If you have ever lived in Minnesota, you might know where I am going with this entry. There are days in this beautiful state where you have to ask yourself: to wear or not to wear a winter coat, that is the question. Unfortunately, today was such a day I should have asked myself this hard-hitting query.
When I woke up this morning, I got ready like it was another day of work. Because I did not watch the Sunday night news, I was not informed on what the current weather conditions were going to be like. In Minnesota, not knowing the weather forecast can mean the difference between life and death. I know this might seem extreme but when the temperatures can drop to below zero degrees Fahrenheit in a manner of hours, dressing appropriately is essential. In such frigid conditions, there is no room for tremulous behavior.
On the hand, with today’s high of 61 degrees, it does mean that a winter coat is not a necessity. A spring coat would have been sufficient. I finally got the “no winter coat needed” memo when I strolled down Nicollet Mall over the lunch hour. As people passed me without their winter coats, the one I wore felt like someone was trying to smother me to death. Not a pleasant experience whatsoever; but my outlook took an amusing change when I saw a guy dressed up as a robot. He wanted people to follow him to the future.
After seeing that sight, why would my wearing a winter coat make any difference? Suddenly, my quandary with to wear a winter coat or not to wear one was replaced by a person wearing something else—a robot costume. (As a side note, in my book, there can be no battle against a robot. The robot would win every time hands down.) If I did not have to go back to work, I might have asked him about the future, including the future of winter coats.
Until the next time, if I see a robot wanting me to follow him into the future, I am going to take him up on his offer. He might spare me the uncertainty of whether I should wear a winter coat today or not…
When I woke up this morning, I got ready like it was another day of work. Because I did not watch the Sunday night news, I was not informed on what the current weather conditions were going to be like. In Minnesota, not knowing the weather forecast can mean the difference between life and death. I know this might seem extreme but when the temperatures can drop to below zero degrees Fahrenheit in a manner of hours, dressing appropriately is essential. In such frigid conditions, there is no room for tremulous behavior.
On the hand, with today’s high of 61 degrees, it does mean that a winter coat is not a necessity. A spring coat would have been sufficient. I finally got the “no winter coat needed” memo when I strolled down Nicollet Mall over the lunch hour. As people passed me without their winter coats, the one I wore felt like someone was trying to smother me to death. Not a pleasant experience whatsoever; but my outlook took an amusing change when I saw a guy dressed up as a robot. He wanted people to follow him to the future.
After seeing that sight, why would my wearing a winter coat make any difference? Suddenly, my quandary with to wear a winter coat or not to wear one was replaced by a person wearing something else—a robot costume. (As a side note, in my book, there can be no battle against a robot. The robot would win every time hands down.) If I did not have to go back to work, I might have asked him about the future, including the future of winter coats.
Until the next time, if I see a robot wanting me to follow him into the future, I am going to take him up on his offer. He might spare me the uncertainty of whether I should wear a winter coat today or not…
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