One evening in the 1950s, Otis Givens attended a neighborhood party at the invitation of two sisters. As the music started playing, the girls began to dance — but Givens, then 16, was planted firmly to the floor.
On New Year’s Day, I went to the Mummers Parade wearing a cotton turtleneck and a lightweight sweatshirt. It was a record 64 degrees.
I sometimes have trouble deciding what to cook when it is 6 degrees one day and 60 degrees two days later. We have been eating a…