2 Degrees

This has been a very strange winter. Until this week, temperatures had been bearable. There hasn't been any snow to speak of. The sun has actually been shining. As I said, not the typical Northeastern Pennsylvania winter where we see gray for months - in the sky and on the ground as the snow is pushed to the side and speckled with road salt. People are already talking about spring.

But it's still 2 degrees out this morning. Two degrees.

We hurry from house to car. From car to office. From office to meetings. From office to the store. From store to home. We nod to each other in greeting as our mouths are covered by scarves. We tend to look at our feet hoping to avoid an icy fall and miss seeing the world around us.

I think this is one reason the SuperBowl has become such a social event (second only to Christmas by some reports.) Watching the game or the commercials isn't the point. We head out the door bundled up. We arrive, unwrap and reconnect! It's a celebration that coincides with the end of football season (yes I know the ProBowl game is next weekend) but more than that, it signifies the halfway point of winter. We're going to make it!

One friend of mine says the SuperBowl is the signal to get out his golf clubs and head to the indoor practice range. He says, unless you're a hockey or basketball fan, it's Tiger on the screen on Sundays.

I'm still looking forward to March Madness. Go 'Cuse." And my thoughts are already turning to baseball now that we have the Yankees in our own backyard.

But today it's still 2 degrees. Two degrees.

On to the next.
Let me know your thoughts.
Catherine