Now this winter has to be the worst of the worst. I know technically it hasn't arrived yet (December 21st is the 'official' day as I understand), but usually around Halloween time, we start to get snow in Montreal. We got a bit of snow on November 17th, but it has now melted. What we've had lately is grey, drizzle, grey, rain, and more grey weather. I reiterate, if I wanted to live in London or Vancouver, I would. But I don't. I may have a tad of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) because this grey dreariness makes me want to sleep and just be lazy all day, every day. It's not even that cold, it's just annoying.
Canadians will know that Canada withdrew from the Kyoto protocol this week. I don't know of anyone who can argue that global warning doesn't exist and that we shouldn't do our part to eliminate harmful emissions. I feel like I do my part, as much as I can, by buying locally, recycling, composting, and doing countless little things, but it is horribly depressing when the big guys don't do anything. It makes me feel like the small things I'm doing are just worthless. Now I feel like winter is on strike. It's like it's trying to prove that global warming does exist. I wonder if the big shots hate winter so much they're doing this on purpose and trying to make winter disappear? I could totally make a game out of this with my students: 'Ways to save winter'. Here's hoping for a white Christmas, wiser politicians and for future winters of snow for my students to enjoy!
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| Winter 2009 |
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