On These Days...Early January 2026

On these days, a "Happy New Year" balloon floated through the airport.

A woman knitted in a coffee shop. She wore a hat that read: "Sounds like bullshit to me" while another woman read the book "A Little Life."

A boy in a gas station sang "It started with a whisper, and that is when I kissed her" as he grabbed a Mountain Dew from the cooler. The cashier said the soda was on her.

A full moon rose over Mosquito Mountain, and a bobcat walked across a frozen stream. Holes were drilled in the middle of frozen ponds for ice fishing, but there was no snow on the ground. Fewer ski runs were open, and locals said January has been warmer than usual.

The police warned a young father about leaving his baby in the car while he had a beer at the bar, and a bulldog named Winnie greeted customers at a new corner store.

“Broken” was written in colored chalk on the sidewalk.

There was an argument. She said, "You piss me off because you don't care," then walked off. A few minutes later, he ran after her, crossing the thrift store parking lot.

"Will twerk 4 werk" was written on the back of a hazard sign.

Hockey players walked through the tunnel before a game. They would score eight goals, have even more fights, and win their 32nd game of the season.

A train conductor repeated, "Ticket or pass. If you don't have a ticket, then get off this train at the next stop." The man said no, leaned on his backpack, and went back to sleep. A few rows back, riders attempted pull-ups on the train car bars.

There was advice: "Don't let a day pass without doing something that benefits you ten years from now."

All on these days.