Seriously?

I'm generally not a winter hater.

I like snow, and am normally pretty tolerant of cold temperatures. But c'mon, this is starting to get ridiculous. The gravel pond is supposed to open for swimming in a little over a week, and there's a half-foot of powder on the ground. And it's still coming down!

I'm over it. I want Spring to arrive. Now.

Oh well, at least my toaster is working. And the PT on my ankle seems to be achieving results. It hurts a bit less, there's slightly more range of motion, and I'm optimistic that one day soon I'll be able to run along the sidewalk and possibly be mistaken for a normal human.

But I am postponing the marathon. Indefinitely. My training has not been close to what it needs to be, and all the Vegas oddsmakers have me listed as 99% likely to permanently damage important body parts if I were to continue toward such a self-destructive goal.

That means I need to find a good open-water swim to do. Somewhere fun. Somewhere warm.

But for now, that's enough about the weather. Tomorrow, I'll indulge in a bit more ranting, but this time it will be about non-meteorological things that irritate me. The first topic on that list will center around the common ground shared by the fine people in the graphic below. Can you figure it out?



For now, though, I'm just going to try to make it through the day without allowing my winter frustration to give way to full-blown pyromania. I'll endeavor to keep warm with my space heater, a dozen layers of clothing, and thoughts of being cocooned inside an abundance of thick fuzzy blankets. Let's all think toasty thoughts, shall we? And maybe then these confusing seasons will finally shift to match the calendar.

Have a great day!