I’m not a fan of extreme weather. I grew up a few blocks from the ocean, ensconced in a mountain ringed valley that sloped down to the sea. The weather was mild but changeable. I remember a day when I walked the four blocks to school and saw it snowing on one side of the street, sleeting on the other, raining further down the street, and shafts of sunlight breaking through on the far end of it[...]
