January 9, 2009: Is it chilly? This discussion...

Has it been a quiet week in your hometown? Has it been a chilly one? The outside temps have nothing on the reception Critical Miami got for the Best Anti-PHC rant of 2008. The team might be too busy to notice the hubub while they're reportedly on the ice (or avoiding it) this week:

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, the staff is on its annual ice fishing retreat to the mighty Lake of the Woods, and so we're revisiting two shows that we did last January from The Fitzgerald Theater. Roy Blount Jr. and Chuck Mead of BR-549 will give a talk on the philosophy of honky-tonk music, and Dusty and Lefty make an appearance at St. Paul's Winter Carnival. Plus, Nellie McKay's debut performance, Becky Schlegel, Suzy Bogguss and an episode of The Lives of English Majors.

A good wintry mix and a bit inspirational as well. Time to get outside! I found that embracing winter by going ice skating with a handful of good-natured coworkers only meant two falls and minimal bruising (we'll leave the location of the pain out of this...) so who knows if the next step - ice fishing - is in my future. Is it in yours? Speak up on this or any old topic right here in the comments. I'm listening, and probably typing my reply in fingerless winter gloves.

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Julia Schrenkler
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Comments: 8

j - Frugal Mom - r. Jan 9, 2009, 9:25am EST

It's been very summer like in South Florida.

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Julia Schrenkler Jan 9, 2009, 9:34am EST

Hmmm you didn't mention whether or not that's a good thing for you. Come on up for a visit and a round of ice skating j! ;-)

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Susan Budig Jan 9, 2009, 10:46am EST

I'm jumping the gun, Julia, but once you find out what I have to say, you'll know why. ;-)

Just received an update from Miss Beverly who sends out concert information on my favorite band. BeauSoleil (link provided in last sentence) will appear on APHC on Michael Doucet's birthday: Valentine's Day!

Yes, Miss J, I'm smiling.

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Susan Budig Jan 9, 2009, 10:47am EST

Oh, and the weather. Cold. What's really annoying is that we had a slight thaw that resulted in water covering the sidewalks and now they have frozen over and are icy. I have to walk in the street where there's plenty of salt and asphalt.

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Julia Schrenkler Jan 9, 2009, 4:55pm EST

Smiling, Susan? I had you down for "dancing" *grin* As far as navigating on foot, I have to thank our neighbors for using sand instead of salt. Better traction and the dogs don't look at me as if the don't understand how their favorite thing (a walk) became pain.

Melinda if I had a dime for everytime someone said that... We'll stay warm. Maybe someday you'll get to live somewhere really toasty. Heck 70 & sunny sounds nice.

We went ice skating again today! Great break in the middle of the day.

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Jana B. Jan 13, 2009, 1:49pm EST

I've hardly stuck my nose out the door here in southern MN, but during a visit to the North Shore, I was out tromping through 20-below wind chills! (A view of Lake Superior is always motivating.) I'm going to try to be less of a wuss now that I'm home again.

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M.K. Mueller Jan 14, 2009, 7:49pm EST

The winter weather hasn't bothered me too much until today. Once the wind chill gets to 20 below I get wimpy.

I'll still take 20 below over 100 above any day of the week though! 20 below is just painful but 100 above is miserable!

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