--Local news outlets were especially good at stating the obvious today. The weather is windy, as in 70 mph, and the snot will freeze in your nose once you step outside. [Boston Globe, Uh, everyone]

--Ten people were forced out into the cold after a fire broke out in their house this morning in Everett. [Boston Herald]

--Sometimes justice has a laugh at our expense. A convicted Level 3 sex offender from Uxbridge won $10 million from the lotto. [WHDH]

--Speaking of justice, Joseph Nee is going on trial for plotting a massacre similar to Columbine at a Marshfield high school. His co-conspirator, Tobin "Toby" Kearns, who was earlier convicted of the plotting, is now doing time. [Boston Globe]

--Happy birthday to the Red Sox Monster! [Red Sox Monster]

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