Yesterday was the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. It was - and I guess still is - a very popular holiday with Druids, such as Doug, my friend and former colleague at the DU Bookstore. It gets very dark very early here this time of year, especially in Highlands Ranch, where lately I have been working at a "part-time" job 12 or 13 hours a day. Once the sun sets, the temperature quickly drops 30 or 40 degrees. As you are working, you can often glance up and see a dozen glowing red eyes in the distance, watching your every move. Then you pick up the pace, hop in your truck, move on to the next stop, and let the coyotes or wolves find another victim. But starting today the days are getting longer, which means less of a chance of being eaten. No wonder those Druids celebrate the Winter Solstice with such gusto!
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