Rick Mercer and Snowdays

So I was watching the Rick Mercer report on TV a little while ago and I had this epiphany that I thought I should share.  Lately I've noticed that people in general are seemingly  more crabby than usual.  Even the normally overly cheerful people are looking as though they have a few rough edges.  I've noticed that more people are trying their hardest just to get through another monotonous day at work/home/wherever, And it wasn't until Mr. Mercer gave his rant on snowdays that I had a clue why. 

Before my very eyes people have been falling victim to the Winter Blues.  That's right.  People around me hate this time of year and instead of taking it in stride or thinking the best or even trying to use this time of year as a recharge session, they decide to use the fluffy snow and the cold air as an excuse to sit around and mope about everything in their lives that they aren't happy about. 

We live in Canada.  This means that every year for at least two months it is cold, snowy, windy, icy, and just plain shitty outside.  So why not use this time to do those things that are so often put aside.  Catch up on some TV, read a good book, use crayons to make elaborate To Do lists, do something that makes you smile.  Find something to humor yourself with.  Or find something constructive to do.  But please, for the love of "God", please stop whining about it.  Waaaa it snowed...  Darn it, I guess I don't have to go mow the lawn and pull weeds, and pick up the dog shit out in the yard.  I am free to play a video game, go sledding, have a bubble bath, and wonder what the gnomes on the windowsill are thinking.  SMILE dammit!

Anyways, I digress.  This is my favorite time of year.  I like the cold, I like the snow, I even like shoveling the snow.  Tobogganing is fun, snowboarding is fun, watching my puppies play in the snow is fun.  That nice white blanket hides everyone's lawns that are always brown and overgrown by by about August, and I don't have to look at flowerbeds that are overtaken by dandelions.  I know my yard a whole lot less work to maintain in the middle of January than it is in July, I am assuming that this is the case for everyone elses yard as well.

There is no need for that greasy layer of sunscreen and the extra layer of pit-stick because you don't want to burn to death and it's so hot outside that you start sweating before your body even meets the air.  There are days when I can't even go barefoot outside because it burns my feet!  No lie.  I fail to see the logic surrounding how that can possibly make people happy?!!?  How is that better than watching the snowfall and drinking hot chocolate?