Hot or cold? Soup or ice cream? Heat or AC?
There's always a choice between winter or summer where we live. But what about places that are one season practically all
year round? And what about those cynical people who claim they would be happiest if they lived in Florida or Vermont?
How dare they say such a thing!! Don't they know how many people would love to live in a place with more than one season? Nevertheless, four seasons?! How do they know they won't get tired of the same weather day after day after day?! Be gone with them!
I'm totally kidding, folks, I am one of those people. Were you credulous enough to believe I would discriminate against people who have a predilection for one season over the others? Do you really think that would be of paramount importance to me? That I would want to eradicate those who love one season in particular?
Call me aloof if you will but personally I know I would be happier if it snowed almost every day of the year. I prefer winter. Although I'm always castigated by summer-lovers, I am stoic in front of nay-sayers. Avoiding superciliousness, I make my arguments clear to people who dismiss me as unhinged. Wary of cajoling summer-lovers, I stand by my quixotic belief that I would be in a complete state of bliss...in Alaska.
My preference for winter primarily stems from my infatuation with snow. Yes. Infatuation. I. Love.
Snow. I can't get enough of it! The way the trees look right after the snow falls, the way each snowflake is different from every other snowflake, the crisp, fresh smell of the air right after it snows, the noiseless sound of a gentle snowfall. I love everything about it.
But that's not all.
Even when it isn't snowing, I still love winter. Meandering through the park on a cold Sunday in January really clears the inane, superfluous thoughts from my head. Although spring might provide the opportune weather for a bike ride and fall the ideal time for pumpkin picking, nothing beats a cold walk in the park with the dog.
Besides snow and weather and the obvious aspects associated with winter, there's one more thing that makes winter special. Holidays.
Christmas, Hanukah, kwanzaa, ramadan, winter solstice, whatever it may be, holidays are the best winter events. Forget the winter Olympics, ignore the snow tubing, and put aside the hot cocoa (although that stuff's heartwarming too). Winter holidays bring together families and let's remember what's important here: friends and family and celebrating all the good times in life, whether they be big or small. Winter holidays, no matter which one(s) you celebrate, bring family and friends together in the warmest of environments (double entendre intended).
So whether you are convinced I am a behemoth for loving winter, you've heard my reasons and probably found my argumentative flaws.
Now, I leave you to decide: winter? Summer? Vermont? Florida? Or plain ol' Jersey?
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