Say what you will about the holidays, they’re expensive and exhausting and fattening, but they’re a welcome distraction.
See, the holidays keep us occupied, leaving time for little else. We plan and party and decorate, we hang our stockings and deck the halls and toast the New Year. Then, before we know it, poof, they’re gone. And what are we left with? Winter.
Cruel, isn’t it? Winter is nature’s way of pulling the rug out from under us. Heck, this isn’t a season, it’s a cage match — us against the elements. We don’t stand a chance.
Cold is a given, of course, the bone-chilling, teeth-chattering kind, but it’s the other stuff we need to worry about. The blizzards and polar vortexes and ice storms and power outages, things like that. We’ll be brought to our knees by this ordeal, ladies and gentlemen, and more than once.
Snowflakes by the zillions will fall on our heads, burying us and snarling traffic. Icicles will dangle perilously overhead, the wind will bring tears to our eyes, and we’ll face constant nuisances: static electricity, frozen car doors, hat hair, slippery sidewalks, windshield scraping, and on and on and on. The list is endless and wearying.
But take heart, winter can’t last forever. It might seem like it, but it can’t. The days are already growing longer and the earth inches closer to the sun. So keep your hat on. Your coat and gloves, too. And a muffler. Thermal underwear and wooly socks, a couple sweaters, ear muffs, and a forced air furnace will come in handy, as well.
If all else fails? Hibernate. And pray for an early spring.
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the whirly girl 
20 responses to “: the cold, harsh reality :”
Your definitely right , Winter is getting intense. And we need to be ready for it . Here in Arizona , we had 2 good days of snow , enough to get the whole lot of us cold . Nice post (:
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Arizona? You guys get snow? Really? Wow.
You’re still lucky, though. A two day winter would be nothing short of a miracle here. Heck, twenty degrees would be a miracle :o/
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Come on over to Sydney! High 20C every day. Ocean temperature around 19C. Space stations overhead.
I wouldn’t mind a bit of snow!
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Come and get it, we have plenty. And it’s free for the taking. I’ll even ride back to Sydney with you to help unload! Is that a deal?
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I just broke in my new snow shovel. We only got a couple of inches, but you gotta hit that white crap hard and let it know who’s boss.
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Well, let me ask you something: can a person use dynamite for snow removal? I think that would be a lot of fun.
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Great picture! :-)
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Thank you. Your gravatar is pretty great, as well :o)
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Thank you, that’s Dust Bunny’s baby picture. His personality is pretty much unchanged. ;-)
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What a great face — he’s too cute.
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A shit distuber to this very day! ;-)
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They keep things interesting.
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Are you sure winter can’t last forever? I do not remember summer happening. Did I blink?
Yes, winter is one of those time that I have to use my mantra endlessly. No one can hear it but me because I have my face totally wrapped in a scarf.
“I love Canada. I love Canada. I love Canada.” That’s usually when I fall on my butt from slipping on ice and have to start it all over again. “I love Canada…”
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Right with you, “I love Canada” We had a summer, but it was an overnight thing, so I think we missed it. :-)
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What is this summer you speak of?
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It’s the one day a year you can wear shorts and your knees aren’t blue. ;-)
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Ah. That day :o)
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My mantra is along the lines of ‘crap crap crap crap crap’ and runs on a loop in my head until May. Yesterday, 7 lousy inches of snow fell and tomorrow the high is expected to be -4. Crap crap crap crap crap crap …
How’s your nephew doing, Michelle?
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He has a long road ahead of him but he is alive and isn’t paralyzed. I’m not sure if he had been moved from Trauma to ICU when we “chatted” but he has now been moved from ICU to a room. He will eventually be released to a Rehabilitation Hospital. Thank you for asking.
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That’s wonderful! He’ll breeze right through rehab at the rate he’s moving.
I’ll keep you in my thoughts.
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