I was never a particularly good skier but I always loved it, both Nordic and alpine. We went skiing two weeks ago and I have been itching to go again ever since. It has been snowing all day and I all I keep thinking is how great it would be to be out there. The weekend will be the usual round of taking the Sprite to dance, grocery shopping and other errands but I am plotting how I can squeeze in an hour or two on my skis at Delaware Park. This is, after all, one of the fundamental differences between people who love and who hate winter; who look out the window and say “Yay! It’s snowing!” and those who say “Grrrrr. It’s !*##% snowing.” Somehow snow is always best when you are playing in it.

Well, I never thought I would live to see it but The Glamorous One has started to use the ‘net. No more will we be subjected to dismissive comments of “Fie, on the Internet!” and “Email is a big waste of time!” Now she has come to recognize that a big waste of time can be a very good, or if not good at least entertaining. “Things are either amusing or diverting but never such fun.” Welcome aboard!