I know back in the Northeast where the majority of my Goodboys friends live January has been holding it in the cold grip of winter. But hope (and help) is on the way:

“The shortest day has passed, and whatever nastiness of weather we may look forward to in January and February, at least we notice that the days are getting longer. Minute by minute they lengthen out. It takes some weeks before we become aware of the change. It is imperceptible even as the growth of a child, as you watch it day by day, until the moment comes when with a start of delighted surprise we realize that we can stay out of doors in a twilight lasting for another quarter of a precious hour.”
– Vita Sackville-West

Hat tip: egreenway.com

I know I’ve already started noticing the days getting longer: last week I had to set my backyard landscaping lights to come on twenty minutes later, and tonight, while driving home with Tracey from her work, we noticed that it was past 6 PM and the sky wasn’t totally dark yet.

So the days are getting longer. Before you know it folks around here will be flocking to the Arizona Spring Training sites. This weekend I start organizing all our 2014 receipts and bills in preparation for Tracey tacking the taxes. And, better yet, I’m only six weeks before my Vegas weekend with my Goodboys friends.

The new year is under way in earnest.