This is Texas

It's been close to 80 degrees all day long. It's the end of January. It feels so good, calm, peaceful. I've had on shorts all day long. Barefooted. All this is great, but there's one mother of a storm bearing down on us here in actual hours. Flirting with that nasty word again, "freezing."

All I can say is good luck to all the people trying to live, trying to survive in the snow and the cold. The ice is dealbreaker for me. If there's ice, you don't go. But I tend to be quite conservative when it comes to driving. Please tell your friends and neighbors to give special help and attention to the little and not-so-little animals that find themselves in our care. Chasing the mighty greenback is a worthy cause, but what's more important are all the people, animals and family you leave behind each day.

So you wimpy Texas greenhorns just look out cause good 'ole Mother Earth is about to rain down some serious weather "up in here." Time to remember those summer days and be thankful for what we have. It can always get a little worse! It's coming!