February 28!

 The end of winter...hopefully!

Ah February! Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, Presidents Day, and once ever four years an extra day!

I will put away all my winter decorations tomorrow (Christmas specific stuff went into the closet a week into January).

And we will get ready for spring, which here in Chicagoland probably won't materialize until well into May.

"Summer Of Sam"

This is one of my favorite movies! 

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Sam]

Of course 1977 was one of my worst years ever...specifically because of the significant event occuring in August!

I am not referring to the death of Elvis Presley; rather to the beginning of my ongoing issue with facial oily skin.

I am now nearly sixty years old.

This has been the BANE OF MY EXISTENCE!

Early 1977 is also when I began to feel "tired": of life, of parental and peer group hassles, of everything....

Menstruation began in January 1978; one of the major reasons why that year was also the pits.

My worst year was 2018 with the four following years all vying for second place: 1977, 1978, 1984, and 1985.

February is Black History Month so I am currently rewatching the original TV mini series "Roots!" 

Coincidently this first aired in 1977.

Winter 2024-2025 is two thirds over!

 At least that is what I told myself on February 1!

I will have to check if the ground hog saw his or her shadow...

Last night there was snow but it will all melt today since the forecasted high is in the forties.