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7 | css: autocento | 7 | css: autocento |
8 | ... | 8 | ... |
9 | 9 | ||
10 | January. \ | 10 | January. \ |
11 | It's cold, and I don't like it. \ | 11 | It's cold, and I don't like it. \ |
12 | I prefer warm weather, \ | 12 | I prefer warm weather, \ |
13 | although I like sweaters. They are the one \ | 13 | although I like sweaters. They are the one \ |
14 | warm spot in an otherwise shitty season. \ | 14 | warm spot in an otherwise [shitty][] season. \ |
15 | But fall is better sweater weather. So be patient, | 15 | But fall is better sweater weather. So be patient, |
16 | 16 | ||
17 | Patient, \ | 17 | _patient_, \ |
18 | while waiting for the end of January. \ | 18 | while waiting for the end of January. \ |
19 | A change of season \ | 19 | A change of season \ |
20 | brings a change of mood along with it, \ | 20 | brings a change of mood along with it, \ |
21 | although I never thought I'd be one \ | 21 | although I never thought I'd be one \ |
22 | to believe that SAD junk about effects of weather--- | 22 | to believe that [SAD][] junk about effects of weather--- |
23 | 23 | ||
24 | weather!--- \ | 24 | weather!--- \ |
25 | on a person. Who becomes a patient \ | 25 | on a person. Who becomes a patient \ |
26 | just because of one \ | 26 | just because of one \ |
27 | month of snow? I did say of January: \ | 27 | [month of snow][]? I did say of January: \ |
28 | "It's cold, and I don't like it," \ | 28 | "It's cold, and I don't like it," \ |
29 | but I hardly think it's fair, knocking whole seasons, | 29 | but I hardly think it's fair, knocking whole seasons, |
30 | 30 | ||
31 | seasoning \ | 31 | seasoning \ |
32 | your conversation with demands for better weather. \ | 32 | your conversation with demands for better weather. \ |
33 | (While I find it \ | 33 | (While I find it \ |
34 | nearly impossible, it's my mission to be patient \ | 34 | nearly impossible, it's my mission to be patient \ |
35 | while waiting for the end of January.) \ | 35 | while waiting for the end of January.) \ |
36 | Oh, but how the long nights do so tax one! | 36 | Oh, but how the long nights do so [tax][] one! |
37 | 37 | ||
38 | One \ | 38 | One \ |
39 | warm spot in an otherwise shitty season--- \ | 39 | [warm spot][] in an otherwise shitty season--- \ |
40 | all I ask, January, \ | 40 | all I ask, January, \ |
41 | is one warm day. Do you care whether \ | 41 | is one warm day. Do you care whether \ |
42 | I'm a person who becomes a patient \ | 42 | I'm a person who becomes a patient \ |
43 | in some psych ward? This just about does it. | 43 | in some psych ward? This just about does it. |
44 | 44 | ||
45 | I.T., \ | 45 | I.T., \ |
46 | although I never thought I'd call one, \ | 46 | although I never thought I'd call one, \ |
47 | is fair and patient \ | 47 | is fair and patient \ |
48 | when I call. They talk with me, season \ | 48 | when I call. They talk with me, season \ |
49 | my conversation of demands for better weather \ | 49 | my conversation of demands for better weather \ |
50 | with an argument for the white beauty of January. | 50 | with an argument for the white beauty of January. |
51 | 51 | ||
52 | They know it's hard; they say each season \ | 52 | They know it's hard; they say each season \ |
53 | has its detractors. One day, they say, the weather \ | 53 | has its detractors. _One day_, they say, _the weather \ |
54 | will be controlled---until then, patience in January. | 54 | will be controlled---until then, patience in January_. |
55 | |||
56 | [shitty]: tapestry.html | ||
57 | [SAD]: seasonal-affective-disorder.html | ||
58 | [month of snow]: snow.html | ||
59 | [tax]: http://www.irs.gov/ | ||
60 | [warm spot]: real-writer.html | ||