Moral Midgetry

That’s what the onscreen graphic actually said about Chicago’s weather today. As I write this it is negative 6 degrees. That’s not the wind chill. The actual temperature is -6.

Brutally Cold. Think about that. Think about what the weatherman is trying to tell us about this weather. This is the type of weather that, if you see it walking towards you, cross the street. This weather will do things to you… prison-type things. You can’t just scrub the effects of this weather away with a series of hot showers: it’s emotionally damaging as well as physically.

Brings to mind a line from Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. “You know that sound when you walk around with your keys in your pocket. Yeah, that’s what every man sounded like today, whether he had keys or not.”