Today’s weather has alternated between bursts of sunshine, and wind and rain. The bits of sun have been nice, but the wind and rain have sucked, as using an umbrella on a windy day requires extreme upper-body strength.

Then only a few minutes ago, after having noticed it was rather cold and so turned on my heater, I heard that rare but not unfamiliar sound of sharp raps against the windows. I looked outside and saw the front lawn being covered in little white pellets. Yes, it was hailing.

My doormat gave this testimony:

Please don’t let this white Christmas thing actually happen for real.