Coming up short…

I’ve been so very proud of the fact that even up here in the cold winter of Coeur d’Alene I’m still very able to wear shorts year-round. It’s not something that happens every day, but if I had my way I would wear flip flops, shorts and a short-sleeved polo as much as humanly possible.

Today, however, that all changed.

As the temperatures dropped to below zero with the wind-chill tonight, I was driving down the freeway – heater cranked at 90 – and freezing my leg hair off. Even with the heater blasting 100% on the floorboards to keep the blood in my lower appendages flowing, I was cold. God, I was freezing.

It’s only because yesterday the sun was shining. I looked outside and assumed it was warmer than 32. Hooray! That’s all I needed – I damn near threw on sandals. But after spending the night at a buddy’s house next to his heater, I was not prepared for the chilly onslaught that was today’s sudden cold freeze.

From now on, there will definitely be a pair of sweats in my car.