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I was supposed to make a drive out to Reading PA to see my friends, but that got cancelled due to the snowpocalypse. Then the snowpocalypse turned out to be a total dud. About a half inch of snow fell before the snow switched over to rain and washed all the snow away. Pretty much the same thing happened in Reading, weather-wise. I totally could have driven out to Reading and been fine. Bah.

Instead, I went shopping for a new winter jacket.

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Backstory: I have repeatedly asked my mom to stop buying me clothing, because she invariably buys me clothing that I don’t like. She responds by buying me more clothing. It’s a vicious cycle. I usually donate most of the clothing she gives me to goodwill.

So a few years ago she bought me a winter coat. This coat was one of her more tolerable purchases, so we didn’t get into the usual argument about it. Except that she probably went to some nicer store where they sell clothing intended for guys who spend all day in the gym, and, well, I have always had a bit of a paunch. But it fit me, so I wore it for a few years. It also wasn’t very warm, which was kind of annoying. And things kept falling out of the pockets. And it had epaulets on the shoulders which kept coming undone. I hated this jacket.

So this year I gained a little weight and the jacket got tight around me, and I used that excuse to get another one. I finally have the jacket I want. Sorry, mom, but your jacket sucked.

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It’s supposed to get very cold tonight, down to 7°F/ -14°C. I can just feel the cold coming off of the wall. I’ll be grabbing an extra blanket.