winter – DeadSplinter

A screen capture from a Kids in the Hall skit.

Deadsplinter Up! All Night: Pit of Darkness

My SAD has really kicked in this month. So I’m trying my best to fight it with as much outdoor activity as possible on these Arctic, short days. Also, my

deadsplinter up all night: Brrrrrrr

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Here’s to another winter of our discontent… Hope everyone has a great week! Stay warm out there!

Photo of snow-covered landscape under a shining sun.

Deadsplinter Up! All Night: Winter Sun

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Winter officially begins on Thursday. And after that, thankfully, the daylight starts increasing. Me and my fellow SAD friends are ready for the sun. . . As always, thank you

Deadsplinter Up! All Night: Winter

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We woke up last Friday to our first accumulation of snow, which meant shoveling the walk and driveway at 6 a.m. for me. Good times. More winter weather to come,

Deadsplinter Up! All Night: Bear With Me

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As, of course, I’m sure you already know, it’s International Polar Bear Day. And I’m sure you’ve been through all the usual International Polar Bear Day festivities. So let’s close

Deadsplinter Up! All Night: The Frozen North

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Spent the weekend in Minnesota visiting my brother. The cold there is hurtful. Nuclear winter is not a myth. Stay warm, friends.

Winter Adventure: Snowshoe to a Yurt

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Two weeks before the Christmas weekend, five of us — four adults and one 5.5-year-old — hiked in to a backcountry yurt for a two-night stay. I figured it was

Photo of a cyclist riding past a decorated but dead Christmas tree on the street curb.

Deadsplinter Up! All Night: Post-Festivities

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The post-holiday blues start tomorrow. Onward, to Presidents’ Day!

Deadsplinter Up! All Night: Exhausted, Again

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When this publishes, I will have returned on Sunday from a ski and snowshoe trip to a back-country yurt. I’m sure it was beautiful, but I’m also sure that I

Photo of two runners on a snowy forest road in the morning.

Deadsplinter Up! All Night: Winter Coping

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This weekend was typical of the end of autumn here — gray, somewhat cold, with a chance of a rain/snow mix. To avoid the onset of seasonal affective disorder (SAD),