Finally!

The Colts win the Super Bowl, but the important news is... PITCHERS AND CATCHERS REPORT TO SPRING TRAINING IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS!

That means summer is on the way... THANK GOD!

As I write this, it is -12 degrees in Minneapolis... why do we live here again?

Speaking of cold, have you seen this?

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How Cold Is It?

With cold snaps hitting the country and winter upon us comes the following thermometer readings.

An annotated thermometer (degrees Fahrenheit)

+50
New York tenants turn on the heat; Minnesotans plant gardens

+40
Californians shiver uncontrollably; Minnesotans sunbathe

+30
You can see your breath; Minnesotans eat ice cream

+20
San Franciscans start thinking favorably of LA; Minnesota Vikings fans put on T-shirts... YEAH!!!

+15
You plan a vacation in CANCUN!!!!! Minnesotans go swimming

-15
Miamians cease to exist; Minnesotans lick flagpoles

-20
Politicians actually do something about the homeless; People in Duluth think about taking down screens

-25
Japanese cars don't start; Minnesota Twins head for spring training

-30
You plan a two-week hot bath; Minnesotans shovel snow off roof

-38
Mercury freezes, too cold to think; Minnesotans button top button

-40
Californians disappear; Minnesotans put on sweaters

-50
Alaskans close the bathroom window; Two Harbors Minnesota Agates practice indoors

-60
Walruses abandon Aleutians; Minnesotans put gloves away, take out mittens

-80
Polar bears abandon Baffin Island; Girl Scouts in Two Harbors, Minnesota start Klondike Derby

-90
Lawyers chase ambulances for no more than 10 miles; Wisconsinites migrate to Minnesota thinking it MUST be warmer

-100
Santa Claus abandons North Pole; Minnesotans pull down earflaps

-173
Ethyl alcohol freezes; The University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus) closes

-452
Helium becomes a liquid

-454
Hell freezes over

-460 (Absolute Zero)
All atomic motion ceases; The University of Minnesota-Duluth is closed, and Minnesotans alert us as to how it's getting a mite nippy
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Have a GREAT day!