Mulling it over in NY

Hello Everyone!

Sorry for the recent silence, but upon returning to New York I decided to try living the unplugged life for a while. I have to admit that it's been really enjoyable being "screen-free" for the past few days.

I've appreciated, for example, reading the New York Times without having to wait for the pages to load first. I've enjoyed making jokes without having to type smiley faces at the end. I've loved receiving people's replies without having to click the "send and receive" button. And while "skyping" with my family is cool, it can't beat talking face-to-face. (And NOTHING in the virtual world can top the hugs from my niece and nephews!)

What has been a bit more difficult to adjust to is the weather. I left an unusually warm Guatemala for a quite chilly New York!

Just yesterday, in fact, I walked to the local mall for some last-minute Christmas shopping. When I arrived at the well-heated mecca of consumerism, I ripped off my ski mask. And then I screamed... because it turns out that I wasn't actually wearing a ski mask. It just felt that way because my face had gone numb from the cold. Ouch, eh?

OK, so the part about ripping my face off didn't actually happen. But it has been "muy frío" here lately. Which, in the end, is a good thing because I refuse to return to Guatemala without having first witnessed a rip-snorter of a winter snowstorm!

For now, though, I'm going to settle back here at the Peekskill Coffee House with a hot mulled apple cider (I have to confess that I have no idea what "mulled" means. Maybe it's German for "yummy".)

I'll be around during the next few days, so check back every once-in-a-while! (When you're not decorating, shopping, wrapping, cooking, eating, or sleeping in... that is.)

I hope that you all are enjoying these festive days surrounded by friends and family!

Love,
Rob

Tags: Guatemala, New York, Christmas, Peekskill, Mulled