Weather or Not

摘要

Although it didn't exactly make the headlines during the final weeks of the presidential campaign, sometime in October, a short article appeared in my newspaper that said the Farmer's Almanac was predicting a really bad winter. A week or so earlier, my brother-in-law Wayne had assured me that we were going to have a mild winter. Now, while I find Wayne's forecast much more desirable, I think the Farmer's Almanac is a little more reliable. But, then again, Wayne does have an uncanny ability to shake a wrapped present, sniff it, hold it up to his head, and proclaim its contents, even when the giver has gone to extremes to disguise it. So maybe he's got some sixth sense that the National Weather Service is lacking. Just in case the Almanac proves correct, however, I have a selection of good books to have on hand for the days when going outside is not an option.