I've been walking the 2.5 miles to and from work lately. With temperatures dropping below -20°F, I've taken to doubling up all of my cold weather acoutrements. Wool socks inside boots, gloves worn inside big wool mittens, and a stocking cap under a hoodie under the down-lined hood of my jacket. Every weathered Minnesotan knows that the secret to living in the cold is to dress in layers. It has worked so well for me that when I go outside with this kit it feels like a 85° where I've just come inside and positioned my face in front of the AC. Except in this case the AC is -60° with wind chill factored in.

Tits Up News

Two big items of tits up news today:

1. Circuit City has announced that it is closing its remaining stores. No big surprise because they were on extremely shaky ground heading into the holiday season, but this is the first in what will surely be a long line of retail failures we'll witness this year.


2. Segway—not really tits up yet, but I want to get a preemptive strike in on the exceedingly expensive scooters. Get a damn bike, fatasses! (link to CNN story)