I’m not a religious person, but I do value the holidays mainly as a chance/reason for family and friends to come together.  It’s great to be able to see my long-time Philly-area friends because I rarely get to hang out with them these days.  I’m back in the area for ~10 days and I still have over a week left here, so I’m really looking forward to it.  I think I’ll probably spend New Years in NYC, although that hasn’t been 100% finalized yet.

I do have to say, though, that I do not enjoy this weather.  Every time I come back to the northeast, I am reminded that the cold weather is not something I enjoy.  And it isn’t even cold right now!  By most standards, 30-50 degree weather during the winter in the northeast is actually pretty warm.  So, obviously, I’ve become spoiled temperature-wise from living in non-wintry climates.  That’s okay though, I don’t spend most of my time here, so I can deal with it for a few weeks.

I guess I don’t have a ton to say this blog entry except I hope everyone has a happy and healthy Christmas/Hanukah/New Year.  Enjoy the last few days of 2008.

PS – I recently heard the expression “late last century” used… whew, scary stuff