OK, this morning Minneapolis woke up to the 37th day for below zero F temps. January was rated as the coldest in 30 years. We've had colder temps (as much as 40 below) but the sustained cold has been over the top even for Minnesota. Could be another year with no spring, just goes from winter to summer.
Then there's this:
GOD AND MINNESOTA
On the sixth day God turned to the Archangel Gabriel and said: "Today, I am going to create a land called Minnesota. It will be a land of outstanding natural beauty; a land of 10,000 beautiful lakes, each one full of fish. It shall have tall majestic pines, peacefully flowing rivers, landscapes full of buffalo, tall grass, and eagles, beautiful blue skies, forests full of bear, elk and moose, and rich farmland." God continued, "I shall make the land rich in resources so as to make the inhabitants prosper and they shall be known as a most friendly people; people who practice being Minnesota Nice every day." "But Lord," asked Gabriel, "don't you think you are being too generous to these Minnesotans?" "Not really," replied God. "Just wait and see the winters I am going to give them."