Something I will never understand about Texans - winter comes every year, and it is just as cold as many of the northern states. Yes, it is a much shorter season here, but it still happens every year. Why is it that so many seem to be taken by surprise? Every winter I see people shivering their way down the street in nothing but their shirt sleeves or wrapped in a blanket - no coat. Today I saw the apparent new trend replacing the chill blocking, wind breaking scarf - the feather boa.