What a long time since my last post! The last time I went on vacation, there was a tornado in Park Slope, this time, I came home to twenty inches of unplowed snow. Somehow my presence makes the climate work correctly in my little corner of Brooklyn.

A sad farewell this New Year's Eve--my LLBean gumshoes have a breach in water integrity, a little crack on the top. I'll still wear them, I just need to be sure to use my left foot if a submerge is required. And I can't complain, I bought them in the employee store in 1983. I can't remember if I paid $2 or $3. And I mostly wore them on pavement, which they're not designed for.

Go in peace, old friends, you have served me well!