Y'all, it is so g'd windy out there. My eyes are more full of grit than my tenacity.

"I'm not the hale and hardy lad I used to be," he admits, as he pulls on a hoodie and long socks to deal with the sudden cold front.

Texas sky update. #atxwx

Welcome to #SXSW. Please enjoy our hail storm.

Every morning, I turn on my weather radio for a short bit just to hear the friendly generated voice of the National Weather Service -- and to make sure it hasn't been defunded. Some people might not know it's there, but it serves a great purpose for those who do.

Texas sky update

(That's not clouds or humidity. That's DUST.)

20F in #AustinTX. Holy Hell.

"Hey Shawn, how do you know cold weather is coming in?"
"Oh, I dunno. Throw my back out, maybe?"

It's 84F today and I am wearing shorts, in February. I believe this central #Texas winter was so short, I still have enough of a tan on my legs that I won't be blinding anyone.

This #weather sucks.

Texas sky update. #atxwx

Texas sky update. #atxwx

Thing about #Austin is that the instant the weather turns cold, everybody dresses like they work at REI.

Just looking at that snow and ice on the ground, and I'm doing that risk assessment regarding driving to work. Suppose I should grab the laptop and login to see what the office is advising before heading downhill and across bridges. Somebody's gotta put their hands on stuff in the lab today, but I hope it ain't me.

Felt cute. Might freeze my ass off later.

Texas ground update. #atxwx

9PM on a Thursday. It's cold and shitty rainy outside. I guess I'm home for the night.

I GUESS.

Heeey, this isn't the frozen, rainy hellscape I was promised. This is just the regular hellscape.

Texas sky update.

Cold enough for the cleansing freeze that our local ecosystem needs to stay on track and start a new year, not so cold as to screw up our shitty Texas infrastructure. This is the winter sweet spot. #atxwx