I'm ready for Spring! Or a warmer climate. The day following Christmas this year was warm for Northeast Ohio. Warm for anywhere north of Georgia for that matter.
I was sick the entire holiday weekend, but I was able to feel the warm and sunny, albeit breezy air that day. I believe we topped out in the low to mid-60's (around 17 degrees celsius for my international friends.)
It was a holiday weekend like I always hope for - snow on Christmas Day, and warmth thereafter! If only life really worked that way. But reality bites and alas ... that was a freak of nature up here.
It was the kind of experience that makes one long for the sweet touch of Spring - all the while knowing there's another 4 months of winter! At least!
So, I get to thinking - for a crazy minute ... about living in Florida. What's worse - I got the idea from what has to be the saddest goddamn movie I have ever seen. Marley and Me. Now - it was a great flick - don't get me wrong. Very realistic portrayal of life, funny at all the right times, but in the end - the saddest film known to mankind. I'm not even lying. I felt violated - I hadn't signed up for that and it pissed me off.
Anyway - so I start thinking about, "could I live in Florida?" The answer of course is probably no way in hell, but it got me to thinking about finding a warmer climate. So I'll be searching - probably in vain - for a more hospitable place to winter.
Good thing is - my girlfriend is kinda looking for the same change, so it works out well! We're both full of wanderlust.
Meanwhile, I'll suffer - like I do every year - through the harsh, killing cold of a Northeast Ohio winter - until orange barrel season comes around once again.
Cheers!
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