Hi readers, We all know about my feelings for winter . But, there were still things I didn't address in my scathing indictment of a season we endure for seemingly no good reason, like pastiness and weight gain. Old Man Winter is a smart fellow. [And, apparently, the stuff nightmares are made of!] He uses his icy breath to force us indoors, and then his evil powers convince us that we want to stuff our faces with a bacon wrapped burrito log. Hence, one wakes up in February thinking, "What on earth happened?" I look like this: What to do readers? Oh, I suppose I could eat sensibly and exercise. But why do that when there's a new fad for me to try? My wife alerted me to an article in the New York Times about Mark Bittman. Bittman claims to have lost weight and got rid of his blood sugar, cholesterol and sleep aepnea just by eating vegan before 6pm. At dinner he can eat whatever he likes. Wowser! Well, I started my veganism this week. It is actually pretty...