Because I have to...

It was a dark and stormy night. And as was his habit he stayed at home. To combat the cold that came snaking through the cracks in his house was difficult. It was an old house in a moderate climate, and as such was not much at keeping the chill outside. A sweater was fetched from his room, but not before water was set to boil. Once he was properly attired he was back in the kitchen waiting for the water to boil. Once boiled tea bags were added to the water and left to steep. While the tea steeped he once again left for his room, this time coming out with a copy of Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days". Then he poured his tea, and retired to the living room where he placed his tea on the coffee table and reclined on the couch snuggled up in a blanket to read his book. And thus on this stormy night no one was murdered, no paranormal activity detected, and no mystery uncovered. The chill however was resoundingly beat.