The Saratoga Sun -

I am not a winter guy.

Columns over the years have made this pretty clear.

Back in my younger years when I was fairly fearless about taking jumps on a mogul field, I saw the merit of cold and snow; but as I have traded my skis for a snow shovel, winter has pretty much lost any allure to me.

This winter seems to have started off strong.

There has been snow every week since Halloween.

I have found myself outside shoveling snow quite a lot these past weeks and try as I might not to, I find myself thinking about the tropical places I lived and visited.

This year, I find myself remembering a pla...