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January can be cold in the Northwest but never as cold as the East or Midwest. We were only in the beginning days of the month and it was already in the mid-forties as I drove to work with the high forecast to hit fifty. I knew nothing about weather patterns except that our weather changes happened fast. It was freezing a few days ago, and in comparison, it now almost felt balmy. That cold last week may turn out to be the low for the winter season. The warmer weather made me think about doing something physical to keep in shape. Maybe because I saw two teens shooting baskets in a driveway, I thought of the times Bobby and I shot hoops in my drive–correction–in Hanna’s drive. It was too early to play basketball outside, but I did have a gym membership. I parked the car, took the stairs
