So, what’s the problem? Wasn’t that you just a few short weeks ago complaining about how unseasonably cold and clammy it was for that time of year? How you’d give your eye teeth for some of that good old summer sweat and swelter? Was it? Come on now. Admit it.

Needless to say, it’s often prudent to be prudent with one’s wishes.

Of course, the reality is that we live in a part of the world where climatological extremes can sometimes seem to go off the chart. Summer heat that can curl one’s back hairs, and winter freezes that can snap them right off.

This is the forge that tempers the mettle we are made of. That’s right, no matter how uncomfortable we may feel from moment to moment at times when these extremes are at their zenith, we can take some measure of comfort in realizing that this is part of what toughens and strengthens us.

So, while we caution everyone to keep as cool possible and to be safe in the doing, keep that one special thought fixed and cherished within: These are the times that try our souls, whilst blistering our soles.