1.5 MILLION without power in the Northeast and it isn't even winter yet.  Talk about a lousy Halloween trick!

Always good to hear from Gladys.

"Our weather has been really nice.  The leaves are hanging on pretty good.  I've had them picked up a couple times but there will be more.

Expecting company from Yankton on Sunday and Tuesday from Sioux City and Omaha."

You've got to hear this!
They're now selling ice cream made from CAMELS MILK in merry old England.  The couple that has the camels are priceless as they tell us about their great taste treat.  Hear the BBC interview here

I didn't shave this morning. I hope you don't mind.

Winter coats and other items needed for homeless vets in Wisconsin.  MORE INFO HERE

Hope you weren't planning a trip to Australia for today.  Quantas employees have gone out on strike.  All flights are cancelled.

A statement from Quantas said all flights in the air would continue on to their destinations.  Probably a good idea when you're several thousand feet up.

On Twitter, this morning, a lady from the eastern part of the state said her birdbath was completely frozen...not just frosted over...when she checked it around 3 A.M.

That's a pretty good sign of winter, isn't it?  Another good indication that winter is moving in:  I put the long johns on yesterday.

They started putting up the Rotary Club Christmas Light display, yesterday, in Riverside Park.  It's about a month before they turn the lights on but it takes a good month to put 2.6 million lights in place.

Save these lines.  They may come in handy some day.

The last thing I want to do is hurt you but it's still on my list.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Evening news is when they start with "Good Evening" and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.

Whenever I fill out an application, in the line that says, "in case of emergency call...." I put "Doctor".

I didn't say it was your fault.  I said I was blaming you.

You do not need a parachute to sky dive.  You only need a parachute to sky dive twice.

There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.

You're never too old to learn something stupid.

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

HEY!

This is my day.

Show a little respect.

Bring tuna.



TRICK OR TREAT at the downtown La Crosse stores will be today from 11 to 4.  I wonder.  Is that just for kids?  I'm in my second childhood.  Does that count?

6 to 12 inches of snow for the Northeast?  I feel bad for you folks but, at the same time, I'm thinkin' "better you than us"!

I'm reading "Beijing Welcomes You" by Tom Scocca and I love it.  You'll learn a lot about China along the way but the main story is the days and months leading up to the Olympics in the Chinese capital.  Read the review in the WASHINGTON POST

WHATTA YOU THINK OF THAT?  After 30 years, Donnie and Marie Osmond are going to cut another album.  That's great!

The sky has cleared off and it's gonna be a COLD ONE tonight!

LOSER OF THE DAY

A Wausau man was driving drunk, without a license, while texting, when he hit a State Highway Patrol squad car.

Word from Linda (on the road):
"We're in Sho Low AZ (6300 ft alt) having a lunch stop.  Just drove through the Salt river canyon - really spectacular scenery.  We're on our way back home -should be there by Sunday."

In Norway this would be an uff da.



Josh Dupont will be playing at FEATURES in West Salem, tomorrow night, for their halloween party.  This is one of Rita and Roger's favorite hangouts.

LET THE HO HO'S BEGIN

When I went downtown, this morning, they were putting up the Christmas wreaths on the light poles.  I guess it's festive...but, what do I know?



10:12 AM
It's 36 degrees with a wind chill of 30.  I'm ready to head to the grocery store and those temperatures sound like parka weather to me.