This is just wrong:

it is 22 degrees out if you count the wind chill (I know, people in New England and the Mid-Atlantic will be gnashing their teeth at me) BUT our pollen levels are high.

Isn't there some natural law that says when it's winter, you don't have to suffer from pollen allergies? That is why I've always loved winter - the fact that I am actually able to breathe through my nose. This is just so wrong. I am dreading the summer considering the mild winter we've had - 'twill be a hell of mold, grasshoppers, and pollen.