{"id":773,"date":"2014-02-27T15:04:30","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T15:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=773"},"modified":"2014-02-27T15:04:30","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T15:04:30","slug":"winter-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=773","title":{"rendered":"Winter Woes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hi friends\u2026 how\u2019s the winter goin\u2019 for y\u2019all? <\/strong>Yeah\u2026 I thought so. Now, don\u2019t get me wrong. I know that out there are those who love the winter and celebrate in all that this season has to offer. They love the cold. They love the snow. They love to ski, sled and toboggan. They even love to shovel!<\/p>\n

Yep, I realize that winter lovers exist. As sure as the tax man knocks on our doors every April 15th, they\u2019re out there. I can\u2019t comprehend why\u2026 but they are. It\u2019s just that I\u2019m not one of them.<\/p>\n

Please don\u2019t misunderstand. Some snow at Christmas time is nice. It adds to the holiday and it even makes me feel a bit jolly\u2026 but that\u2019s about it. The winter of 2013-2014 has been an oppressive one and the following gives hint as to how I feel about living in the deep freeze. Stash<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Darkness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Polar plunge.
\nArctic blast\u2026
\nHow long will this winter last?<\/p>\n

Rude intruder.
\nIcy pest.
\nBe gone with thee, unwanted guest.<\/p>\n

Icy streets.
\nCars collide.
\nIs there nowhere we can hide?<\/p>\n

Low thermostat.
\nHigh heating bill.
\nWear a sweater, feel the chill.<\/p>\n

Global warming.
\nWhere\u2019d you go?
\nCan\u2019t see my grass because of the snow.<\/p>\n

Cabin fever.
\nFeelin\u2019 distressed\u2026
\nWeather challenged and so depressed.<\/p>\n

Stash<\/strong><\/p>\n

Depressed? Maybe\u2026 <\/strong>but every now and then, the sun shines, temperatures climb and we get to peek under the hem of Mother Nature\u2019s warm and inviting skirt. Occasionally you hear of some brave \u201cwinter hater\u201d, who has taken the bull by the\u2026 um-m-m\u2026 horns and does something about his situation. Like the Indian in the movie One Flew Over The Cuckoo\u2019s Nest, he is the one, who manages to escape the insanity of the world in which he lives. This poem is dedicated to one such person. Stash<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Light<\/strong><\/p>\n

Florida\u2026
\nSunshine Ken\u2026
\nLeft Rhode Island for the warmth of a yen.<\/p>\n

Long time pal.
\nFair weather friend.
\nEagerly joined the \u201csnowbird\u201d trend.<\/p>\n

Bermuda shorts.
\nBlossoming plants.
\nWho knew he was such a smarty pants?<\/p>\n

Winter hope?
\nTropical scheme?
\nHe\u2019s living the life of my frostbitten dream.<\/p>\n

Stash<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi friends\u2026 how\u2019s the winter goin\u2019 for y\u2019all? Yeah\u2026 I thought so. Now, don\u2019t get me wrong. I know that out there are those who love the winter and celebrate in all that this season has to offer. They love … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=773"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773\/revisions\/777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}