It has been really REALLY cold here the past few days as I am sure everyone has heard about endlessly in the news. However, I will note that A) In Iron River, MI where my mom is from it was -32º F without the windchill, whereas it was a balmy 8º in Brooklyn, and B) I saw a guy walk into a coffee shop yesterday, order coffee, sit down and work on his laptop while wearing no shoes or socks whatsoever. While I don't doubt that this guy either believes way too much of what he reads on the internet or is simply batshit crazy he was not suffering from frostbite. It is cold but it's not that cold.

I did, however, squirrel away a series of photos I took on the last day of August in case of something like a polar vortex. It was blisteringly, horribly, soggily hot on that day so we went to Coney Island with Roan's buddies Nico, Cole, Zara, and Langston. I would like us all to try to appreciate this kind of a day as we snuggle up under the covers and hibernate until April. Enjoy!