Whether the Weather
How Canadian to launch into only the second post of this blog by talking about the weather.
But, boy-howdy, it's been a stinker this past month.
October 31, it was cold, but clear and seasonable. December 1 dawned with over 10 cm of wet snow and freezing rain, and the fun just kept on coming. Since then, we've had at least two spells of bitterly cold weather (here, the overnight temperatures dropped below -20 several nights) immediately followed by a thaw. Needless to say, all the snow that had fallen first melted, then froze solid, transforming every object outdoors into the proverbial frictionless surface. Physicists rejoiced. The rest of us were less than impressed.
In between, we've had at least a couple stretches of freezing rain and ice pellets. What are ice pellets, you ask? Well, imagine walking down a street, being pelted by wind-driven bee-bees, fired from an air rifle. Now imagine being pelted by millions of the little buggers, while the sidewalk beneath your feet becomes increasingly slick. Welcome to winter in Canada.
'Tis the season for New Year's resolutions, though. Firstly, I've resolved to once and for all, get myself back to a healthy weight. This has been something I've wrestled with for years. I've gained, lost, gained back, lost more .. were my weight a stock price, I'd recommend selling due to excessive volatility, not to mention a seemingly incompetent management team.
But .. This Year Will Be Different. Really. No kidding. Well, hopefully. I'm rather tired of being heavy, lighter, heavier, lighter, and never knowing from one month to the next just how I'll be feeling, physically. To be fair, I'm off to a positive start. I braved the elements to head to the local Y, and spent nearly an hour puffing away .. er, on an elliptical trainer. That didn't exactly come across as I'd hoped. Nope. Not at all.
And so it goes.
All for now.
But, boy-howdy, it's been a stinker this past month.
October 31, it was cold, but clear and seasonable. December 1 dawned with over 10 cm of wet snow and freezing rain, and the fun just kept on coming. Since then, we've had at least two spells of bitterly cold weather (here, the overnight temperatures dropped below -20 several nights) immediately followed by a thaw. Needless to say, all the snow that had fallen first melted, then froze solid, transforming every object outdoors into the proverbial frictionless surface. Physicists rejoiced. The rest of us were less than impressed.
In between, we've had at least a couple stretches of freezing rain and ice pellets. What are ice pellets, you ask? Well, imagine walking down a street, being pelted by wind-driven bee-bees, fired from an air rifle. Now imagine being pelted by millions of the little buggers, while the sidewalk beneath your feet becomes increasingly slick. Welcome to winter in Canada.
'Tis the season for New Year's resolutions, though. Firstly, I've resolved to once and for all, get myself back to a healthy weight. This has been something I've wrestled with for years. I've gained, lost, gained back, lost more .. were my weight a stock price, I'd recommend selling due to excessive volatility, not to mention a seemingly incompetent management team.
But .. This Year Will Be Different. Really. No kidding. Well, hopefully. I'm rather tired of being heavy, lighter, heavier, lighter, and never knowing from one month to the next just how I'll be feeling, physically. To be fair, I'm off to a positive start. I braved the elements to head to the local Y, and spent nearly an hour puffing away .. er, on an elliptical trainer. That didn't exactly come across as I'd hoped. Nope. Not at all.
And so it goes.
All for now.
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