Oh, sure, Christmas is around the corner and Santa's still pulling toys on his sleigh. But once that's done and I've had my fill of those obligatory New Year's Day black-eyed peas, perhaps it's a good time to just count our way down to spring of this next year.

Hey, why not? It's just the first day of winter while you go grab another warm chocolate chip cookie. And tomorrow will certainly feel like winter in most parts of the country, including Key West, but that's...