Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Where are you, winter?
Yesterday's high in Minneapolis was 54, beating a 100-year-old record by three degrees. Christmas day in the 50's in Minnesota? Things are getting a little crazy.
Minnesotans do not like it (for the most part). People there expect a change of seasons, and this feels like Third October or something. The rinks aren't set up. The ski trails are bare. The snowplows sit idle. There is a sense that things just aren't right, even as there is a general thankfulness not to be driving in the snow.
Last winter was pretty long and brutal, so maybe this is a make-up... but I think people would be better off with something in between.
