Outside me window, the snow is coming down. It's been falling since I came home from work at 2 A.M. last night, and the yard and neighborhood are blanketed, but no warmth is to be had.

When I was really young, maybe two or three, I was playing in the backyard of our place outside of Hailey, Idaho. I was having a ball in the snow, but I fell into the canal behind the house.

There wasn't any water, but it was steep enough to keep me from getting up again. I don't remember when I got out, or even if I got out. For all I know, I could still be trapped in that cold canal.