Bring on the wimpy weather ~ December 18, 1997
David Heiller The mild weather we are having this fall has brought some interesting reactions from people. Normally we would be calling this season “winter,” even though it doesn’t officially start for three days. But I’m still calling it fall, because it feels like fall. We had 40 degrees last Sunday, December 13 It was a beautiful October day. The weather is topsy-turvy, thanks to El Niño ( International Falls had a record 44 degrees ABOVE zero on Sunday. yet Guadalajara, Mexico, had 11 inches of snow and minus 11 degree temperatures. I asked a friend that day how he was liking the weather. He answered something like this: “It’s great, but when winter hits, look out. We’re going to pay for this. Wait till the other shoe drops.” A more typical Christmas evening at our house. Noah and Collin 1996. My wife, Cindy, stands to the left of that conservative stance. She wants some snow. She wants her brother and sister-in-la...