The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: cold

  • I’m Cold. You Should Put On a Coat.

    You can always put on more clothes, but you can’t always take more off.

  • The Upside to Face Masks

    Have you gotten your annual winter cold?

  • If My Cold Were an Old Man

    I wished he would just go away and leave me alone.

  • The Physics of Friendship

    Newton’s laws apply to friends as well.

  • Waging War

    An epic battle rages.

  • Gently Down the Stream

    Nothing seems real.

  • The Accelerated Life Plan

    “That’s me, done.”

  • A New Take on the Seattle Freeze

    Moving to Seattle is the best thing I’ve ever done. I love it here. I’m fairly sure I’ll never completely fit in, though. But then, I don’t suppose I did in Florida, either. After being confused by mixed signals for a couple months, I finally learned about the Seattle Freeze. In one blog entry, before…

  • What Makes You So Special?

    One night at the end of December, I went with a neighbor and her son to a tent city to feed the homeless. It is within walking distance of my house, but it’s hidden so well that I never noticed it before. And it’s an amazing place. First of all, it’s not some conglomeration of…

  • Body Signals

    When I got the news that my mother had cancer, I was at work. Prior to the phone call, my skin was clear. After the phone call, my face was covered with deep, painful, cystic acne. I went from looking fresh-faced to looking like pepperoni pizza in the space of just a few minutes. A…