Aah, it’s that time of year again…when things start to slow down with the darker, colder days, and also feel frenetic around holidays, travel, obligation. But it’s also the time of year that tends to force reflection, so if, say, you have a defunct blog sitting out there ready to welcome you back with one simple login, you might be compelled to actually login and start typing.
This winter has been more severe than the past couple of years. We’ve had very cold temps and regular wintry precipitation for the past month and a half, and while I can objectively look at the calendar and try to rationalize that it really hasn’t been that long, it feels like a small eternity. It didn’t start out feeling that way; a month ago I prided myself on bundling up and...
This morning when I checked the temp to suit up for my run, I was greeted with the harsh reality of a 35 degree low. Yes, it’s late October, but this cold snap came on very suddenly. Sunday afternoon I was sitting on my porch in a very comfortable 70-something degrees. But even if it had been a more gradual descent into colder weather, and this morning hadn’t felt quite so jarring...
