Some games you want to lose

By amusing chance, our first day of snow was the same day as the first day of snow for my brother and his family, all the way up north in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They were somewhat dismayed that I appeared poised, down here in the desert southwest, to be a rival in the “extreme winter” contest.

The “extreme winter” contest, by the way, is what people do when they have really lousy weather, in an attempt to keep their spirits up. I think it’s a poor substitute for actual good weather, but you do what you can with what you have.

So yesterday I got this great photo of my sister-in-law, with the caption, “Michigan beats New Mexico”

LOL. And Michigan will continue to beat New Mexico, day in and day out for the rest of the winter. Thank goodness!