Nobis Outlet: Mountain Hardwear Men's Downtown Coat

: Mountain Hardwear Men's Downtown Coat, Black, X LargeI just moved to Chicago from NYC and am already enduring a below than normal December. It averaged around 20 degrees for high temps last week. And I have to say this coat has been great.

: Annapolis, MD: Lots of press about large corporations doing business in China. What's the Chinese reaction to the uptick in the number of small/emerging US companies entering China? In the last month our Annapolis firm has helped 10 venture capital backed high growth tech companies enter China, so it seems a China operation has become de rigeur for growth. Yesterday's official opening of Silicon Valley Bank's Shanghai subsidiary is also pretty telling.

: Last thing: You need foul weather gear. You may not like fishing in the rain, but sometimes, if you want to go fishing, you've gotta go in the rain. My Cabela's GuideWear stays in the boat.

: Pack waterproof sunblock to apply every day as well as a supply of any prescription medications you need. If you wear glasses, bring a case for them with glasses cleaner. If you wear contact lenses, bring a backup pair, a case and a bottle of lens solution.

: My boyfriend's daughter has begun, when we are alone together, to ask me about my sex life with her dad. She's fourteen, well past the age of knowing that's inappropriate behavior, I think. The first time I gently told her that the answers were private, and she seemed embarrassed, so I didn't mention it to anyone.