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It's fall in Northeastern Ohio, and you know what that means: Kato spends the next six months depressed and bitching about the weather.

I like to bitch about the weather. It's what we do in Ohio to forget about the fact that Mother Nature routinely shits on us without even a courtesy flush. That and watching our sports teams routinely choke.

Fall has been pretty nice here so far. It's been warm and pleasant, though windy and rainy at times. Well, that's all changed. Yesterday it was 70 (!) degrees Fahrenheit. Today: 32. For those not comfortable with math, that's a thirty-eight degree cold front. I woke up this morning and couldn't find my balls, they had retreated into my body cavity. "No thanks, we tried out the 'descended' thing and it's not all it's cracked up to be." Figures.

Oh well, at least I can get back to having that affair with my Winter coat.
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12 comments
Phoenix said...
Wait.... how did your balls get out of my handbag? I promised your future wife I'd keep them for her until she meets you.
It's true folks.
For yesterday's soul reaping, I wore a tank top and light shorts. Tonight, another round of harvesting the spirits of the dead, only this time I had to wear tights and a cowl. WTF?
Miss Scarlet said...
I did feel like I witnessed history this year -- do you ever remember seeing 70 degrees here in November?? And I actually sat outside to pass out Halloween candy -- I remember coming up with costumes that specifically involved fur coats, hats, etc. (Remember the snow queen lady from the Chronicles of Naria?)

Anyways, if you need a reminder of the beautiful fall, check out these photos taken in my neighborhood a couple of weeks ago.
Giant Tree on the Corner
and
Looking up into a tree that looked like spring and fall together
Kato (post author) said...
Phoenix: Ha! I just hope they aren't all covered in lint and half-eaten Mentos by the time she gets them.

Reaper: I've always said you had the perfect figure for a tank-top, what with not having a midriff and all.

Scarlet: No, I don't, and it was glorious while it lasted. It's snowing today. Sheesh.

Ah, the rare Fring Tree of Madagascar, existing in it's own quasi-seasonal state. Beautiful to behold, but deadly all the same. If it falls on you, at least.
Witty & Wicked said...
In the history of Ohio there has always been snow in the winter, and normally starting about October some flurries.

I am gratified that we got to see a 70 degree day so close to Thanksgiving and enjoyed every nice day so far.

But now, learn to live in OHIO... shovel, bundle up and stop whining.

we have beaches and skiing... trade offs in everything!

OHIO RULES!
Candace said...
So we're in the corners, then. I'm in Southwestern Ohio. You get lots more snow than we do. Hello, I'm Mr. Obvious. And I'm not a Mr.

Sorry, I'll go now.
MC Etcher said...
It was 53 degrees this morning in Los Angeles!

Terrible. I don't know HOW I will survive this winter.

Time to move, Kato!
Kato (post author) said...
Misfit: Indeed we are. Indeed I do. Indeed you're not.

Do they freak out around you when they see a single snowflake?

Etcher: 53? WTF? The locals were probably bundled up in hats, gloves, ski jackets, and over-priced scarfs.
Miss Scarlet said...
I might mention that when we do get snow in this part of Ohio--and we do more often than the folks here admit (um, remember the "blizzard" of 2004?)--we are the most underprepared we can possibly be. I laugh that people stock up on canned food at the sight of a snowflake, but really, at least up in the northeast corner you can leave your house the day after it snows. I could barely get down my street a week after "the Big Snow" last year.
Knott said...
It WAS a beautiful fall, but now the snow is falling here in NW Pennsylvania, and will be where you are soon too. I guess winter always comes sooner or later.
Candace said...
Some people freak out at the single snowflake, but what they *really* lose their shit over is rain. Hard, hard rain and driving.

They just do.not.know.what.to.do.
Kato (post author) said...
Knott: Hi. Welcome.

Misfit: I was in the Dayton area for one of those storms about a year or so ago. You're right, people were beside themselves. Weatherpersons were predicting the end of civilization itself.

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