it just keeps getting better from here....

....ah, finally! Winter solstice. I always thought solstice was a bit odd, especially living in NY where winter was just starting and would continue for another 4 or 5 months.

I hate snow. Yeah, snow days were cool as a kid, but besides that I just hate snow. Okay, the first snow of the season (usually in October) was nice, too. But we've had snow as late as high school graduation in June!

In NY, folks joked that there were really only two seasons: winter and July.

So, thank you Mother Nature, for making the days longer for me -- not a day too soon.