watershed day

[DRxBMW]

Whatever your philosophical convictions may be, most folks will agree that a primal link binds our physical earthly environment to our inner self. For a few, a particular sensitivity to the duration of sunlight is more acute than others. This awareness or affliction, and affliction may be too strong a word, causes a reoccurring period of mild depression and physical unease creeping in about the end of October and bottoming out at year's end.

Science has determined that this Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD) is caused by the reduced exposure to light due decreased daylight of late fall and early winter. Some aboriginal area of the brain stores on its chemical abacus the recognition of this diminished light and depresses production of naturally occurring endorphins. The result being a malaise, a reduced vitality experienced by those of us burdened with SAD.

The day in which daylight is shortest and night time longest is a divining of the decay of fall-winter and the promise of longer days with the future seasonal renewal yet to come. The winter solstice has now passed. It has triumphed over declining day and ever lengthening night. Now the period of daily sunshine is once again increasing. Imperceptive at first but by seconds, but soon minutes, than eventually whole hours.

The ancients celebrated this watershed day. They probably painted their faces, donned headdresses and other celebratory regalia then danced in mixed worship and wonderment.

The cure was too ride my moto-brick for a 220 miler yesterday.

[RockyMountainRider]

I'm jealous.  We got 2 feet of snow yesterday, so I went snowboarding at Breckenridge to ease the pain.  No SAD on the slopes when there's fresh pow.

[frankenduck]

It's 68 and sunny in SoCal today.  :neener:

[DRxBMW]

I'm jealous.  We got 2 feet of snow yesterday, so I went snowboarding at Breckenridge to ease the pain.  No SAD on the slopes when there's fresh pow.

Here in the land of white asphalt aka the Mid Atlantic right coast, _____ powder is RARE.  Only ever skied in waist deep powder 1 time, Alta Utah, what a hoot, totally different,read I fell down numerous times.  Trick is lean back NOT forward !

Traffic was real pain in the ass today with the Holiday kick starting.  Damn glad, I rode the K 75, enabled me to split lanes.   :loopy: Plus, I parked the brick on the sidewalk "Japan style" at the grocery store, life is good.

[robleyd]

Is your real name Warren Harhay?

[DRxBMW]

Is your real name Warren Harhay?

NO, ______ doctor BMW 

[robleyd]

Oh, it is just that the first four paragraphs of your post above are damn near word for word identical to the first three paragraphs of an email he sent to the Big list a few hours before your post. So I thought you might have been him.

[johnny]

the big list... that turd gives me a headache...

 :giggles

j o