Althouse: 5°, 7 a.m.

December 13, 2025

5°, 7 a.m.

Don't even ask about the wind chill. But we were out. Meade got this:

59 comments:

Smilin' Jack said...: Cool! Soon you’ll be able to walk to the other side!; 12/13/25, 11:34 AM
Leland said...: Birds are getting bigger.; 12/13/25, 11:45 AM
Gerda Sprinchorn said...: Count your fingers and toes when you get back inside. Make sure you have as many as when you left.; 12/13/25, 11:46 AM
rhhardin said...: Wind chill is weather clickbait. It's to break records where you compare wind chill to the old temperature record.

Actual temperature is what causes snow shoveling heart attacks. You have to heat up all the air you breathe to body temperature, and that takes a large fraction of your aerobic capacity. If you don't have much aerobic capacity, you're out of luck. The harder you breathe, the worse it is.; 12/13/25, 11:48 AM
RCOCEAN II said...: "A Canadian study found that heavy snowfall, around 7-8 inches, increased men's risk of heart attack. It linked heavy snow to a 16% higher chance of hospitalization and a 34% higher risk of death, while women showed no similar increase."

Put female superiority to work. Men: Hand them the shovel and watch with a cup of coffee.; 12/13/25, 11:59 AM
RCOCEAN II said...: Good you were oot and aboot.; 12/13/25, 12:00 PM
effinayright said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 12/13/25, 12:23 PM
effinayright said...: RCOCEAN II said...

"Put female superiority to work. Men: Hand them the shovel and watch with a cup of coffee."
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On Rush's program Walter Williams claimed he gave his wife (always "Mrs. Williams") a "thoughtful" Christmas gift, to wit ice cleats to put on her boots when he sent her out after a snowstorm to clear their driveway.

Some women in the audience called to express their irritation.

Men thought he had the right idea..; 12/13/25, 12:25 PM
gadfly said...: Hamilton Nolan writes: If he builds it, tear it down. Pendulums must swing.

The foremost task occupying the attention of United States President Donald J. Trump is the construction of an enormous ballroom. . . . As soon as Republicans leave the White House, the next president should tear it down. . . . It should not be torn down quietly. Its destruction should be a public event. . . . It is important to say to Trump himself that no matter how extravagantly he defiles The People’s House, his legacy will be erased. His monument to himself will not stand.; 12/13/25, 12:52 PM
Kai Akker said...: Nice -- did it make it??

Loved the lights.

I use DuckDuckGo and Brave as browsers. Periodically, I have to accept a MSFT update on my MSI computer. Since this is the third time it's happened, it is no accident that those updates include wiping out everything I have set up with DuckDuck and Brave. No bookmarks remain. No passwords remain. There are websites I can't access for reasons I can't figure out--preexisting user names and passwords have been wiped out.

May MSFT collapse into a thousand folds of dead computer skins.; 12/13/25, 1:01 PM
Narr said...: Kai@101PM--

They control the vertical, they control the horizontal.; 12/13/25, 1:05 PM
Iman said...: I felt sorry for the hypnotist, whose performance I watched last night. He hypnotized 7 guys, then dropped the mic on his foot and then yelled “FUCK ME!”.

What happened next will haunt me for the rest of my life.

h/t Ross McCulloch; 12/13/25, 1:12 PM
Mason G said...: Most everybody recognizes that it feels colder when the wind is blowing than when it's still. Not saying it hasn't happened somewhere, but I've never heard anyone make the claim that the wind chill temperature is the same thing as a thermometer reading.; 12/13/25, 1:16 PM
hawkeyedjb said...: "If he builds it, tear it down."

What could more perfectly describe today's Democratic party? Destruction for its own sake. They learned their philosophy from the Muslims who destroyed the World Trade Center: if you can build it, I can tear it down. That makes me as great as you.; 12/13/25, 1:35 PM
Leland said...: Democrats tearing things down in the US does seem on brand.; 12/13/25, 1:41 PM
Rabel said...: Wind chill was -12 at 7am per NWS. Time to put away the short shorts and get out the the knee lengths.; 12/13/25, 1:47 PM
hawkeyedjb said...: Rabel said...
"Wind chill was -12 at 7am per NWS. Time to put away the short shorts and get out the the knee lengths."

I used to spend a lot of time in Fargo. To the locals, 40 degrees was polo-shirt weather.; 12/13/25, 1:49 PM
Eva Marie said...: I went grocery shopping on a really cold day in Phoenix, AZ. A young woman stepped out of her car wearing shorts and a t-shirt. I said, “You must be from Alaska. She laughed and said, “North Dakota.” Close enough.; 12/13/25, 2:04 PM
Maynard said...: Eva Marie

Here in Tucson when we see people in shorts and t-shirts on a cold day, we say they are either snowbirds or tourists.

That said, it will be a high of 80 today. I don't wear shorts this time of year. I look forward to wearing long pants and long sleeved shirts.; 12/13/25, 2:14 PM
gadfly said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 12/13/25, 2:15 PM
Paul said...: Well hell... maybe some of you will wish from some 'climate change'.. cold kills more than heat. Hard to grow stuff in cold climates.. notice more people migrate to warmer climates than cold ones.. over 4.5 million cold-related deaths annually worldwide while nearly 550,000 people worldwide each year in hotter ones...; 12/13/25, 2:20 PM
Rusty said...: I Saw a huge flock of cranes heading south. Maybe 150 birds.; 12/13/25, 2:27 PM
Mason G said...: I used to live in Phoenix. I've seen people wearing gloves when it got down to 50 degrees.; 12/13/25, 2:32 PM
Peachy said...: gadfly - you assholes are... assholes. (D); 12/13/25, 2:36 PM
Narr said...: I'll keep an eye out for your cranes, Rusty.

I like the seasons for the bird migrations, if nothing else.

We're supposed to get your cold air tomorrow, and it's cooling even now.; 12/13/25, 2:40 PM
Clyde said...: For you folks Up North (anywhere north of the Florida border), I saw a post on Facebook last week by CBS News showing a robotic snowblower clearing a driveway in Colorado during a snowstorm. Brand name was Yarbo. It was working in several inches of snow. Nothing that I'll ever need, of course, but it might be useful for some of you.; 12/13/25, 2:52 PM
Clyde said...: Looks like you can get the Yarbo robotic mower with leaf blower and snow blower attachments for about $7000.; 12/13/25, 2:59 PM
Saint Croix said...: The 13th Warrior is the best adaptation of Michael Crichton in cinema. And I know this is sacrilege. Because we all love Jurassic Park. And that movie was financially super-successful, and spawned a lot of sequels.

(Sidebar -- scientifically, those damn T-Rexes were way too big. They were Godzilla big. And I just discovered on the Althouse blog that T-Rexes were only 13 feet tall. What the fuck? I feel like we could kill them with spears, no problem. Bring it, bitch. Definitely with an AK-47).

Anyway, I don't know if the actual Vikings were anything like the Vikings are in The 13th Warrior. But that movie really works. One of the coolest war movies I've ever seen. Arguably the coolest. (Unless Casablanca counts as a war movie).

It has a bad reputation because it cost a lot of money and they didn't recoup their investment. Big flop for the studio. But forget all that. The actual art is well worth your time. Way fun. A+.

Crichton was inspired by a bet on whether he could craft a modern, entertaining version of Beowulf. Yes, yes he could. What I like about the movie version is all the humor and the happy warriors. The trailer sucks but this scene will give you an idea of why you ought to check it out.; 12/13/25, 3:00 PM
Clyde said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 12/13/25, 3:03 PM
Clyde said...: I'm watching the Army-Navy game (GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY!) and noticed that while the Navy players have their last names on their jerseys, the Army team's jerseys all say United States Army. Hooah!; 12/13/25, 3:04 PM
rehajm said...: As soon as Republicans leave the White House, the next president should tear it down...It is important to say to Trump himself that no matter how extravagantly he defiles The People’s House, his legacy will be erased

…at this moment, given the state of the electorate it sounds overly optimistic Trump would still be alive when people with this ambition would have the power to tear down the much needed ballroom….or anyone reading this might still be alive for that matter…; 12/13/25, 3:05 PM
rehajm said...: while the Navy players have their last names on their jerseys, the Army team's jerseys all say United States Army

You guys share clothes over there?; 12/13/25, 3:07 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’’As soon as Republicans leave the White House, the next president should tear it down.’

Churlish.; 12/13/25, 3:23 PM
Achilles said...: gadfly said...

Hamilton Nolan writes: If he builds it, tear it down. Pendulums must swing.

Make sure you burn the US flag when you tear it down and have your Somali flag ready to put up in its place.; 12/13/25, 3:39 PM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: My next wager on trump and his trumpeters releasing Epstein files on law established date. The longshot I'll put at 50-1= full release /The Most likely chalk i'll put at 4-1 Partial release with redactions. Next at 12-1 delayed release with trump excuses and real longshot at 60-1 little compliance following the trump illegal formats in all he does. NO MATTER WHAT TRUMP WILL DO HIS PLAYED OUT OLD AND STALE NAME CALLING AND LIES in all scenarios. The markets lay about 60% on partial and the favorite. I'LL SEND IN $300.00 on most likely chalk partial drip ..• Still working on how many seats the repubs will lose in mid terms right now I have round low 40's need more info before I place a wager. trump has already stated"oh well the president always loses in mid terms, preparing for the upcoming bleeding..He is still seeking ways to rig he count but they are running weak..More to be revealed.; 12/13/25, 3:41 PM
Original Mike said...: "Actual temperature is what causes snow shoveling heart attacks."

Bullshit.
You don't shovel your own snow, do you?; 12/13/25, 4:11 PM
Original Mike said...: "May MSFT collapse into a thousand folds of dead computer skins."

After decades of abuse, I've dumped Microsoft/Windows. I still have a Windows computer, but I don't use it for much anymore.; 12/13/25, 4:13 PM
Inga said...: A better thing to do with Trump’s ballroom after he is at last gone, would be to turn it into a museum dedicated to democracy and the Trump years and how close the US came to losing it. And maybe some office spaces, public bathrooms, a snack/coffee shop, gift shop, so many good uses for it.; 12/13/25, 4:21 PM
Beasts of England said...: Oh, no - Zed’s dead. For real. Peter Greene, RIP.; 12/13/25, 4:23 PM
Eva Marie said...: The ballroom is being planned to fortify any large White House functions from drone attacks. Tents make all large functions unsafe for anyone attending. This is how stupid Democrat voters are. This is so obvious to anyone whose brain isn’t addled by TDS. Democrats would rather endanger their own constituents (as we’ve seen with the open border policy of the Biden years) than agree to anything Republicans or Trump suggests.; 12/13/25, 4:41 PM
Original Mike said...: "democracy and the Trump years and how close the US came to losing it."

Really? How?; 12/13/25, 4:44 PM
Iman said...: Yep, RIP Peter Greene. The man portrayed many villains in a great many movies and he did it quite well. Nearly always a memorable performance.; 12/13/25, 4:55 PM
Iman said...: Don’t feed Nurse Wretched!; 12/13/25, 4:56 PM
Eva Marie said...: There’s a Polish saying, “It’s better to have a smart enemy than a stupid friend.” I’ll amend it to say, “It’s better to have a smart enemy than rock bottom stupid citizens in your country.”; 12/13/25, 4:56 PM
Achilles said...: Inga said...

A better thing to do with Trump’s ballroom after he is at last gone, would be to turn it into a museum dedicated to democracy and the Trump years and how close the US came to losing it. And maybe some office spaces, public bathrooms, a snack/coffee shop, gift shop, so many good uses for it.

Looking for any sort of coherence here. Possible causes of something this stupid:

naturally low IQ
oxygen deprivation
drugs
tide pods; 12/13/25, 5:02 PM
Eva Marie said...: You folks have brains. Use them once in a while. Not always if thinking is hard. But every once in a while give it a go.; 12/13/25, 5:03 PM
john mosby said...: There was apparently an active shooter incident at Brown this afternoon. Reports still very confused as to number of casualties and whether suspect still at large. No one is speculating as to circumstances or motive (student related? Ideological attack? Providence street crime wandering onto campus?).

On the bright side, it’s Brown, so the survivors can change their grading to pass/fail, even if the school insists on still holding finals….CC, JSM; 12/13/25, 5:04 PM
Sweetie said...: Why think when the entire herd just says 'opposite of Trump for me'?; 12/13/25, 5:10 PM
Eva Marie said...: But Sweetie, they have brains, don’t they?; 12/13/25, 5:13 PM
Eva Marie said...: And I’m not asking that they use their brains all the time. Just every once in awhile.; 12/13/25, 5:16 PM
Eva Marie said...: As soon as a new Democrat President comes into office, these stupid Democrat voters want to destroy the ballroom. Force the new President to put up tents again even though they can’t be protected in this new era of drone warfare these Democrat voters say. Cut off your nose to spite your face is the Democrat motto. So incredibly stupid.; 12/13/25, 5:25 PM
Jim at said...: Hamilton Nolan writes ...

Who in the hell is Hamilton Nolan and why should I give a damn what he writes?; 12/13/25, 5:30 PM
Aggie said...: "... Oh, no - Zed’s dead. For real. Peter Greene, RIP...."

Ironically the most published photo of Greene in the obits seems to be from The Mask, when his Dorian character is transformed by putting on the mask. But this wasn't Greene, it was an uncredited bodybuilder/wrestler named Jeep Swenson, who died at 40, a heart attack from 20 years of steroid abuse.; 12/13/25, 5:49 PM
boatbuilder said...: A better thing to do with Trump’s ballroom after he is at last gone, would be to turn it into a museum dedicated to democracy and the Trump years and how close the US came to losing it. And maybe some office spaces, public bathrooms, a snack/coffee shop, gift shop, so many good uses for it.
And go back to hosting international leaders in tents on the lawn.
What the hell is wrong with you?; 12/13/25, 6:08 PM
Inga said...: “And go back to hosting international leaders in tents on the lawn.”

Ok, ok, take 25% of the space and call it a ballroom.; 12/13/25, 7:38 PM
Christopher B said...: I'm pretty sure Inag goes old school - chablis out of Chateau de Cardboard.; 12/13/25, 8:07 PM
Rusty said...: St Croix @ 3:00

It's based on a book by Ahmad Ibn Fadlan.; 12/13/25, 8:22 PM
Rusty said...: But the United States isn't a democracy, Inga.; 12/13/25, 8:25 PM
David Wharton said...: Meade has a very steady hand with the camera!; 12/14/25, 7:48 AM