Doing The Winter Shuffle

No, it's not the latest dance craze. Rather, it's a "new" way of walking that I rediscover with the first significant snowfall of each winter. Sidewalks are rarely cleared or salted here, so snow turns to mush, which turns to uneven ice, which in turn makes for a somewhat tenuous walking situation.

Unless you learn the winter shuffle.

It goes something like this: lift left foot (careful, not too high!), carefully slide it forward a bit, establish somewhat sure footing, lift right foot (remember, not too high...you can't be TOO sure that the other foot will stay exactly where you put it!), carefully slide it forward, establish somewhat sure footing, repeat as many times as necessary to arrive at your destination. NOTE: Multi-tasking while doing the winter shuffle is strongly discouraged. This is an activity which requires all of your attention. Failure to focus properly could have painful (and potentially embarassing) consequences.