Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. John Ruskin
The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. Margaret AtwoodSeasonal change in Los Angeles is often a very subtle thing. It's not as if we finally stop having to shovel the snow out of our driveways and can put our parkas back in the closet. Henry RollinsWriter, California attorney, stumbling through the courtrooms of Southern California
Weekly posts for 2025!
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Presidents Day
We, the people. Manifest Destiny. Conceived in liberty. Fear itself. Ask not. Morning in America. United we stand. Yes, we can. In times of great change and tumult, presidents seek to inspire beleaguered Americans by reminding them of their national identity. Ron Fournier
Now, today is the day we honor, of course, the Presidents, ranging from George Washington, who couldn't tell a lie, to George Bush, who couldn't tell the truth, to Bill Clinton, who couldn't tell the difference. Jay LenoAll of the American presidents, certainly all of the notable ones, have been pretty original. Michael J. KnowlesMonday, February 10, 2025
Valentine's Day
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. Charles M. Schulz
Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another. Thomas MertonI think that Valentine's Day is only as good as you want it to be. You know, I don't think it should be anything fancy, nothing crazy. As long as you're spending time with that person that's special, I think that's a great Valentine's Day. Prince RoyceMonday, February 3, 2025
February
No one's ever achieved financial fitness with a January resolution that's abandoned by February. Suze Orman
Every February, we reflect on and honor the achievements, struggles, and icons that comprise Black history. As a proud, Black man running for office and raising two young, Black boys in the South, I am acutely aware that I stand on the shoulders of giants. Jaime Harrison
January is always a good month for behavioral economics: Few things illustrate self-control as vividly as New Year's resolutions. February is even better, though, because it lets us study why so many of those resolutions are broken. Sendhil MullainathanFebruary is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and baseball is not even mentioned. Hunter S. Thompson