Correct. And you don't want to go layering, those layers just hold more cold air.

I love it. Those uniform-free days were called "color days" at my (Catholic) grade school. Which makes sense given that our uniforms were a black/gray/white plaid jumper with a white blouse for girls, black pants and a white or pale blue shirt for boys.

It's ugly.

Being positive here: The green beans are still green. So there's that.

With you on the yams! I was put off yams/sweet potatoes for DECADES because of the traumatically gross marshmallow version. Now I eat them sensibly, with loads of butter and parmesan.

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:

(NB: "the wild" here = the Twin Cities metro, except for #5)
Bald eagle
Muskrat
Woodcock
Wild turkey
Humpback whale