Word: winterizer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...longer. With freezing rain and slush, winter finally announced its return from vacation. Although there has not been a blizzard yet, this frigid weather seems to be a good omen for the future...
SOME few of us had decided to come to Harvard because we wanted to experience a real winter. Instead of frolicking shirtless at some Southern school, I envisioned "Life at a Northeastern University." On Saturday, everyone would go out to the white, silent Yard and play snow football in the three-foot high drifts, while the music to Love Story murmured in the background. Then we would come inside to the warm, cozy dorm and drink Kahlua and cocoa in front of a fire...
...Boston Winter." The words conjured up magic for me during last year's long, hot Washington summer. Twenty below zero, 50 below with windchill. Foot upon foot of snow blanketing the ground weekly. Frozen lips, frozen hair, frozen contact lenses. Snow shovels. Icicles. Frozen water pipes...
...hoped. But this year, in keeping with the presidency of George Bush, even liberal Cambridge has had a kindler, gentler winter...
Instead of snow football, we yardlings must play mud football. Instead of warming our shivering bodies by winter fires, we have to turn off our heat. Instead of Kahlua and cocoa, we have diet Sprite...