Here it is, my first column of 2026, which is odd because it feels like the fifth week of January already. This year, so far, the waves have yet to hit 2 foot, and the temperature has yet to hit 33. We’re at a point where we step outside on a 20-degree morning and think “Hmm, 18 degrees ain’t so bad. At least there’s no wind.”

But this winter I have decided to try to be more positive. I’m going to look at the bright side of everything … even the cold, flat, long winter.