Happy New Year everyone! Originally I was going to post up a 'Best Of' list for 2009 on January 1st, but life got in the way as it always does. Suffice it to say that 2009 had some very good things and some truly horrible things, but managed to end on a high note. Good? Great.
Today is January 7th, 2010. For those of you in Milwaukee, Wisconsin today you should know that it's a snowy day out. For some of us this will be a complete nuisance, and for some it will be a day of fun and enjoyment of the slowly falling flakes. Looking out my window over the city and watching the day progress, I've gotten to thinking. No deep thoughts that will produce paragraphs and paragraphs of words jumbled together to represent my thoughts, but some ideas.
A good snow day is one which the snow falls down slowly and gracefully -- when the wind isn't blowing right through you and the temperature doesn't completely freeze out any of the joy in your heart. On a day like this the usually grey and miserable scene outside is covered up and hidden. Especially in the city it's refreshing to watch the overwhelming greys of the buildings, skies, and pavements give way to a white blanket of snow. It's hard to be too gloomy on a day like today, assuming you don't have to get places on time or drive long distances.
Finally, a good snow day is a blank slate. A whitewash over the city, but more importantly a canvas to have a really fun day. Sledding, taking pictures, taking a walk... just admiring the world when it looks like this. And so I'm left thinking about what the day will yield for all of us -- for me, for you who may be reading this, for people I don't even know. These questions exist everyday existentially, but on a day where we're all being snowed on it brings us all closer together whether we realize it or not.
So what will we do today? It's a rare and temporary clean start, a visual gift, and most importantly a blank piece of paper to write a very specific story. Have fun today everyone, Happy New Year (belated), and here's to a 2010 together!
Today is January 7th, 2010. For those of you in Milwaukee, Wisconsin today you should know that it's a snowy day out. For some of us this will be a complete nuisance, and for some it will be a day of fun and enjoyment of the slowly falling flakes. Looking out my window over the city and watching the day progress, I've gotten to thinking. No deep thoughts that will produce paragraphs and paragraphs of words jumbled together to represent my thoughts, but some ideas.
A good snow day is one which the snow falls down slowly and gracefully -- when the wind isn't blowing right through you and the temperature doesn't completely freeze out any of the joy in your heart. On a day like this the usually grey and miserable scene outside is covered up and hidden. Especially in the city it's refreshing to watch the overwhelming greys of the buildings, skies, and pavements give way to a white blanket of snow. It's hard to be too gloomy on a day like today, assuming you don't have to get places on time or drive long distances.
Finally, a good snow day is a blank slate. A whitewash over the city, but more importantly a canvas to have a really fun day. Sledding, taking pictures, taking a walk... just admiring the world when it looks like this. And so I'm left thinking about what the day will yield for all of us -- for me, for you who may be reading this, for people I don't even know. These questions exist everyday existentially, but on a day where we're all being snowed on it brings us all closer together whether we realize it or not.
So what will we do today? It's a rare and temporary clean start, a visual gift, and most importantly a blank piece of paper to write a very specific story. Have fun today everyone, Happy New Year (belated), and here's to a 2010 together!
(At the risk of becoming redundant, this will be the last picture I post up on this blog in this style. This picture represents my brain on this day, and if the words featured above it make about as much sense you have my sincerest but amused apologies.)
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