Kari Leibowitz Loves Winter (And You Can Too)

I was out to dinner with a friend the other night, and he told me something that clearly had him shaken. He leaned in, his real look of distress on his face, and he said, I'm wearing long underwear. He went on to complain, it gets cold in November and it stays cold until April. That's six months of winter, which is too many months. I can't blame him.

I am not a natural winter lover. But I've changed my tune a little bit thanks to a conversation I had last year on the show with social psychologist Carrie Leipowitz. Her book, How to Winter, changed how I think about these cold dark months, and friends who have listened to this episode say it's done the same for them. If you dread this time of year when the days are nasty, brutish, and short, this one's for you. Welcome to the Interactive Response System from the National Weather Service Southern New England office located in Norton, Massachusetts.

For the latest metropolitan area forecasts, please press 1. Until recently, I was not someone who paid a lot of attention to weather forecasts. Because I spent most of the last decade living in Los Angeles, a city that is known the world over for its relentless sunshine. But a few months ago, my wife and I moved to New England. Now, I obsessively check the forecast the way a day trader checks the markets.

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