After all my fussing over gloves on here and on the winter forum I settled on a pair of closeout '06 Pearl Izumi lobsters from REI. I was trying to avoid them initially because so many people seem to hate them, but I tried on a pair of this year's model at a local shop today and they really felt nice. The only other options for lobster gloves under $100 were Louis Garneau and Craft, and I couldn't find either of them to try on in real life. (This is a big issue for me since I have tried on XL size gloves that I can barely fit my hands inside. Strangely, the large size PI's fit me fine.) Anyway, gloves are covered for the time being. Steps two and three are an earwarmer and a set of long johns, both of which I will look for at Target tomorrow. And then the fourth step, also tomorrow perhaps, is to cancel my monthly CTA pass. This is war.