Heat Wave

For the past three days here in Chicago, the high temperature has climbed into the upper 50's and lower 60's. Need I remind you that it's January? The picture above was taken a little more than a week ago, in northern Wisconsin. While I doubt that it's as warm up there as it is here, I will say that every drop of snow and ice in the city has disappeared, and I'm pretty sure I saw a robin poking around, wondering why he didn't get the memo that spring was starting 3 months early this year.

Many people are enjoying the balmy weather, but to me it's just disturbing. I know it's more of a fluke than a sign of impending doom, but I can't help but feel like Al Gore is hovering behind me, shaking his head. It's disturbing, you know, to feel hot when you wear a jacket outside just a few weeks after Christmas. Maybe if I were in Florida, sure, but... Chicago? Come on. I'm sort of cringing here, waiting for the ground to start smoldering and the waves of both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to start lapping at either end of our block. Maybe I'll go recycle something to make myself feel better...