{"id":14941,"date":"2026-01-24T09:57:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T15:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/?p=14941"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:47:50","slug":"coldest-days-of-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/24\/coldest-days-of-the-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Coldest Days of the Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m in Denver where it’s about 10\u00b0. Back home in Madison it’s -10\u00b0. And in Minneapolis it was also about -10\u00b0 this afternoon and they’re marching in the streets.<\/p>\n

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Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. Credit David Guttenfelder\/The New York Times<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Tens of thousands of people march in downtown Minneapolis in subzero temperatures to protest the massive presence of ICE agents over the past several weeks Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri\/Minnesota Reformer<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

We’re here visiting the grandkids. Here’s Callan, the newest one.<\/p>\n

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Callan 7 months<\/p><\/div>\n

Jasper at about the same age when I first started doing granny daycare at his house.<\/p>\n

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Jasper about 7 months<\/p><\/div>\n

Another set of two:<\/p>\n

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Jeff Lusis’ photo of the hawk that watched over (and then flew over) Bob Weir’s memorial in San Francisco last Saturday<\/p><\/div>\n

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posted on @bobweir<\/a> on instagram<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s been two weeks since Weir died and the onslaught of memories and stories on the socials is still going strong. Saw this one for the first time yesterday and I like it.<\/p>\n

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