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57 was the high here. Felt warmer than that in the sun.

If you've ever listened to a Tomlin presser...you know the language above.

"We don't seek comfort in our situation...we're men, and we're not looking for sympathy. It is what the situation is. We failed in all 3 phases in the weather today. There are no moral victories on the models. My father taught me that if something smells bad, it probably stinks. Right now we stink. We'll uncover every opportunity and make the necessary adjustments to improve." I'm paid to win, and right now, we're not winning." - Mike Tomin (after every single loss, and his weekly comments about football resonate with the weather currently)

Bingo. People ask me if I'm a snow guy, I correct them and say that I'm a weather nerd. While I don't like severe, I do love to follow all types of weather. Can't get enough of it. If it's going to be warm, let's keep setting record highs as it will be noteworthy.

What almost certainly will happen.

Shorts are more than fine today. I'll be in shorts about 30 seconds after getting home this afternoon prior to our riverside walk.

That's what I'm anticipating. And I'm really excited to get to that realization.

HR conference in Orlando in May, heading to Sanibel in February. Perhaps another trip to Universal in November next year.

Have a great trip! I'm heading to Florida at least twice in the next several months.

Hey, I've gotten very good at busting high on temps. Man, does it feel good to be outside today.

Already up to 53 here! Gorgeous day out there.

My only issue worth noting today is that you clearly referred to people on here who were punting winter. You did the same last week. No one has punted a damn thing, and THAT is my objection. I can agree or respect just about anything else- but don't say things that aren't true. I'm ready to move forward.

In all honesty...post of the year material. Period.

Agree completely. I'm trying to balance the overall pattern with the idea that there will be times of some improvement.

Please read what people like Bubbler, Tim, and myself are saying. Which is NOT punting. I fully believe that the pattern will improve and wintry weather chances will come. I also think; by and large, the pattern overall for the winter (Nina) supports progressive, strung out weak systems, and wound up ones will cut.

Stop. Please. This is just not true. And it's not funny.

Who said they were punting? No one.

All I'll say to this for now is without a favorable setup, models will; as they always do, adjust to the pattern. I think we'll definitely have opportunities for wintry weather, I also think that odds strongly favor storms cutting to our west. Doesn't mean we can't time a nice storm. As you and Tim have stated, this might very well be a winter when models continue to adjust to an unfavorable solution as threats approach.

12/15/2021 - RIP Joel Embiid Factual statement

Nope, sold it to our oldest son. I've been to every home loss this year though.

When you lose 10 straight you're bound to pick up a few points. Law of averages.

Sixers beat the best team in the NBA with me watching on TV at home. Go figure.

67 was the high here despite virtually full cloudiness. Sitting at 56 now, winds are brisk but nowhere near what they were mid-afternoon.

Trash can just took off - winds are cranking here.