“The Scorpions of Patterdale Hall is now for sale at The Barrel House. The drink is smoky, briny, bitter and fiercely spicy. It is also delicious, surprisingly. I was reminded of a spicy Oaxacan mezcal.”

Over the past 100 years, humans have transformed the night, erasing the natural darkness with which we evolved. While artificial light at night is crucial to our modern world, it comes at a cost.

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“Every time it warms up a bit, I consider turning the water back on but then I check the weather forecast only to discover a week of temperatures below freezing.”

“Our main sewage line froze and then un-blocked, miraculously. Then, this morning, the water lines to our kitchen froze, which is frustrating but not unexpected. Plumbers will be making a fortune when all this thaws out.”

The final buzzer sounded on a 42–28 championship win, and for a moment the gym felt still. Then the noise came: teammates rushing the floor, fans on their feet and a community celebrating something bigger than a trophy.

“It will remain below freezing for three more days and then we get a reprieve. I’ll continue lighting fires at the Hall, but am unlikely to stay out overnight because of the toilet situation.”

“We are in no danger of losing power now, and my main goal is to keep the pipes from freezing. I think we are only a week or so away from having to blow the water out of the pipes.”

“Growing Christmas trees as a cash crop in the United States began in the early 1900s in western Pennsylvania. Some of the first Christmas tree plantations were started in Indiana County — the county where I grew up — in 1918.”

“If you see me wandering around Yellow Springs with a beatific expression on my face, I may simply have epiphanied — give me some space.”