2009. We're already almost 2 weeks into it. The glow of the holidays has worn off. If you live anywhere near me, there's over a foot of snow on the ground and it's still coming down. The nights are long and quiet. The mornings are dark and dreary. It's the time of year the sun wakes up late and goes to bed early. 

 

There's something about the strange stillness of a Winter morning. We look out the window and see nothing but cold lifelessness. A ...
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