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02/06/2007: "How Do You Like Me Now, Minnesota ..."

A couple of weeks ago, we went through one of the worst cold snaps in recent memory. It dropped below freezing for several straight nights, leading to massive crop losses. Here at the Home Office, it got cold enough to ice the cars and kill some plants. As it happened, I had a conference call that week with my software supplier at their home office in Eagan, Minnesota, a Minneapolis suburb. I spent a week there last February and can attest first hand to the fact it gets damned cold there. During our call we compared weather notes, and the Eagan crew pointed out with glee that the overnight low here was lower that it was there.

But what comes around, goes around. Yesterday, the high in LA was 86 degrees - during the first week of February. How was it in Eagan? The high was 2 - and it was snowing.

I'll be thinking about you all when I'm at the beach this afternoon ...