Columns 2008

An Anchorage winter walk

I was getting dressed to walk the dogs.  I put on my sweatshirt. Pulled on a fleece liner.  Hauled into my winter parka. Tied a scarf around my neck. Sat down to put new cleats on my shoes.  They didn’t fit.  Despite the sizing information on the box, the cleats bent my boots in half when I was finally able to stretch the rubber out far enough to get them on.

So I took off the parka. Took off the fleece liner. Took off the sweatshirt. Put on a regular shirt. Put on my regular shoes. Got back in my

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