Sardinian 'cold' isn't cold.

I'm not sure I'm ready for snow. We're supposed to have 5 inches of the stuff by Saturday night. Yes, winter is about to arrive in Minnesota. Rather late. Most years, it's been here for weeks already. But I try to stay upbeat. Shoveling snow is good exercise. And I'll have to put my bicycle away for a while. And start walking more. I also keep reminding myself that in a month or so, I'm moving to Italy. To Sardinia. For the rest of the winter. And I won't be seeing snow then. Sardinia even has some palm trees. And what Sardinians call cold weather. But that's nonsense. It hardly ever freezes. Which sounds more like a balmy spring, or maybe even summer, to a Minnesotan. --Jim Broede