I’m used to Texas weather. Scorching heat in October is no big deal. In Houston and Austin, however, I’m used to gradual temperature changes that persist and follow trends. When it finally cools down in November, it continues to cool to a certain point, holds that temp, and begins to rise in the spring. This is predictable and I like it, or more specifically, my sinuses like it. Rapid changes in temperature tend to wreak havoc on my body. San Antonio seems to be toying with me. The temps drop for a week, rocket back up to the 80’s, and then drop down to the 40’s again, leaving my respiratory system in shambles. It’s not yet December and I’ve already gone through one and half flus; I’m beginning to get annoyed. I’d rather live in a place with temperatures that more or less followed a pattern, even if it was freezing most of the year.

I wonder if this has anything to do with El Nino, the ozone layer, the war in Iraq, Israelis and Palestinians blowing each other up, or Bush’s presence. Is he gonna go away or what? I wish he’d step down and say, “Ok folks, jokes over, Gore lost a poker game but the gag has gone on long enough. I’m goin’ huntin’.”

Not sure how this post steered itself towards politics… must be the decongestants.