"Fargo," the 10th Anniversary...

The City of Fargo is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the movie of "Fargo" with an outdoor screening on March 1. They plan to project the movie onto the side of the downtown Radisson Hotel, which is, coincidentally, the very nice hotel I stayed in when I went for the interview with my judge. I imagine it will still be pretty cold on March 1.

It certainly is this week. The mercury was at minus 18 degrees Fahrenheit this morning with a wind chill of -44. It's a relatively balmy -13F with -30 wind chill at this moment.

I asked my future Fargo colleague how one survives wind chill that was threatening to dip to 60 below zero, and she replied, "Actually, nothing too different than zero! You keep your pets indoors, you let your car warm up a bit longer, and you wear warmer clothing! But you definitely stay out of the wind!"

The National Weather Service actually had two separate warnings going over this weather system, including dire wind chill warnings: "POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING... EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. BE SURE TO CARRY YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT OR FRIDAY...AND ADVISE OTHERS OF YOUR PLANS."

A new "friend," Fargomike, posted a comment this morning to Fargoing's initial post which was designed to frighten parent and child alike. Some highlights:

• Elementary schools have outdoor recess until the wind chill hits 20 below zero.
• Fargomike's wife came out to Fargo for a one-year clerkship, and the whole family is still there 13 years later.

The last bit is Katie's worst fear. "[D]on't let Katie see," says Jen. "She's convinced we might decide not to come back to DC."