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To: lurqer who wrote (28604)	9/11/2003 11:20:00 PM
From: abuelita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104197

lurqer- i'm really sorry to hear that your winter experiences as a youth were so dismal. i would like to think that had you not lived in a midwest industrial city with black snow you might have had fonder memories. when i worked in nassau as a young adult i missed the four seasons very much as i do to a certain extent now, living on the west coast. for me, too much of a good thing is not necessarily a good thing. to make a play on a quote by your illustrious (tongue in cheek) leader, "bring it on" - winter that is. hoser

To: lurqer who wrote (28604)	9/12/2003 4:50:31 AM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104197

The air was refreshing, the apples crisp and tangy and the leaves gorgeous. They are telling us that this year's apples are the best they have been in a long time due to all the rain we've had. Driving past the orchards I can see they look big. Every year we all go apple picking. A local farm helps make it into a very fun day. They have hayrides, pony rides, and a maze through the maize (cornfield) for the kids to get lost in. We are going in the next few weeks. I love being there in October when the leaves are changing. The rolling hills explode with color. Whatta view they have there. But always a sense of dread, for one knew what was rapidly approaching. Soon a six month confinement would begin. Living in a Midwest industrial city, the snow would be black, the dank noxious air filled with soot and the frozen car balky. Before spring, the streets were more potholes than pavement. While I took my sled to the local park and learned to ice skate in a Pieter Bruegel pond scene, by spring, cabin fever was rampant. Contrast that with having just returned from a swim in the river with the better half and the parrot. No dread, for the temperature will rarely approach freezing this winter. If I want snow, mountains are nearby and the color is white. Thanks for rubbing it in. <g> I'm going to need a double dose of meditation today to help shake the negative thoughts bubbling up inside my head. <vbg> -JohnnyCrabAppleSeed