Just getting through the Big Suck

Thanks for the January highlight, Georgia

I haven't wrote much lately simply because there wasn't been much to write about.  I always tell people that January is a big pile of suck.A quick summary of the few things I did below

 This month hasn't been much different. I did get out ice fishing one time. My first fish of the year was a sixteen inch Rainbow.  The ice was probably safe a couple other days I had free time but didn't feel comfortable venturing out on it after getting two inches of 50 degree rain.

The one thing that breaks up cabin fever are the outdoor shows. I went to the fly fishing show in Marlboro a couple weeks ago and the Boxboro show over the weekend. I didn't do a "write up" because they are basically the same every year.  Coming up are the Springfield Show which I am going to and the RISA show which I will only go to if the weather sucks.

Like everyone else, I'm pumped about the Super Bowl. I have realized that the forty year old Patriots quarterback is a demigod. I spent most of last Monday at work trying to convince employees that he is really an illegitimate son of Zeus and a hero along the lines of Hercules and Perseus. 

More than most, I am looking forward to the Olympics. Laurie will be over every night and we will watch Primetime. As I've pointed out, she knows as much about figure skating as stat geek fantasy baseball owners know about their sport. So, I will be watching and understanding figure skating far more than any straight man should.

As for the month we just had, the highlight was by far the Peabody Essex Museum (and Kelly's Roast Beef). I went to the two fishing shows and three movies. The movies were  "The Darkest Hour" "The Greatest Showman" and "I, Tonya". All three were average movies. Nothing worth paying movie theater prices for, but all worthy of a Redbox selection.  Gary Oldman was awesome as Churchill in "The Darkest Hour"

The only other thing I really did was go to Moonstone Beach with Laurie on Sunday. The plan was for her to collect pretty rocks while I birded. This ended up working out way better for her than me. She got a bucket full of rocks. Meanwhile, I got fifty feet of grey air. The whole area was socked in with fog. I did manage to see a lifebird which is amazing considering I only saw six species (and three of those were swan, Canada geese, and mallards). The lifer was an American Bittern that I accidentally flushed while walking through some reeds. So go figure.

Looking ahead, I think the rest of the winter will be more fun. I've got 18 days of Olympics to look forward to. By the time they are over it will still be light out until almost 6 pm.  I've got tickets to a couple concerts and plays for Feb/March that I am looking forward to. My days off are going to be spent birding for the next month or so if the weather is good those days. Thursday, I am probably going to my favorite winter destination, Sachuest NWR. All in all, we made it through January, that in itself is a good thing (unless of course you are skiing five to six days a week then January wasn't so bad after all...Dave)