Tag: cold
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Walking to the Store
My youngest was very specific in his requests today. He wanted a bath and a walk to the convenience store down the street. The trip is kind of expensive so we can’t do it every day. But we did it today. If you’ve been following for very long you know that we live in Wisconsin.…
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Cold Days Ahead
I got dressed and walked to the local gas station with my youngest son. It was cold and dark. It is only going to get colder and darker. Christmas lights are going up in earnest and we should have snow pretty soon. Winter isn’t my favorite season, but I choose to live where the cold…
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Halloween 24
Tonight I handed out candy and snacks for about an hour and a half. It was cold but it was worth it. I live in a good neighborhood, very diverse. Dressing up and giving out trick or treats lets me be hospitable. As my hands got colder and the wind tried to blow the chairs…
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Does the Furnace Need to Be ON?
It’s that time of year in Wisconsin that the windows can still be open during the day to have cool fresh air circulate through the house. But the nights are getting too cold to leave them open. So I play a little game at night after I close the windows where I try to guess…
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Hot Noon
South Central Wisconsin is hot today. Unusually hot. Whether it is just the weather or the dreaded rise in global mean temperature is one that I sometimes contemplate. But it always comes down to how much people can control versus how much we think we can control. The former is always much smaller than the…
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Spring in Wisconsin
It’s the first day of spring and that means warmer weather (sort of). I like living here and I like that things are about to start growing but I’m not going to kid myself that it will magically start today. At least the bugs haven’t started coming back yet. 20 March 2023
Latter Day Sinner 