ENORMOUS ICEBURGS IMPERIL PENGUINS: So much for global warming. We're getting colder than normal temperatures here in Wisconsin and before we left last week, I was scraping ice off my car in the morning in Austin. Now Newsday reports there is so much ice in Antarctica, it's crowding out the penguins. Brrrrr. Meanwhile, France is seeing the coldest winter in 40 years, as the snow piles up in Buffalo. Oh, and anyone remember the unusually cool weather in California this summer that saved Gray Davis from more blackouts? And last year's frost wave in Siberia? Global warming has got to mean hotter everywhere, not just random spots of higher-than-normal temperatures a few places. That's just called normal weather fluctuation, not global catastrophe.
HOLIDAY TRAVEL UPDATE: We made it to Milwaukee last night, thanks to my husband, the driving genius. Today has been a perfect Wisconsin day-- snow, beer, brats, and a great Packers game watched in the bar my father-in-law built in his basement. Still, I'm jonesing for internet news. I've only just heard details about the nutjob with explosives in his sneakers. Hopefully I'll have more time to read and post later in the week. Also answer email. Meanwhile, best holiday wishes to you and yours!