Speaking of solitude, I may be a hermit for the next few days....
Bitterly cold. Lows 1 to 5 below... except zero to 4 above downtown. Wind chills as low as 15 below to 25 below zero. West winds 10 to 15 mph
[From Chicago weather from the Chicago Tribune. Including Tom Skilling 7 day local weather forecast. WGN-TV and the Chicago Tribune -- chicagotribune.com]
Usually, I don't have an excuse, but this sounds like a valid one.
[where: 401 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL 60661]
Seth,
Just reading this makes me sympathetically cold. Of course, it's freezing here, too... miserable... hard to be outside. I think it was only reached into the 40's! I broke out the big coat and sweater. Suffice it to say, I'd DIE there.