Back in January 2011 I wrote this column about my feelings toward the month of January. Since the holiday break is over for most folks, I thought today would be a great day to re-post the column. Enjoy!

In the song “American Pie” Don McLean sings “February makes me shiver…” but it is January to me.

I started thinking this as I was taking down the Christmas decorations today. By the way, they are a lot more fun to put up.

In fact, I vote for January as the worst month of the year. It’s long, the weather’s usually ugly, and it’s cold in most places. January is just a dark month. Nothing very good happens in January. The credit card bills roll in from all those Christmas purchases, so January is downright depressing.  Continue reading →