It's November 26th, and if you look at the little weather banner to the right of my website, you'll notice that it is 50 degrees. Frankly, I think this sucks.

I must be a giant freak because I hate summer. I don't like when it's hot outside, and Ohio tends to get so humid that it's possible to get out of the shower and have your hair stay wet all day long. As much as I hate getting up early to brush the snow off my car, and as much as I hate the way people drive every year when they forget that yes, snow is wet and slippery, I do like snow itself.

I especially like snow AFTER Thankgsiving and BEFORE Easter, so as long as the bulk of it falls in between those dates I'm pretty satisfied that we've had a proper Ohio winter. One of the reasons I enjoy snow is that I can wear boots everywhere, meaning I no longer have to worry about matching up my socks. Also, I tend to go to a lot of holiday parties where I stuff myself on cheese logs and cold cut sandwiches. I know I post a lot about food and eating, but what else do we do day in and day out that's as enjoyable? Then I can cover up my gut with a giant snowflake sweater and hide my bad hair with some sort of hat, and even if I look like a hobo it's OK because everyone else looks like a hobo, too!

So here it is, November 26th, and it's going to be in the 60s pretty much all week. Again. And sunny. It just doesn't feel like winter when you're still slathering zinc oxide all over before going outside. Furthermore, since I'm going to Florida over the actual Christmas holiday (which beats the hell out of spending it in the Cleveland Clinic again) I'm going to get enough of crappy, smog-filled 50 degree days down there.

Come on, snow! What's the holdup?