Day 4746

Brrr. It is really cold today. I think the temperature dropped thirty degrees in less than an hour when the arctic front rolled through town. Luckily we were able to give Dawn a morning walk before the cold weather arrived. I don't think we'll be walking tomorrow morning though. It's just too cold.

After breakfast I put the faucet covers on the three outdoor faucets. The covers are a little too small but they will have to do. Actually I should have bought four covers. There is a fourth outdoor faucet I forgot about. I covered that one with a big pile of leaves.

Janet wanted me to take a Covid test today because she thought my head cold might be Covid. I didn't think so, but what do I know. We still had a bunch of those home test kits around the house, so I read the directions and did the test. I found it ironic that the test kit was made in China. According to the test, I don't have Covid. I definitely have a cold though. I wonder how I caught this since I am seldom around other people. This is the first time in years that I've had a sore throat.

I drove to the store where I got the faucet covers yesterday because I needed to warm up the car. Not surprisingly, they had sold out of the covers again. I think everyone in town must be looking for faucet covers. I always have this fear that my car won't start in cold weather, so I started it several times today. No problems today, but I hope the car starts tomorrow. I've got an appointment with the eye doctor in the morning and am getting a haircut in the afternoon.

I should have gone to the gym today. I was really cold on my long walk. I dressed warmly, but there was a fierce wind. My face was the only exposed skin, but I really should have worn a scarf that covered everything except my eyes. I was the only person out in the park today. There were no bicycles, joggers, or dog walkers. No park department workers either. I guess I was the only stupid one. It was so cold that I couldn't complete my full route. After walking a mile or so I was ready to turn around and come home. Not a stellar day for exercise, but I did manage to get 10,000 steps.

I think I've lived in Texas to long. I don't understand how anyone could live in Wyoming or North Dakota in the Winter. I went to high school in Alaska and spent several of my early working years in Idaho, but that's ancient history now. I like being warm and right now even Texas is too cold for me. 

We'll see what tomorrow brings. I'm afraid it's going to bring single digit temperatures. The wind chill index is already below zero here. I may break with tradition and have a hot breakfast tomorrow. 

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