A few flakes do not a winter make

[muckefuck]

So that's it for the first snow of the season? A couple hours of fluffy flakes and nothing to show for it a day later? There were a few crystals scattered across the beds out back the condo, but that was it. Part of me was really hoping to get these new boots wet. Snow or no, it certainly feels wintry. Zipping the two halves of my coat together still wasn't enough to keep me from feeling the chill yesterday, so today I'm fully layered: undershirt, dress shirt, and sweater.

I pulled out the Christmas box the other day, but so far all that's come out is the cardinal light. (Scooter the Cubs Fan is convinced I put it up only to annoy him, despite my repeated insistence that cardinals in the snow is nothing more than a classic winter decorating trope.) monshu has his own mysterious plans for the mantelpiece, so I've left it to him to ensure its readiness for St Nick's.