Well, the California state legislature, unable to face theur fiscal woes, has resorted to passing laws. Today they passed a "California Weather" law. It states the official California definition of "freezing" is now 54 degrees Farenheit. (It's an indexed value -- the temperature at the front door of the New York Stock Exchange at midnight on the first of the month, divided by -1 and multiplied by a constant).

I drove to work this morning before sunrise, as is my wont, and noticed the temperature outside was freezing, California style. But it promises to warm up a little bit by noon.

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