39 Degrees
There was a heavy layer of frost and I shivered mightily as I headed for the car because my freaking light jacket was in the car.
I turned the key and the car came to life:
7:11 a.m. - 39
The 39 represents the degrees.
“Damn.”
Now, it warmed up nicely and the sun was shining all day. October is like that.
It can be cold. There’s a possibility of heavy snow. Or it can be 70.
It’s also a pretty month and since I was born on a crisp fall day back in the October of ‘64...
...well, it’s a lovely month.
Twitter had a little exchange going on. A ranking of the best month.
October came in first, but the guy who made the list had November in the #3 slot.
No.
So, I decided to make my own list of the best months - last to first.
12). February - February sucks.
11). January - January sucks too. There’s an optimism for the new year, but it only lasts for about 4 days.
10). November - I like Thanksgiving but the cold is settling in. Makes me sad.
9). April - Baseball begins which is awesome, but there are off-days and there’s too much rain.
8). December - I enjoy Christmas for about 20 minutes. It’s cold. It’s busy, and it’s cold.
7). March - Mud everywhere. Bad memories, but March Madness saves it. Kathy’s Birthday too, but if it’s during Madness, we miss it.
6). September - It’s starting to turn. Work is always really busy and I remember the dread of school starting.
5). May - I love Memorial Day Weekend. Baseball is starting to get good. Golf swing is coming around.
4). October - yes, the great and unmatched wisdom came alive in ‘64, but it MIGHT snow.
3). August - Sunny days. Golf tournaments. Work is fun because the heat feels great.
2). July - The 4th has been depressing these last couple of years because of the whole death of democracy thing, but the rest of the month is awesome.
1). June - Jake & Sam were born in June. So was Jeff. Great memories. Golf, hoops, beers, parties. Sun and golf. Way better than snow!
I turned the key and the car came to life:
7:11 a.m. - 39
The 39 represents the degrees.
“Damn.”
Now, it warmed up nicely and the sun was shining all day. October is like that.
It can be cold. There’s a possibility of heavy snow. Or it can be 70.
It’s also a pretty month and since I was born on a crisp fall day back in the October of ‘64...
...well, it’s a lovely month.
Twitter had a little exchange going on. A ranking of the best month.
October came in first, but the guy who made the list had November in the #3 slot.
No.
So, I decided to make my own list of the best months - last to first.
12). February - February sucks.
11). January - January sucks too. There’s an optimism for the new year, but it only lasts for about 4 days.
10). November - I like Thanksgiving but the cold is settling in. Makes me sad.
9). April - Baseball begins which is awesome, but there are off-days and there’s too much rain.
8). December - I enjoy Christmas for about 20 minutes. It’s cold. It’s busy, and it’s cold.
7). March - Mud everywhere. Bad memories, but March Madness saves it. Kathy’s Birthday too, but if it’s during Madness, we miss it.
6). September - It’s starting to turn. Work is always really busy and I remember the dread of school starting.
5). May - I love Memorial Day Weekend. Baseball is starting to get good. Golf swing is coming around.
4). October - yes, the great and unmatched wisdom came alive in ‘64, but it MIGHT snow.
3). August - Sunny days. Golf tournaments. Work is fun because the heat feels great.
2). July - The 4th has been depressing these last couple of years because of the whole death of democracy thing, but the rest of the month is awesome.
1). June - Jake & Sam were born in June. So was Jeff. Great memories. Golf, hoops, beers, parties. Sun and golf. Way better than snow!
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