i've figured it out a bit

yes.

this cold thing.

here's something: cold weather is worst in driving towns.

it is.

and this is because of maybe eight things:

1. you are constantly reminded that it is cold as you move from heated car to frigid out-of-doors, and back. in driving towns. cause yer driving. being reminded that you are in a kind of hell is no fun. and no fun is bad.

2. your metabolism is way lower due to sitting on yer ass for months and eating foods that we were meant to hibernate with in our bellies. low metabolisms make you feel slumpy and gross. feeling slumpy and gross is no good.

3. you are not able to get into the "mood" of the season as easily cause you are, literally, watching it through windows (house, car), and not forced to mentally prepare and be out in to either enjoy it, cope with it, or die. not being able to get in the mood is usually unfortunate and bad.

4. people drive like idiots in inclement weather, and, from what ive noticed, this impacts other drivers much more than it does pedestrians. like the driver in denver (a driving city) this weekend who backed their stupid suv into the side of my little seafoam green rental car right where my momma was sitting. having that happen is bad. and being nervous that it might happen, or that you might do it, is also bad. yeah. bad. (everyone's ok. car's smashed in, but all else is well!)

5. depending on yer lifestyle, you may not see people in non-work/non-bar environments for months in driving towns during the dark, cold season. that's pretty much a sad existence. like pathetic sad. and pathetic sad existences are no good.

6. you have to focus closer on things in driving towns to keep from slipping on the ice in poorly maintained sidewalks/parking lots/driveways, as well as in your car. this, added to all of the close focusing you might already be doing at your deadend desk job at work, is very bad for you (im a big, BIG fan of "focusing far" these days. with yer eyes. literally. big fan.) and bad for you is just bad.

7. you have convinced yerself in driving towns that you need to drive to get places. so, when it's really nasty out (or even pretty nasty out), you can get all stressed out about being trapped. imagining small worlds does not always make for fun rides and worlds of cheer (after all). in this case, small, small worlds are bad.

and 8. you walk way less in cold weather in driving towns than in those that driving is either not necessary or not possible. because of this, you don't cross paths with folks as much, or have nice surprises on your way places that you can do more than honk and wave or point a mittened hand to in response. not walking is bad for the heart. and for the head. and for everything around them. it keeps people separated. nature's own version of the cubicle. bad bad bad.

so that.

sorry to not write more sooner. was outta town this weekend for sis's dance company performance in a driving city. back now. was good!

wishing you luck on the knish hunt. thanks for all the updates from last week!