Today’s quote is an old-world saying with deep European roots. Passed down by grandmothers who understood life well enough to tell a child...
... sometimes in the same breath that they were both a piece of dirt and a piece of heaven.
I imagine more than a few kids walked away scratching their head after that lesson. Eventually, life explains it. Humility comes for all of us. At least for those raised properly by a generation older than ours. A generation that believed in punishment and praise, correction and confidence.
If the bitter cold hasn’t handcuffed you over the last 36 hours, the snow piling up on your sidewalk and driveway will remind you exactly what season we are in. That is why I am offering a small glimmer of spring in the grabber section.
The Cubs open their season at Wrigley on Thursday, March 26, against the Washington Senators. The Sox follow a week later at Comiskey against the Toronto Argonauts. That should give you Chalkheads something to lean toward.
Until we see base hits and taste bratwursts, the depth of winter is still packed with astonishment...
... as long as you are willing to bundle up and notice it.
Today is National Irish Coffee Day. Have one before your walk through the wonderland. Have one during the walk and have another when you get home.
You have earned it.
