Next Friday will be my last day at school.  Hooray!  Seriously, I’ll miss it, but it’ll be nice to have some more time to write.  I’ve had a lot on the back burner for a while, so as soon as my brain gets cleansed with meditation and therapy, I’ll post at least one a day.  Some may be good, while others will most definitely be atrocious, so be prepared. 

Five things that I love about winter, winter holidays, and the like.

1. I love how the air gets crisp and clean, almost devoid of pollution.
2. I love how the aromas coming from grandmothers kitchen, take me back to when I was just a lad, and I couldn’t see over the granite counter tops.
3. I love how the family comes together, regardless of our differences.
4. I enjoy the hearty nourishment that I consume during the winter months, foods such as beef stew that just don’t taste right during the summer months.
5. I love how the frigid winter air reminds me of just how frail we are.  Watching deer push through the snow, just to find the remnants of what used to be grass, so they can survive another day.  How rabbits struggle through the deep ridges of snow, trying to avoid getting shot by man or eaten by a foe. 

Five things that I hate about winter, winter holidays, and the like.

1. It’s freaking cold and my bones hurt. 
2. I have to put up with family for far too long.
3. It rains or snows constantly.
4. I have to go out in the dark and scrape the frost off of my vehicle. (That is, when I get another one.)
5. The days are too short.

Skint, Susan, DBA, Minx, Phil, Brian, and Wayne it’s your turn now.