Happy December

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Saturday, December 1. 2007

Happy December

Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

It is now officially winter in Chicago (unofficially of course until the 21st). This morning we had snow and when I ran out to the store this evening the streets were either a solid sheet of ice or a soupy dirty mess - quite fun either way. The temperature has been dropping steadily for weeks and has been frigid the last few days (note to self - I really need to find my gloves.)

I'm really not a fan of winter or cold weather - which of course makes Chicago the perfect place for us to live. Actually, I'm not a big fan of hot weather or humidity either - again making Chicago perfect. I guess it's the highs and lows that are the issue. I much preferred the weather in Colorado - sure we got a bit of snow but it melted quickly and there were well over 300 days a year of sunshine.

Winter is my least favorite though as it means traffic delays, snow shoveling, and wet feet. It's also the time of cold tile in the kitchen and bathroom along with breezes through our old underinsulated windows. Sure there are some perks, the hot cocoa, the warm slippers and such but the sheer suckiness of the snow overshadows any benefits when you look at the big picture.

The thing about snow in Chicago is that it stays around forever, and while it can be beautiful for a moment in it's pristine condition, it quickly gets dirty and salty and slushy and is just a big nasty mess.

And so we begin another winter... sigh

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Scott Blitstein

at 20:28 | 3 Comments

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You sound as "happy" about December as I am, Scott. But I applaud you for giving it the old college try in your post title.

I'm not too excited about snow.

Congrats on NaBloPoMo!

#1 Gregg (Homepage) on 2007-12-01 23:10 (Reply)

Of course I think that weather is pretty cool. I got a good taste of it in VA last February with freezing rain, slush, and "snow" frozen so hard we couldn't walk on it. In fact, stepping on it would have meant taking our lives in our hands. And driving? Uh...no. But hilarious. As a comparison, it's actually chilly here today -- working up to 71 from below 50 this morning. The sun's brilliant, though, and there's not a cloud in the sky. Variety would be nice.

#2 kellypea (Homepage) on 2007-12-03 12:23 (Reply)

@ Gregg - thanks. I'm not sure if I am happier to see NaBloPoMo go or winter come...

@ Kelly - Screw Variety, I just don't want it so freaking cold

ahem - sorry about that...

Actually that range sounds a lot like Colorado where it would be warm during the day but chilly at night. Here it's just cold all the time - today we went from 23 to 29 - WHEEEE!!!

SB

#3 Scott (Homepage) on 2007-12-03 16:46 (Reply)

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