It's getting cold in these parts

It's five degrees as I write. Those are positive degrees. The low tomorrow as predicted by the local weather underground will be -13, and Saturday will be -12, for a total of -25. These are raw degrees, none of that exaggeration known as wind chill. The coldest week of the year is upon us. Thus the bear.



Only indoors activities to report. Curling last night was a mixed bag. The five o'clock league team won a close game in the final end and going to the final stone 7-6. The Miller Rink just missed a win, going into the final end in a 5-5 tie and with the hammer, gave up a point and the win. Hey, they had better and also matching clothes. It's hard to beat color coordination on the field of battle. Our win streak ended at four. So it goes.

The Thursday night mixed doubles was a flat draw. 6-4, 4-6, 3-3 (out of time). It was even, but I was a little off my game and most of the action was the hardcore girls banging shots at each other and sometimes into the net. There will be more tennis next week, followed by hibiscuses. Hibiiscusi???

The stock market tanked again today. There seems to be panic on Wall Street and the politicians are getting involved. That doesn't seem like a very good idea, based on the kind of trouble they've led us into in the last few years. Should we be bailing out the speculators? Will we be bailing them out?