As the months went by and the weather got colder, everyone I talked to about Chicago talked about how cold it was going to get: how I’d need to get a robber mask so my face wouldn’t freeze off, how I better not get into trouble outside because my phone screen would freeze, how I might as well say goodbye to my toes because I’m definitely going to lose them to frost bite. But what those jerks forgot to tell me is that all you really need to survive the winter in Chicago is a pair of ear muffs. They keep your ears from freezing and breaking into a million pieces and--bonus!--they muffle the sound of all the aggressive and impatient drivers honking their horns.
I was in ear muff heaven as I walked home through the snow today so I took the scenic route through the park near my apartment. My behavioral neuroscience professor, who studies birds, had prompted us to get back to our biological roots by paying attention to plants and animals, especially the the red cardinals on the snowy ground. Coincidentally, I was wearing my Christmas gift from Markus--a bright red coat--and I was a little surprised that all the lady cardinals didn’t come running. While thinking about ear muffs and cardinals and various other silly things, I walked by a snow man covered in dog pee. Someone else must have felt sorry for the yellow snowman since his smile had been turned into a frown. I’m sure there will be days when I’m so fed up with this cold as balls weather that I’ll feel like that frowny, dog pee covered snowman. But it’s nice to know that there will also be days when I’m snug and warm in my cardinal red coat and glorious ear muffs.
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