My wife planned our wedding date relying exclusively on the weather forecast in The Farmers' Almanac. They said the weather would be gorgeous. It was. Since then for every major household event in which weather could be a factor, the Almanac has been the final go-to authority. It's been right every time. Coincidence? Maybe.

Here's a link to a great blog. It is written principally it seems by Peter Geiger, Editor, Farmers' Almanac. The site doesn't offer permalinks, but if you can get to the post entitled Weather Predictions - A Battle of Epic Proportions it is a great read. For example, Geiger writes: This morning I was asked about acorns - one of my 20 Signs of a hard Winter. His answer actually isn't very nutty.

Meanwhile, the Almanac is calling for a cold winter. The National Weather Service says it will be mild. I say it'll be cool one way or the other no matter what.