DAY 26:  WWW (A World Without Winter!)  I finally moved to Florida.  There's a lot to it, but at a basic level yeah, you bet your ass the weather had a lot to do with it.

I want to update every month or so about my little mid-life migration, as I know a lot of fellow New Englanders think about making their own 1 way flight now and again and I want to give you pros and cons to help you make a decision.  ( You are probably not thinking about it so much right now..but wait and see--it will be snowing again before you know it ;)  I am a pretty reasonable and cautious guy, but every now and then I get my mind set on something that is a bit outside the lines and...well if you're feeling froggy....you gotta leap.

I was raised in Massachusetts and then in  my mid twenties moved a little further north to Maine where I remained for almost 10 more years.  So I've been shoveling all of my life, and dealing with winter since I was a kid.  I'm talking extreme temperature changes that crack driveways, mess with your car, screw with your roof, and not mention how stupid you look when you fall down walking on ice.  It kept me locked in doors for about a quarter of every year since I was a kid.  The pervasive artificially heated air has always wreaked havoc on my sinuses and certain regions of my skin--my hands have always been messed up  (my hands as much as anything would be a mess by the time Valentine's Day rolled around each year). 

Well, I'm not a kid anymore and I got sick of it.  I wanted to try a place where it went from really hot down to only mildly hot.  Today it was about 95 and very humid, but I only had to leave the pleasant confines of AC to dip in the pool.  And anyway, they told me I'd get used to the heat.  We'll see.  Stay tuned.