Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Thoughts and reveries


Hmmm.... where do i start and what do i write? What sort of thoughts will make their way to the murky surface from the bubbling depths of my mind? What will present itself as deep enough or important enough or silly enough to be written here? I have a lot of thoughts competing for the rights to be posted here but none are making their case strong enough to be released here. So i'll just blab on for a little while. First of all, i'm still glad it's cold. I might be the singular Canadian who is of that persuasion but i will say this - we live in a country that is considered a northern country - we have snowfalls during the winter and we have lots of stores who cater to our need to cover up our bodies and protect them from the chilly temps - hence we should have some cold weather to justify their existence and to harden ourselves to the elements - it makes us all stronger people!!! I know that there are those in my circle of friendship who would dispute this point hotly but i maintain that i enjoy the cold. I like to bundle up and to feel alive when the cold air hits my face. I especially like it after i've worked all day cooped up in a hospital sterile environment, my nose getting all plugged up cause it's so dry and airless and being unable to have direct contact with the natural world and then i am all bundled up and hit the back doors with my keys in hand and head out to my car and i am so happy with that initial rush of frigidity. I fully am prepared to admit that yes, i too become cold easily and appreciate our little warm fireplace as much as the next fellow, but i feel alive when i feel that cold. As per Calvin, it's the kind of cold that freezes your boogers!!! heehee!!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

you're right....winter is beautiful, as well as all the things that come along with it...snow, ice, cold...it's especially beautiful when it's on a postcard and I don't have to experience the mindnumbing cold as I start my car first thing in the morning (and it sputters); as I chop a little hole through the ice on my windshield just so I can see; as I have to deal with students who can't get rid of their excess energy b/c it's too cold outside...yes, yes winter is beautiful...where's global warming?