In South Texas, we bring out our heavy coats when the temperature drops below 60 degrees.

My brother in Minnesota doesn't even put on a sweater until the thermometer reads freezing or below.

There are a few places on the planet, though, that I think we can all agree are Cold with a capital C!

It's not a sign telling us the end of the world is near, it's not a sign of the Second Coming of Christ, heck it's not much of a sign at all. It is, however, a beautiful thing we sometimes see in the night sky. It's another beautiful part of nature. It's the ring around the moon.

After a story aired on our TV station recently about a big winter storm, one of the camera guys asked me "what did they mean by drifting snow?" I suppose that's a question one would only hear in places like South Texas or Florida. We know all about things like storm surge from a hurricane, but virtually nothing about snow. So, for the snow challenged, here we go!

In my mind, there is little doubt the planet is warming up. Global Warming is happening. The only question is - who is to blame, the Democrats or the Republicans?

Bright sunshine awakens you on a cold winter morning. There's not a cloud in the sky. But as you look out the window, you see the ground, the trees, the cars - everything, covered with white.

It didn't snow, so where did all that white stuff come from?

. . . Just like the ones I used to know! What are the chances of your dreams coming true this year?

The temperature is below freezing and precipitation is falling from the sky.

It ought to be snow. But it's not. It's rain that is freezing on everything making life dangerous and miserable for everyone. Why ice?