Looking Ahead to the Winter

Yesterday a meteorologist announced that Chicago's winter this year will be even colder and snowier than last year.  That's got to be pretty awesome considering I was stuck on a bus on Lake Shore Drive for 3 1/2 hours during last year's blizzard.  But the good news about that winter was the one-two punch of excessive snow immediately followed by temperatures 30 below allegedly eliminated much of the squirrel population (seemingly, I'm happy to say, including those that destroyed my garden). 

I hope that my brother in Austin is reading this and relishing his choice of residence.  Personally, I'll take a snowstorm over painfully hot any day.  Cheers to that, Evan.

Back by Popular Demand

Back by popular demand is...SUMMER.  Fortunately this time around we aren't slapped with humidity, but one can only hope that happens by the time the weekend rolls around. 

My guess is that we'll have more rain.  Last week ended what I believe was an 8 day rain streak.  But it only rained at rush hour, both morning and night (no exaggeration).  The rest of the day was dry, which is helpful for us enclosed in dry offices during the day.  Those rush hour storms really added to my commuting enjoyment, with someone's wet shoulder against me or umbrella dripping all over my book.  (Fortunately it was a library book, so it was already damaged beyond repair.) 

For now I won't complain, though, but rather just anticipate the complaining I'll do about the weekend.