There is cold then there is cold
It has been brutally cold for a week. Going outside, even for a short time, has been very uncomfortable. (The cold air literally hurts any exposed skin, and breathing the air makes the inside of my nose feel that kind of burn that ironically comes from contact with something very cold.)
This is what a typical day has looked like for the past week. (For context: the larger number at the top of each bar represents the temperature in Fahrenheit and the smaller number beneath it represents the temperature in Celsius.)
Today, I see the temp is going to get up to 25 degrees Fahrenheit / -4 degrees Celsius, and I’m thinking to myself, “Things are warming up!”
The idea that my body will experience these temperatures as warm is absurd. Yet, it is also true. Wow.