It’s Monday. It got cold. It got very cold. When the temperature drops down to single digits outside, I’ve found that if you don’t have to be outside, then don’t. Unfortunately for the Bears and Browns, they had a game to play yesterday that will go down as one of the coldest ever played in Soldier Field. For those of us watching from the warmth of our living room, it really didn’t look all that bad because the sun was out and there wasn’t any snow. If you were foolish enough to be in the stands, then you knew the temperature was only 7 degrees with a windchill of -15. It certainly would’ve sucked to play in those conditions, but the Bears made it count, beating the Browns 31-3.

The girlfriend and I took advantage of the frigid temperatures and caught up watching some of our favorite holiday movies—Christmas Vacation, The Grinch (Animated), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Original and Jim Carrey version), Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, Klaus, Frosty the Snowman, and Krampus. We still have a few others remaining like A Wish for Wings That Work, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Year Without A Santa Claus, Elf, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, and A Christmas Carol.

Looking forward to a nice big bowl of homemade Minestrone soup tonight!

-keep

It’s Friday! Mother Nature’s gearing up for another round this weekend—more of that horrid white stuff, plus high winds and downright brutal temperatures. Sunday should be… uh… entertaining as the Bears and Browns battle it out in the elements at Soldier Field with a windchill of -9. As for me? I’ll be enjoying the game from the comfort of my home, thermostat firmly set to “Toasty!”

Given what’s rolling in, I’m officially declaring this an indoors-only weekend. I’m not making a single plan that requires stepping foot outside. If it involves snow, wind, or temperatures that make my face hurt, I’m out. This is a stay-in, stay-warm, wear-the-comfy-flannel-lined-pants kind of weekend, and I’m ready.

Here’s another fresh amateur photo for all of you today. If you caught last Friday’s amateur, then you’ll recognize her right away. This is her second showing—and hopefully not the last. Enjoy the amateur goodness along with double babes and double jokes!

-keep

Keep, Glad you liked the shot. She’s a gal me and my wife used to play with but now I see her every now and then. -Anonymous

It’s Thursday. The horror! Earlier this week one of my readers spotted my Christmas Car Tree and decided to up the ante by sending a photo of his wife’s… Pig Tree. I mean, come on! A Pig Tree? That’s just wrong.

-keep

Hi Keep,

Consider a second, small car tree as the collection grows.

Not saying the wife’s Christmas pig tree got out of hand but here we are.

Horrid white stuff? Global Warming.

-Ken