“Blow, blow, thou winter wind”*
by chuckofish
Well, it is getting very cold here in flyover country. Not surprising, since it is January. But you know, people like to get panicky about weather.
I must say, it is the kind of weather that makes one want to curl up on the couch and read a good book or watch a good movie.
“To enjoy bodily warmth, some small part of you must be cold, for there is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself. If you flatter yourself that you are all over comfortable, and have been so a long time, then you cannot be said to be comfortable any more. For this reason a sleeping apartment should never be furnished with a fire, which is one of the luxurious discomforts of the rich. For the height of this sort of deliciousness is to have nothing but the blanket between you and your snugness and the cold of the outer air. Then there you lie like the one warm spark in the heart of an arctic crystal.”
–Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
Oh, Mr. Melville, you are the best.
*William Shakespeare
The painting is by Mary Cassatt
dual personalities 
Everything in this post is so great! But I especially like the idea of picturing the squirrels in your yard wearing jammies and reading books underground in the cold!
I like the Richard Scarry take on life.
“One warm spark in the heart of an arctic crystal” is so good! I am hoping for a weather delay or day off tomorrow and would love to spend it as you describe!
My favorite thing to do (besides sleep) is to stay home and read or watch something good.
So cold! My hands can’t take it 🥶