tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post4511511115239231946..comments2024-03-07T22:54:23.588-05:00Comments on Optimistic Voices: Baby, It's Cold Outside (the James Taylor/Natalie Cole version)Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16635551444187069828noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-51952812223803050692010-01-13T09:40:11.980-05:002010-01-13T09:40:11.980-05:00Hey, M ~
I hadn't realized - the longest cold...Hey, M ~<br /><br />I hadn't realized - the longest cold snap in 50 years? (wow!). I just couldn't get warm last night (even thought it was nowhere the coldest evening we'd experienced) - my husband said it was "penetrating", which made total sense (building up over a period of time). <br /><br />My house is *very* well-insulated but I think our defenses were finally breached - I'm done... I give up... bring back my hot weather!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635551444187069828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-91657970660109524602010-01-13T05:04:28.964-05:002010-01-13T05:04:28.964-05:00Susan, I heard on the news that this is the longes...Susan, I heard on the news that this is the longest cold snap in 50 years! Can you imagine? I've lived here 40 years and can't remember anything like it. As much as I enjoy the cooler weather, I am running out of clothes, time to warm up! ;)Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295184242792867847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-83504850343520951402010-01-13T00:08:37.285-05:002010-01-13T00:08:37.285-05:00Hey, M ~
I think what's most bothersome about...Hey, M ~<br /><br />I think what's most bothersome about this cold snap is how *long* it's lasted (at least a week and a half!) - a cooler change of pace is nice... but I can handle three days max (and that's why I live in Florida... :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635551444187069828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-40429842596657372302010-01-12T16:01:09.711-05:002010-01-12T16:01:09.711-05:00Susan, I totally get it! It's kind of like whe...Susan, I totally get it! It's kind of like when I go on vacation, I *prefer* to go somewhere with a different climate and atmosphere as home. Doesn't always happen but I try. :) Now, it's 10 degrees colder in Daytona so I expect I'll still be a bit chilly up there this weekend.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295184242792867847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-88409474081357603362010-01-12T13:06:45.133-05:002010-01-12T13:06:45.133-05:00Hey, M ~
Okay, I'll give you the cute, rarely...Hey, M ~<br /><br />Okay, I'll give you the cute, rarely-worn cold-weather clothes point - Saturday night at our Labyrinth Cafe concert found me rocking jeans with a new purple sweater, the purple-and-green paisley scarf E gave me for Christmas and my recently-purchased-from Target fake Uggs (called Fuggs, I discovered on another blog... :-)<br /><br />However, I always feel I get my frigid fix on our annual South Carolina/Georgia holiday trip - when I get home, I want it to feel different than where I was, not the same!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635551444187069828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-78046512687942206172010-01-12T07:52:22.459-05:002010-01-12T07:52:22.459-05:00Susan, this is where you and I differ in the Leo t...Susan, this is where you and I differ in the Leo thing...I *hate* the heat and would much prefer to be cold than hot! I think it's because I'm so freakin' hot (temperature wise) all the time myself, I can't handle any more warmth. ;)<br /><br />I love the drop in temps we've been experiencing, it's allowed me to pull out cute little sweaters and dresses that have been hiding at the back of my closet forever! ;) Oh, and Beren and I actually took a dip in the hot tub Sunday night! The contrast between the 30-something wind and the 100 degree hot tub...simply amazing! ;)<br /><br />Now, I admit that I could never deal with Catherine's version of winter. Brrr...Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295184242792867847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-13375151206123325112010-01-06T19:12:47.600-05:002010-01-06T19:12:47.600-05:00Hey, Catherine ~
I do realize that perspective is...Hey, Catherine ~<br /><br />I do realize that perspective is everything... but I just cannot imagine how you do it day after day - being a Leo, I'd always rather be too hot than too cold, so this is pure misery!<br /><br />I've even cheated and put my heat on 70 (when the recommended thermostat setting is 68) - and 55 at night? (are they f*cking kidding?!?)...<br /><br />I always think warmly of you, snowstorm or not - I've always much respected you as well, but now you are my she-ra (Pioneer Woman incarnate... :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635551444187069828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-59772735922949000372010-01-06T14:22:29.709-05:002010-01-06T14:22:29.709-05:00Oh Susan...the cruelty! *laughing*
Current temp h...Oh Susan...the cruelty! *laughing*<br /><br />Current temp here today is 11 degrees with no windchill - we're having a heat wave! And you haven't lived until you suit up in the Carhart bibs, barn coat, watch cap, gloves, and boots over your indoor 'the thermostat is set at 65 clothes'! And then slip-slide to the barn with two 5 gallon buckets of hot water for the livestock! Thank the goddess I'm in hot flash mode....<br /><br />Think warmly of me as the next snow storm bears down on us...and enjoy your 'snow days' at home!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558563081809271459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-1113581578393098252010-01-06T00:20:01.128-05:002010-01-06T00:20:01.128-05:00Hey, Amy ~
Even when we lived in Atlanta, we stil...Hey, Amy ~<br /><br />Even when we lived in Atlanta, we still had to warm up our car before we went anywhere December through February - now, it's just key in the ignition... and go...<br /><br />I would welcome being a respite from your w-w-w-inter w-w-w-oes - [in my best Bob Barker voice]... Come On Down!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635551444187069828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-23715096491377142572010-01-05T20:50:02.643-05:002010-01-05T20:50:02.643-05:00Well, I was just thinking this morning how I wish ...Well, I was just thinking this morning how I wish they made lotion for inside your nose.<br /><br />I'm a baby, too. My first response when people ask why I would leave Pittsbugh is because I cannot handle six months of winter. Also, I'm totally over clearing off my car in the morning.<br /><br />And, clearly, that's also why I'd visit you. Besides the fact that you're awesome.Amyhttp://inthemainstream.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-13190541382330059742010-01-05T18:09:30.345-05:002010-01-05T18:09:30.345-05:00Hey, Amy ~
I admit it - I'm a baby when it co...Hey, Amy ~<br /><br />I admit it - I'm a baby when it comes to cold weather. I'm fond of saying that I cannot even comprehend someone *voluntarily* living in Michigan... or anywhere north of the Mason-Dixon line - do people actually get used to chapped lips, alligator skin and red noses? (not a rhetorical question... :-)<br /><br />This is why you need to come visit me in March - in other week, I'll be able to lay out by my pool again!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635551444187069828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124749183316796602.post-77542873963534306192010-01-05T15:37:56.198-05:002010-01-05T15:37:56.198-05:00Oh, my goodness. Fifty degrees? Even thirty. Je...Oh, my goodness. Fifty degrees? Even thirty. Jealously radiates into the snow and twelve-degree air.Amyhttp://inthemainstream.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com