Happy to have escaped.

I just logged in to my old newspaper. The St. Paul Pioneer Press. In Minnesota's capitol city. And learned that right now. At about 10 in the morning, the temperature is 13 degrees below zero. Fahrenheit. And that today's high is expected to be 4 degrees below zero. And that the overnight low is a predicted 24 degrees below. And here I am. In Sardinia. Where the natives are restless and lamenting because the temperature has dipped into the 40s. That's above zero. Above freezing. And I'm very appreciative of being just where I am. I'm going for a walk soon. Happy to have escaped Minnesota. --Jim Broede