Yesterday I biked to work without even needing gloves. Today is like the third day in a row with highs close to 70 degrees, in November, in Wisconsin. I think maybe this is the year when it’s just not going to get cold at all. What does that do the Wisconsin psyche? We live here because we like cold & snow – we like to ski and make snowballs, and feel hearty. And, if it never gets cold, how will I store the cookies between Thanksgiving & Christmas, if it never gets cold enough to keep the vestibule of my house in the 40s?
And the Republicans want to give back the high speed rail money, and build more roads. Gov-elect Walker’s even talking to US Dept. of Transportation to try to re-purpose the $$ earmarked for rail – personally I think he’s an idiot – but it’s starting to seem like he’s going to get his way. I feel like they’re a bunch of spoiled brats, and us liberals/Dems are like parents – we’ve been trying to say there will be consequences, but they’re getting away with it for now. 60-degrees in November may be lovely, but New York & San Francisco are going to be underwater any minute now.
Forecast for WI
