The cold

Today’s was a record low temperature in South Bend (−15°F). When it’s like this, what else is there to write about?

I left the apartment for three minutes to take the trash out to the dumpster. My mustaches froze.

On the map, it looks as if Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio are the coldest of the contiguous states. Minnesota and North Dakota are ten degrees warmer than South Bend. So is Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. What’s the point of not applying for teaching jobs in the beautiful Upper Peninsula, if this is how South Bend’s weather is going to be?

This morning, before I got out of bed, I made two important philosophic breakthroughs.