The wind in your hair...

You don't have to be outside. You don't even have to be good. But if you've ever been ice skating you know how exhilarating it is to feel the ice-cooled air on your cheeks and the wind in your hair.

(Note: the wind feels wonderful whether your body is gliding over the ice, the image of coordination and grace, or sliding across the surface chin first, arms outstretched, leaving a gaggle of bruised, stunned, knocked-on-their-rears-because-they-couldn't-get-out-of-the way-fast-enough skaters in your wake....One just looks a bit more, uh, dignified.)

If you fancy skating or dancing, take a look at Figure Skating in Singapore. There's a new video of the European Waltz that's really fun to watch.

Playing on iTunes right now: Baby, It's Cold Outside by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. What a fabulous, old tune. Personal opinion warning (POW): A lot of today's popular singers go for volume or shock lyrics. Listen to a song performed by people who mastered phrasing and vocal control. There is no contest.