy chain on the ground, attached to a stake. I asked my friend if he knew what that was and he said the house was protected by a big bear and not to wake it up. Right then, the chain started moving. My friend yelled "run"! and we took off. Looking back over my shoulder, I saw a huge white bear with black fur all around it's eyes.

Today, I googled it (of course I did, curiosity got the better of me). Nothing but pictures of either polar bears or panda bears.

Just one more humorous production of my subconscious mind... until I see a real one.

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Stayed outdoors too long today and I'm paying for it. Both of my hands were frostbitten over 30 years ago and I have to wear gloves as soon as the temperature drops below 40 degrees. My hands get icy cold and numb. It was 14 degrees outside today and all I did was clear snow from my car then stop at the gas station to top off my tank. Now I'm wearing gloves indoors to warm my hands up. 15 minutes to type this. Although my gloves are thin, it's hard to type without making numerous errors I have to go back and correct.

Another new experience, though.

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Seth MacFarlane is one talented guy... the creator of Family Guy.

Chicago. One of my favorite all-time bands. I've seen them perform live more than any other band I know of. Some of the cast have changed over the years, but they still sound the same as they did at the start of their long, awesome career.


Rock on!

With the government shutdown here in the U.S., has anyone thought of how we are setting ourselves up for some sort of terrorist attack?

You can't have the military alone protecting us.

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8 degrees two days ago, 46 today and 14 by Friday.

I'm feeling like a yo-yo!

... it was cold this morning! I've got one of those in the bones chills going now. It won't go away until I'm at work, either.

Brrrr!

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Earth-shaking moments in my life:

At age eleven, President Kennedy is assassinated.

The next year, My favorite cousin and a friend of the family who was like an older brother to me both died in car wrecks.

The year I turned 16, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy.

At age 22, I should have died myself in a car crash from falling asleep at the wheel on Easter morning.

Age 25, I lose the love of my life.

When I was 41, my Dad died of cancer. Seven years later, my Mom died of cancer as well.

Ten years ago, my favorite Aunt died in the hospital from complications after breaking her hip. Six years ago her oldest daughter fell in her apartment and died from cranial bleeding. Four years ago her youngest daughter died from ALS. One year ago her son from kidney failure.

In the last five years I have had several classmates from school and friends pass away.

We don't get out of this life alive. The best we can do is to live our lives as happily as possible.

As the English are fond of saying: Keep a stiff upper lip and soldier on.

Just a few realistic meanderings on a cold winter's night.

Carry on mates.

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