#1 01/10

Of three days of travel this vacation, all three have been in bad weather....snow, to be exact. Driving in New Hampshire between Thanksgiving and May Day requires, for me anyway, snow tires and caution, the latter usually to avoid those who are unprepared or the foolhardy. So far, so good, and I plan to keep it that way as long as I can. Does that mean staying put and not venturing out? Not entirely because my job can't be accomplished from home (although that option exists in the virtual academy world), but I think I'd choose to get out and about now and then to feel the fresh air on my face and to enjoy stirring my blood. I'm glad to be alive and beginning a new calendar of days and months. There is no list of resolutions for the year, but there's always the sense of the new page, the turned leaf, the gift of another beginning. I hope to do good things in this upcoming year for others and for myself. Let the games begin!