Glad … for winter solstice

I’m so glad … for the promise of light.

By the time most folks read this, the winter solstice will have occurred (unless you’re in the southern hemisphere, in which case hello! and happy summer solstice) — I’m told the solstice happens at 4:02 a.m. CST this Monday, Dec. 21, 2020.

Up until this morning, the amount of sunlight reaching us northerners has been decreasing by increments every day, until there is a mere 7 hours, 48 minutes between sunrise and sunset.

Humans need light. It...