Wind Chill

This morning, we are experiencing a wind chill temperature of -12 F (~ -24 C).  It is brisk to say the least.  The actual temperature was 6 F (~ -14C).  I decided to wear long underwear this morning under my normal professorial attire.  It will be helpful going between the several buildings today at the U.  I hope I do not get too warm in my actual classes, however.  It will also be useful for travel to the Retiree's Cigar Group as I park considerably far away in a zone that has 4 hours of free parking, instead of searching for an occasionally open 1 hour free parking spot (too short of a time to spend at the shop) or feeding quarters into the meters (which only allow a 1 hour supply to be added at a time).  I suppose I could fuss around and download, learn, and then use that community's "parking meter app" (I dislike that word, "app" as you know) so I could do it from my phone..... but the "gizmo-ey-ness" of it does not seem worth it.... when.... instead of paying..... I can walk farther and park for free.  It is only a few blocks.  Today, with the bitterness.... I may end up feeling a different solution might have been better.... but.... it is what I will do.  

The pipe I showed on my post yesterday.... I actually do not HAVE that particular pipe.  But, it is one I have been eyeing quite a bit the last several days as I window-shop (online) the various pipe shops.  It is a damn attractive beast, and I have a bit of an itch to want to buy it.  But, I keep reconvincing myself that it would be a superfluous, silly purchase for me.  

I am going to work with my flies and rodents now before heading to my classes.  And, as soon as I get out of class this mid-afternoon, I am traversing the land to the shop to HOPEFULLY see at least one or two of the guys in the group.  I hope so anyway.  

Addendum.... I am not sure what character the cartoon figure is that I chose to post atop of this post.  If anyone has a clue, please let me know.  I selected that image to correlate with the "wind chill" discussion.  

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