Extreme temperatures are to be expected when you dwell in the northern regions of these United States, yet this was different. This winter – from which we are seeing the blessed first signs of retreat in the Upper Midwest – has been so relentless in its bleak severity that it marked us.

We examine the emotional toll that winter exacted and muse about the impact its exacted on our character and psyche.

Then it’s this question — what if this winter is what’s causing Vlad the Impaler to start invading neighboring lands?

We bring Entertainment, Information & a General Sense of Well Being to bear on the winter of our discontent…

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