This weather truly rocks. I love to call people back East on days like today, nonchalantly dropping lines like: "Yeah, it's probably right around 80 today. Sun's shining. Got my t-shirt and shorts on. How's the weather there?"

'Course, in the back of my mind is the uncomfortable knowledge that I will soon be traveling to Ohio to see Cami's family for a good, old-fashioned Red State X-mas.

The forecast?

Bitter cold, with biting winds howling off Lake Erie and whipping snow into your face, much like a graffiti-removal team sandblasting a 101 overpass.

And did I mention bitter cold?

But for now, thankfully, I'm safe and warm in L.A.
  ¶ 2:25 PM