Around this time of year, variations of that phrase in the title are our top search referrer here. Today it was -10 degrees Celsius at my house and yes, the sliding door on the right side of my Dobl

This is actually useful, if you’re in a relationship. You should read this.

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When ice-skating with a child, and the child keeps falling down, let it. It has to get a feel for it. For falling down, for getting back up. At most, hold its hand. At very most, keep it from falling down by holding it up by the hand. Help it back up, again by its hand.

Do not attempt to catch it by the hood of its coat, because this may result in ripping said hood off the coat, and cost you an hour squinting, threading needle and sewing said hood back on before mom comes home from business trip.

Snow today, and/or black ice.

This is just *awful*.

[via joeri]

Sugar recommended “A Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin to me in the comments to this post. Since today was a surprise day off, before heading back home from the office I went to the British Bookshop in Vienna’s First District to look for the book.

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