After my frustrated complaining a few weeks ago over the unending snow and cold, the weather immediately turned around. I complained, and it hasn't snowed since, and the weather has been consistently in the the 30s, 40s, 50s, even 60s. That's March for you. Is winter finally over? Well, the second I say that, I'll jinx it.

I guess I should bitch more often. It pays off.

As I've mentioned before, when it comes to watching sports, there's only one season that really matters to me: NFL season. From September until the Super Bowl, I watch football like an addict. Two games on Sunday — maybe even three — and then ESPN analysis. SportsCenter. NFL Primetime. Basically, any knowledgeable analysis of football becomes raw nourishment for my need to understand in detail what has happened and will happen on Any Given Sunday. (Read more...)

Daylight-Saving Time begins Sunday at 2 a.m., for which I am glad, because that means I get an extra hour of daylight in the evenings, which in turn makes it seem more like spring (even if the weather isn't there yet) and less like this interminable winter that I've had to endure. (Yes, I said "I" and not "we" because, on IDWID, it's all about me. Maybe IDWID actually stands for "I Do What I Do.") (Read more...)

I'm used to winter. We have it here every year. In the past we've had some mild winters and some average winters — but this winter? It has been a harsh and long, long winter. And I've fucking had it. (Read more...)