Friday, February 22, 2013

Reader Response : Snow

So some smart aleck out there wants to know what I think of snow, huh? I think it's just another reminder of the fact that world is still going on outside our windows, and I'm not there to be a part of it.

I used to love the snow. I could track creatures more easily. The birds were more vulnerable because of the decreased cover. The rabbits moved more slowly because of a decrease in nutrition quality. What's not to love about snow!?

At least, that's how I used to feel. Now it is just another reminder of my imprisonment and decline. I am like the opposite of a workout program commercial now. Look -

Here is my before - when I was a lean, mean hunting machine:



Here I am now:



How is it possible that this has happened to me? I am like a history lesson - you can see what prosperity and indulgence did to cause the fall of Rome just by watching my ever-expanding stomach. Ugh.

Snow? No snow? Who cares. 

- Nim

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