February 2010: Sickness, Snow, Junk Food…and Oh Yeah, Mom’s Birthday
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Consensus from friends and family is pretty much becoming unanimous: February is the lamest month of the year. Although I did enjoy a nice California vacation in 2007 during February, both 2008 and 2009 – and now this year – have contributed to giving the month this unique distinction. So why is it so lame you ask? Well, for starters the weather in Ohio is the biggest contributor. We see our biggest snowfalls, do the most shoveling, and traditionally develop the greatest number of sicknesses. Read the rest of this entry »
January wasn’t too bad of a month. A little excitement here, a little fun there. The weather was mostly tolerable and there were no major disasters. And as per usual, there was the usual dosage of sadness. For the most part I did a lot of hanging out with friends, with just a couple major event sprinkled into the month. The TV kept warm as I transitioned from Third Rock From the Sun to The Abbott and Costello Show. Facebook poker became a new addiction, the NFL season wrapped up, and I also saw some light at the end of the winter tunnel as I began the early stages of planning out my trips for the year. 
2010. I just really can’t believe this. Another year has come and gone. Another decade has come and gone. And I am beginning a whole new five-year period on this website. In some bizarre way, I have been dreading the coming of 2010. When I look at the five year periods of my life – all eight of them so far – each one is characterized by one overall ‘theme’ that seems to permeate the entire era.