I liked this CNN headline “Weird, wintry weather in much of U.S.” The word “quirky” is also used in the article, wherein a meteorologist says “Normally, we don’t start off with the copious amounts of precipitation and the numerous thunderstorms. This is very atypical weather for December.” Although I’ve been in Silicon Valley for almost ten years, I’m still not accustomed to being left out of the winter weather. I feel that wind-whipped chill on my face when I see the photos of people outside in the cold, digging out of drifts, and my once-twisted ankle gives a sympathetic twinge. And I wonder if my four wheel drive Subaru will ever get to dig its tires into any of the white stuff. Of course I am enjoying the mild climate here and my blood has thinned out enough that I actually bought a wool coat for this winter.