ManoManoMan- its cold today! Its got to be 40 degrees-for me thats way too cold!! Not too many years ago my BIL from Alaska came to visit. It was February in Houston and weather was like now 40ish, cloudy, damp, chilling wind, wet dripping from everything, withering life forms all around, gray, dismal. Its 9am or so on Saturday and its time to make coffee for my still cuddled and warm sleeping family. There is a commotion in the backyard...whats this? Looking through the sliding glass doors....there in the pool is my BIL having a wonderful frolic in the, whatsgottobe, freezin' water. He sees me lurking through the sliding glass doors clad in parka, scarf, cap, and muk-luks and yells "hey man cmon in" its great. GREAT!! "are you nutz? " Naw man, its great! ...just like the Caribbean!.................this memory has never escaped me....we are as others see us, we are as we see ourselves, and we are as we really are...............
"To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Take care my friends and peace to you all in this new year.....................
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