Only marginally better than no post at all

I feel kind of foolish whining about how cold it is here in the tropics, but you know what? I'm going to do it again.

I have a theory, see, and it goes like this: since this is, normally, a very temperate climate - no extreme highs or lows - we don't build our homes the way one would in a more extreme climate zone. No heating or cooling system of any kind. No insulation anywhere to be found.

So while it may only go down to 50 or 55 degrees Fahrenheit (10-12 Celsius) on the coldest of nights, I can't go turn up the heat in any way other than by putting on another layer of clothing.

Plus, I think there must be such a thing as a psychological wind chill factor. It's supposedly 65 degrees (18 C) in here, which isn't actually all that cold, but it's 57 (14) outside and the howling wind and drafty windows and doors make it feel colder.

In other news, I've been trying hard to replace the I did it! elf on the sidebar with the newer, much more hip button below. But Blogger Beta has failed me and my DSL has been having an identity crisis for two days now (it seems to think it's actually dialup). So, having spent the entire day at the computer writing up instructions for a bunch of patterns that were donated as prizes for tomorrow's guild Christmas party, I don't think there's much left to do about it all but climb into bed and watch Friends.