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    • Don’t Cry About the Weather

      Don’t Cry About the Weather

      The day after the “bomb cyclone” storm that dumped a foot of snow in my area, and wreaked havoc on the coastal areas.  It’s a day when we all take a breath, finish cleaning up the mess and get on with living.  The weather, and the seasons in general, are just part of the cycle.  New Englanders generally don’t get too spun up about it, no matter how much the news channels try to raise your heart rate.  We’ve seen it before and know what to expect.  Though “bomb cyclone” is a new one for us, the weather is what it is.  No use carrying on about it, just clean it up and move on.  Which is what I’m doing now.

      Over the next few weeks I’m going to explore the history of the region, add some cultural observations, write about food, travel, and generally try to make this an interesting read.  After all, this blog could either be an ego stroke or something slightly more worthwhile of your time.

    • Surviving Winter

      Surviving Winter

      Bomb cyclones and polar vortexes, blizzard conditions and brutal cold.  That’s 2018 weather so far.  I think about the first settlers to this region when the weather gets like this.  Depleted food stores, meager heat thrown from the fire you had to feed all year to survive.  Threats from the native population that they were encroaching on, or from the turf wars between the French, British and Dutch.  Tough to stay alive in those days, let alone thrive.  But many of these settlers were used to violent displacement.  Life is easier in so many ways now, and there are safety nets for most of us should be flounder.  Yet most people don’t live.  They seek distraction from their lives in celebrity culture, sports, politics, or television.  We all do it really, but I’m trying to make 2018 more about making progress in my own life and less about everything else.

      Outside the wind howls like its the end of days.  I hope not, because I have a lot to do.