"Live each season as it passes . . .

breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each."



The winter is cold -- not as cold as an Ohio winter, or a New York winter, or a Chicago winter, or an Arctic winter -- but still cold. It becomes so incredibly easy to procrastinate, hibernate, inebriate, when it's cold. I find myself wasting a lot of time (now is no exception) and, contradicting as it is, complaining about not having enough time. One of the many curses of life, I suppose. In our heads, or atleast mine (and I feel my mind may be an unbiased estimator), I feel too busy 90%(estimated true percentage) of the time, but yet I still find plenty of opportunities to reorganize my email inbox or watch old shows saved on the DVR. It's a sad, sad rut the cold season brings. I fail to enjoy often enough the cool air(I loathe taking Vegas out), the satisfaction of a warm tea or coffee (I must confess, I've been working on the tea thing), the heartiness of homecooked winter meals(again, trying), the plethora of sweaters in my closet(if only they weren't itchy), and the overall sense of winter and the closeness it inspires. Why can't I be a winter person? Because I'm too busy. HAH. I fool myself.

It's just too damn cold. :-) I think it's impossible (maybe improbable is a better choice of vocabulary) to enjoy these 3 months, no matter where you live. What is WRONG with those people who go skiing? Over my dead (death by statistics) body.



Anyway . . . it's the year 2009. I made no resolutions this year because I knew I'd never be able to keep any. Kind of pathetic, I know. Maybe I'll think of some and make mid-year resolutions. I feel the patheticness taking over, so I best do something about it fast.

You know what cures all pathetic, winter-induced, ails? An Irish Coffee OR . . . a trip to Key West.

Bring on the Bailey's and Jameson! Happy Friday, and welcome to my life as an adult blogger.

"I feel sorry for people who do not drink . . . When they wake up in the morning it is as good as they are going to feel all day."