I just learned something new: February 28 is the last official day of winter, according to meteorologists. They reported that the winter of 2006-2007 was the warmest ever on record, with an average temperature of 6.5 degrees Celsius (the average is usually 3.3 degrees).

As a whole, 2006 was also the warmest year on record. I wonder what this summer will hold, for all of us living in the Netherlands without air conditioning (a habit I sorely miss from Minnesota). Sure makes you think, doesn't it?