A Southern Boy in the Cold

It was so cold this morning; I thought we’d experienced another Ice Age! It was 4 degrees! I have never represented a temperature in a single digit. In fact the thermometer I brought with me to Missouri from Texas doesn’t even go that low. The Mercury kept sinking until it finally just disappeared. I don’t know where it went, but the thermometer is empty now. When I tried to start my car this morning, I swear it laughed at me. This, of course, is never encouraging when you are depending on this metal hyena for your source of warmth. I kid you not it was lunchtime before I could feel my ears again. I don’t care how much time passes, I will never get used to this!