OK, I've had it... I give up... I surrender! I have tried very hard to be the brave little soldier and buck up and hunker down and all that against this unbelievably cruel winter with blizzards & sleet & snow... oh my!  But I guess I'm just a wimp after all... I can't take this Iowa-esque climate anymore! I left Iowa for that reason in the first place!!

Yes, I'm afraid it's time to flee to Florida for a little warm-up session. - like an Iguana crawling toward a hot rock - once the latest spate of Arctic hell abates for a couple of days (which should be next week some time... tho it seems it will snow & sleet & be SO fricking cold forever!). 

In a weird way, the upcoming Florida trip will probably save me money. I just got my electric bill for last month... $344 for this little 800 sq. ft. house!!! Holy shit on a frozen shingle!!! (And no, I don't have a room full of electric chairs and industrial grain dryers and Large Hadron Colliders...) The worst bill I've ever had before was the previous month's $235... before that, the worst ever was about $180. Jesus H Christ. 

So, yeah - I'm outta here soon. I'm already having visions of beaches and SUN and going barefoot and the occasional need for air conditioning... ahhhhhhhhhh.... I'll be able to feel my toes again!!!

No, I'm certainly not regretting my decision to live in Asheville - not at all. I love this little ville more than any other, but as in most great love affairs, I just need a little space right now... space that doesn't require space heaters... space that is drenched in sun-baked subtropical warmth... aaaahhhhhhhh!

Besides, the Tiki Bar needs some roof repair.