We've Made It

Congratulate yourselves folks, we've made it through the shortest day of the year.

That whole shortest day of the year thing can be a little misleading can't it? I've seen people scratching their heads over it. Seems to me like it still has to be twenty-four hours or else the clocks would be messed up.

Yes, well, we're talking about about hours of daylight - but calling December 21st the day with the least number of daylight hours would get a little cumbersome - hence shortest day of the year.

It's all good from here. From now until June 21st we get an extra little bit of daylight each and every day that goes by.

Which makes me wonder - why is February the highest suicide month? Granted the majority of us are sick to death of cold, miserable weather at that point, and cabin fever is raging. But the increasingly long hours of daylight should be a boost.

I'm no exception to the February blahs. Despite my best intentions to reform, February of each year I'm prone to start lashing at some poor unsuspecting soul over incredibly insignicant things.

It doesn't seem to make sense. November and December should be when we feel ourselves sinking into misery as the days get shorter and shorter. Maybe the holidays just defer all the negativity.

So let's all resolve to maintain good cheer, put smiles on our faces, and think happy thoughts. The worst is behind us.