> Dear Diary, > > Once again our family is off to visit the rest of our family up near the > Southern Arctic Circle that runs thru Indiana and Michigan. This year we > thought we would make our annual trek just a bit more challenging by flying > into Detroit which is currently under 35 feet of snow and ice. My son is a > senior in high school and has applied to the University of Michigan in Ann > Arbor which is a beautiful campus in June but decidedly less so in December. > We wanted to make sure that our Florida born and raised son understood what > winter is like in Michigan, we just haven¹t figured out how to tell him that > is stays that way until April. We figured we might turn his room into a walk > in freezer for a couple of months but the commercial models only get down to > 30 degrees which feels like a heat wave when it is 10 outside. Based on the > cost of out of state tuition it would probably be a cheap experiment and might > even raise the value of our house in this down economy. My wife wanted to work > on our kitchen I figured this was a good compromise. > > When we visit the relatives up north it is always joyful. Usually when we head > home. We end up spending a great deal of time in the car driving between my > parents, her parents, my sisters, her sisters and just enjoying the bleak > frozen countryside. It reminds me of that silly Jingle Bells song - ³Dashing > thru the snow...² obviously written by a deranged lunatic. I look forward to > our time traveling to and fro between destinations as important family bonding > time a chance to catch up with each other after another hectic year. The > kids have a slightly different opinion however and prefer listening to their > iPods at maximum volume. My wife enjoys riding in the car with me it gives > her a chance to relax and take a nap. At least I have the little voices in my > head to keep me occupied. > > A lot of people in Florida head north this time of year so they can have a > white Christmas. A lot of people up north head to Florida to get away from > their white Christmas. We all get to meet in the airports heading our own > directions. You can tell which ones are the Floridians they have everything > they own in their suitcases hoping it will be enough to keep them warm and end > up paying $250 to check their bags because of excess weight. The northerners > are wearing shorts, flip flops and t-shirts I can never figure out how they > got to the airport dressed like that in Chicago. > > I hope all of my friends enjoy the time off during the holiday season and > spend some quality time with their families. Just remember that relatives are > like dead fish after three days you need to throw them out. Have a happy > holiday and talk to you next year. > > Dov Rosenberg > Orlando
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