It’s not only the first day of the new year, it’s the first of the month, and that means a new Hot Flash on the Hot Flashes page. I’ve been writing one a month since 2002, and they’re all here on the blog, available from…

Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas of any kind, this is the final lead-up to the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. After this, it gets colder, but the winter is born but to die.

First, this is the first of the month, so there’s a new Hot Flash on the Hot Flash page. Why did no one tell me I forgot to post my August Hot Flash? Do you guys not read them, or what?? Anyway, if you do…