There was a website with odds for having a white Christmas in most US cities.  The odds in Houston were zero, only because they couldn't put it any lower.  So, as local singer/songwriter John Evans sings, we'll be "Watching snow falling on TV".  Maybe not so bad, the NFL "Ice Bowl" in Green Bay, Wisconsin was played at -13 degrees Fahrenheit, about -40 Fahrenheit with the wind chill.  That's not a place, that's a science experiment.  I usually call the relatives in Denver on Christmas eve, after we get back from sailing on Galveston Bay in shorts.  They say, "Yeah, a little brisk here, around -10 Fahrenheit.  No problem, the snow plows are keeping up."  We used to go up there at Christmas, but not anymore.  I don't own an Arctic survival suit, and can't stand getting shocked every time I touch anything metal.  They have a big freezer in the garage that keeps stuff from freezing.  Last time, I went back to the ski area rental car desk to ask for another car.  They said, "Problem?"  I said, "Yeah, there's an extension cord hanging out the front of this one, must have a problem."  "You're from Texas, aren't you?" they asked.  Now the Houston weather guy is saying we'll have a hard freeze, maybe 28 degrees Fahrenheit.  Sheesh, I gotta go wrap that outside bare metal water supply pipe.  I think its snowing.