Sure, the weather over the past few days has been "nice." If you call "nice" oddly and dangerously warm. Also, our allegies have arrived unseasonably early since pollen capsules, or whatever, have been breaking open in our neck of the woods. In JANUARY! But on the bright side, you can crack open that sauvignon blanc you've been eying in the fridge since October. Because this warm-ish weather is expected to last throughout the week.

According to the weather service, new records were set Tuesday included 75 degrees in San Jose, 78 degrees in downtown Oakland, and 72 degrees in downtown San Francisco. This week's unusually warm temperatures are, according to reports, the "result of a large high-pressure ridge hovering over the Bay Area." But in all seriousness, seeing as how this will be one of the driest January months on record, water conservation is being urged. Remember, we are still in a drought; we need the rain. So put the Slip 'n' Slides away.