Mercurial

It was 9 degrees in Nashville yesterday – a mere 7 degrees warmer than the record cold temperature for that date set in 1972. Nonetheless, having committed to shedding some pounds and preserving gasoline in ‘09 I chose to walk 3½ miles each way to my job. Today it is a blistering 19 degrees and tomorrow it is projected to be 15 degrees. It is so cold that I have decided to stay inside this weekend and watch ‘An Inconvenient Truth.’