In like a lion, out like a -- lion.

Today has been a little like November or December. They have been forecasting snow for a week. It has been overcast, cold and windy, On the radio, announcers are using the words "Winter Strom Warning." Denver has been on its knees because of a snowstorm which is now bearing down slowly on us here in Kansas City.

Usually the amount of hype is inversely proportional to the amount of snow, and the week-long drumbeat has been for somewhere between none and twelve inches. By now it should all be about Spring, the first cutting of grass, planting things, fertilizer, etc., and here we are still dealing with snow, ice, sandbags in the truck and the ineffable "wintry mix" that the weather bureau calls frozen rain and sleet, perhaps in an effort to make it seem more civilized. (It does not.)

The good news is that after we get the six inches planned for tomorrow (Saturday), it will warm into the 50's on Sunday. Go figure. Anyway, it still seems tonight as though winter were just starting and we should be planning for Thanksgiving. Just eight more month and we will be.

By the way, tomorrow in Miami it will be 90 degrees.