Some coworkers and I had a great discussion about whether people naturally have a preference for colder or warmer temperatures. I tend to think that while there's a natural tendency to prefer somewhere in the middle, obviously, people generally, if given a choice, would choose to live in a warm environment over a cold one.

For me, I'd much rather take a low of 35 than a high of 35. Texas is kind of weird in that we really have the extreme triple digits for much of the summer but then we get lucky and hit some nice upper 20 degree days.

It seems to me that most people who live in places where sub-temperatures hit regularly tend to wear their weather on their sleeve much more frequently than those who live in warmer temperatures. I'm thinking of all my Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio born friends mostly, but they often make it seem as if living in these environments is a constant act of survival and an outwitting of nature. As if the freezing of one's spit before it hits the ground and the freezing of one's nostriled snot is a winter merit badge that separates you from your more thin blooded friends.

To me, those people are nuts if for no other reason than they tend to like hockey. But also because it seems like their biologically is out of wack. Humans are born naked for a reason. And unless you're Robin Williams, you probably don't grow enough hair in one's lifetime to be able to sustain the warmth necessary to live in a cold environment.

Just a random thought for this Tuesday. More to come later if I have time.