Rant

Guys: I hate winter and this is our coldest and snowiest in a while. Just about weekly, Philadelphia has a significant snow. Our yearly snow average is 10 inches; this year, we've had over 37 so far; it's only the beginning of February. And today is another big snow. (It's calling for snow and sleet on Wednesday, too.)

Also--for about the last two weeks, the highs were all under freezing. Thankfully, this weekend it hit 40 degrees--it felt positively balmy. But one of the days that it was not as cold as usual, there was also an air quality alert that discouraged people from exercising outdoors. Great.

Also--this is the first time that Francisco or I has ever had a driveway to shovel. This year we've got a decent sized driveway, a long sidewalk, precisely one shovel, and a big bag of salt. Not our favorite winter. (On the plus side, we do have a carport, so no more digging my car out of drifts of snow.)

I'm seriously contemplating a move to a more southern climate--San Diego, anyone? Or, for an East Coast alternative, Charlottesville or Asheville?