December in Austin, Texas

So with a few days of December under my belt in the great state of Texas, I have noticed a few unexpected things that I'm not accustomed to in the last month of the year:
1. I got a sun burn putting up the Christmas lights. I commented to Tiffany that with weather like that, I'd be happy to put up lights every year. I hearkened back to previous years of putting them up in pouring rain, trying not to slip off the ladder.
2. I drove by several yard sales.
3. The leaves are starting to turn and fall off the trees. Actually, quite beautiful.
4. The Charlie Brown Christmas tree (cheapest one on the lot) still cost $85!!! Yikes!
5. "Merry Christmas Ya'all"

NOW THEY START WINNING?!?!?!?

I should have known this would happen when I moved out of Oregon.
If you haven't seen them, check out John Hollinger's rankings based on a long standing computer driven formula.
Also, if you don't believe a computer, take a gander at Mark Stein's manual rankings.

A good write-up here as well.

Go Blazers!!!