Noticing the year: 09/19/08

[urbpan]

Years ago I read a book (I think it was called Song of the Forest, but I'm in too much of a hurry to google it) written by a French ethnomusicologist who went to live with the Baka pygmies somewhere in central Africa. The descriptions of daily life were what interested me, and his eventual acceptance by the locals and his interactions with them. Sometimes he would tell them stories about where he was from, and they would listen incredulously to these hard to believe yarns. One of the tall tales he told was that sometimes, where he lived in France, it got so cold that people had to wear clothes on their hands. Can you imagine? They thought he was a liar.

Anyway, this is the first morning of the year that I wished I was wearing clothes on my hands. The widget on my screen says 44 degrees F. (It's still technically summer until this weekend.)

I'll probably spend my lunch break today researching places to live in the tropics.

Comments

[weofodthignen]

Keep an eye on this place: http://www.happyhollowparkandzoo.org/ . I only learned of its existence the other day.

M

[rudbekia.livejournal.com]

I am delighting in the return of cooler weather, myself.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Yes, it returns, and then refuses to go away for eight months.

[anais2.livejournal.com]

So Alexis' aversion to cold appears to be catching!!

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

It's one of the wonderful things we share! (Her aversion's way worse than mine.) I have a strong objection to wearing socks (or pants.)

[anais2.livejournal.com]

I love my wool socks, in winter! Winter can actually be appreciated, given some wool socks. (and pants)

I see the two of you in the tropics, and soon. How the hell did you come to be in Boston, of all places? Was it crowded in Iceland?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

We both came from Connecticut, where the weather is about the same (but we didn't know any better) but the cultural vaccuum forces anyone who wants any culture to New York or Boston.

It was many years of post college snow shoveling that cinched it for me.