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Mark McGinnis
Feb 15, 2021
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I don’t like the cold weather. The last 3 days it was -8, and that’s too cold for me. So, I realize I need to look for the pros of the winter season in order for me to get on with it.

Here’s what I came up with:

More time to work, with fewer distractions.

Time to get caught up on cleaning out my sock drawer.

An excuse to buy a new winter coat.

Enjoying the fireplace I put in my refurbished basement.

Watching my dogs roll in the snow.

Catching up on my social media accounts, like GoodReads.

Enjoying a cup of hot mint tea with my wife.

I found this quote about winter that I kind of like (by Terri Guillemets), and I just wanted to share it:

The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination.

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