A Chill in the Air

It is amazing how strongly one's perspective is influenced by the environment you grew up in.

It's Winter in Miami. I notice it, because nowadays it's dark when I exit the office at the end of the day and there's a chill in the air. As recently as early November it was so hot in this city that the palm trees fought over passing dogs.
The past weekend the temperatures dropped once to just under the 70'ties. Older folks in town have been heard saying however, that the cold front has passed and that the "worst" is over!

On the flipside ABC News reported that the first snow has started to fall this week in the nation's capital. Children making snowmen, a layer of cold magical white starting to cover Washington. In sub-20 temperatures the weatherman is predicting it's going to get even colder. (The news station had an interview with a politician and it was so cold, he stood with his hands in his own pockets.)

Last night I watched Monday night football - the Seattle Seahawks blowing away the Philadelphia Eagles - while it's snowing!
A rugby test between South Africa and France played in Paris last week caused some frantic penhandling by the local South African media. Why? Snow was predicted before the game. Often games are called off if it rains heavily.
Yet, those Norterners played in sleeting snow and passes stuck. Amazing. I guess you can handle what you're used to.

(Pic 1 - Typical crisp, cloudy morning at the lake next to our apartment. Miami-Dade at 06:30 am.
Pic 2 - Philadelphia quarterback on the charge Monday night - Picture from SI.com)