How Cool Are You

We reached the beginnings of deep freeze territory today. I still hear birds singing outside in the sunshine. Amazing.

High today, minus 2. It's not often we go below zero around here, but this is the season. The Tribune solicits survival advice from frigid Fargo. The year I was up in my northern Wisconsin hometown it hit 60 below on Super Bowl Sunday. I guess it was fortunate it wasn't Green Bay's year. The radio gave advice if your car broke down--layer up with bear grease and newspapers.

A kid in Indiana stuck his tongue on a light pole on a dare. No kidding. Each generation has to make its own mistakes, as they say....

In other news, our new Senator, Roland Burris, goes to Washington. He says he is "naturally" going to follow the lead of Dick Durbin and others. Naturally. The One is already there.

The Politico says Dems are "cool" on seating their newest fellow Dem in the Senate. Really?