Gettin' Hot In Hur

Only a mere two-and-a-half weeks ago, the Winter Solstice marked the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In Kentuckiana*, winter means temperatures around the 30's, with the occasional rain, snow and ice. Today, January 8, it is 70 degrees outside. My husband keeps commenting on how nice the weather is. But I'm wondering how high I'll have to climb to safety when the polar ice caps melt.

*Kentuckiana, so far as I can tell, is how the locals refer to the area surrounding the border of Kentucky and Indiana. Does this happen everywhere? Because I don't hear people calling the area around Illinois and Indiana "Illiana," though that may because Gary smells like it may be solely responsible for the hole in our atmosphere. Hmm, on second thought, that'd make a great name for that area. Or what about Kentucky-O, where Ohio and Kentucky meet? That'd make a great name for a cereal. I imagine it would be a delicate balance of snooty whole grain and enough sugar to put a small mammal in a coma.
The word, "Kentuckiana," is not listed in Merriam-Webster, proving once again that we're all just making it up as we go along and attributing meaning as we see fit. Think about that the next time someone is offended by your bad language. Fuckity fuck fuck fuckity fuck. See? Just words. Didn't hurt a damn thing.