I am a bit sad this winter that canal has been closed for most of January. While it is pleasant to walk around without freezing my behind off or even without a hat, an overwhelming sense of doom has come over me. I could always turn the radio off, but, much like car accidents, reports that winter sports might become extinct in my lifetime are morbidly fascinating.

Well, February still has a chilly reputation and I have planned some x-country skiing lessons. If I only have a few more decades to enjoy the winter, I shall make the best of it. Drop me a line if you would like to go skating with me when and if the canal freezes over again.