Yesterday I was enraged (yes, enraged) when I heard that dozens of school districts in the Chicagoland area were closing due to extreme cold, and my district was not. I braved the bitter winds (read: I put on a hat) and slugged through frozen snow (I walked at a normal pace) and mumbled to myself about how unfair the whole situation was. But in the end, I know I was never at risk of getting frostbite. I just really wanted to stay in my pajamas and eat scones all day. I've been reading In the Woods by Tana French, and her main character pretty much su[...]
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