Looks like it's going to be a great day for the Jordan Valley Bike Tour tomorrow.

Get to the Mini-Met parking lot early. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m., and the longer rides start at 7 a.m. For more information, click here.

And as for the weather, it's supposed to be great. Check out the forecast by clicking here. 

The fountain has been back in the Mill Pond for a short while, long enough to draw minor complaints from its neighbors.

On windy days, the equipment sprays water onto residents' houses and windows.

Jordan Public Works Director Dave Bendzick said the fountain can be set to shoot water at different heights depending on wind conditions. At 15 mph, the spray goes down to halfway. But that's not low enough, he added.

It will be set to turn off on windy days, Bendzick said. "If you see the fountain not on, it's not a problem.

A few things about the snow and opening day of baseball season:

- When was the last time it snowed on opening day? On the night of the home opener? This seems rare.

- Aren't traffic jams on the way to the game just lovely? I'm looking forward to seeing 45,000 at a game again, but I'm hoping they aren't all getting there when I do -- at 5:50 p.m. for the 6:05 p.m. game.

- Won't it be wonderful when we have an open-air stadium? 

- Maybe global warming will take care of these problems for us by 2010, when the Twins' new stadium opens up.

Editor Mathias Baden, freshly returned from a vacation to Florida, came into the office of the Jordan Independent this morning and commented that he hoped this weather stuck around for a while.

Amen to that!

When I left my house this morning, my thumb froze to the doorknob.

I love Minnesota winters.

I wish I could be in Lambeau for this Sunday’s game. It’s going to be cold and awesome.

It’s still snowing this morning. I’d love to be out enjoying it – especially with the new cross country skis I got for Christmas – but I have to be behind the computer today.

At least it was a white Christmas!

Yesterday morning, I spoke with Cliff Klehr, the Jordan area's weather observer for the National Weather Service in Chanhassen.

How ‘bout this weather lately? I really hate it. It’s not quite cold enough to snow, and it’s not quite dry enough to ever by a nice day. It’s just cold, wet, and depressing.

Our air conditioning has been working well since Don Hartmann & Co. came to fix it on the spur of the moment last month.