By Rix Quinn
I just talked to an old friend who told me it is very cold in his town. He
wonders what he can do for fun in icy conditions.
Well, it is cold because it is winter. If it were hot, we would worry that
there’s a hole in the ozone layer. But the ozone layer is invisible, so it
would be hard to find the hole.
For winter amusement, many people ski. That’s fun if you like to go
downhill really fast. I do not ski, because I am going downhill fast enough
already.
In icy weather, it’s unwise to water ski. Not only is it hard to stay up, but
falling on a frozen lake is quite painful.
If you hate cold weather sports, you might go to an indoor boxing match or
basketball game. (Sometimes you can see both events at once.)
Yes, cold weather can be brutal, but just think about the rough life our
ancestors had B.C. (before central heating). Houses got so cold at night,
folks invented windows just so they could close them.
And think about long winter travel before cars. What if your wagon wheel
fell off? What if your horse ran away?
Or what if you got stuck outside in the snow, and your CD player broke?
I have finally decided that winter is like a bad date. It’s cold, it’s unpleasant,
and it seems like it lasts forever.