We take what we can get and call it cold

This is the century plant that sits behind our house with our tomato cages and other yard crap. Right now, it's pretending it's a cold night in the desert and it's hunkering down. Yes, for only the 34th time since 1895, we're getting snow down here near the equator. Why is this so exciting? Well, most years at Christmas we're barefoot and running the air conditioner while opening gifts. In fact, this year we haven't even yet turned on the central heat except to run a couple of times for...