The walk was a little too long for Harley’s taste.

He’ll get over it.

I get up at 6 a.m. to shovel the apartment building’s sidewalks but I run out of salt because I (foolishly) thought that we were done with winter.

After work I went to [...]]]> Minneapolis has a week of 50-degree temperatures, I run around in my funny shoes declaring that spring is here…and we get a snowstorm.

I get up at 6 a.m. to shovel the apartment building’s sidewalks but I run out of salt because I (foolishly) thought that we were done with winter.

After work I went to the Uptown Frattallone’s Ace Hardware store for salt and deicer. I didn’t realize that the slush-water mix in front of Frattallone’s was a foot deep, so traffic got a jump-slide-splash-fail show. No one tipped.

My apartment building’s sidewalks are completely caked in snow when I come home from work. Shoveling without salting is a waste of time because the snow just blows right over everything. I am surprised that no one left me another bitchy note.

It took 3 hours to shovel and walk the dogs. I need someone to invent roll-out salt carpet for the sidewalks, grass be dammed.

The weather man promised warmth next week. For now, I freeze.

…but I am over this winter thing.

I don’t even like wearing winter clothes anymore out of some subconscious form of protest.

Sigh. I [...]]]> So I completely thought we were over this winter thing and then we got another blizzard. Don’t get me wrong, winter is pretty in Minneapolis…

…but I am over this winter thing.

I don’t even like wearing winter clothes anymore out of some subconscious form of protest.

Sigh. I feel like a crabby old man, and winter needs to get off my lawn.

If you are going to spin out your car, you should do it in a way that could be mistaken for an aggressive winter parking job. That way, the city won’t tow you right away.

I want to start running outside and biking to work again, but I also do not believe in winter biking, so this winter thing needs to pass. It’s inconvenient.

Right now my workouts are limited to 5-mile walks around the lakes with the dogs and [...]]]> More snow, shoveling, slush and dirt.

I want to start running outside and biking to work again, but I also do not believe in winter biking, so this winter thing needs to pass. It’s inconvenient.

Right now my workouts are limited to 5-mile walks around the lakes with the dogs and 2 hour elliptical sessions at the gym.

Why 2 hour sessions? Because the elliptical has an attached TV and Bravo has too many hour long shows.

Yes, I go to the gym to watch TV.
Whatever, that’s totally normal.

I’m sure it was a good idea at the time.

The temperate climbed above freezing yesterday. This starts a week of eying the lake, wondering if it’s safe to walk on. I just hope that Gertrude will rescue me [...]]]> It’s hard to believe now, but there was a time when that massive snow field was water.

The temperate climbed above freezing yesterday. This starts a week of eying the lake, wondering if it’s safe to walk on. I just hope that Gertrude will rescue me when I fall through.