Charles I agree that your empathy for Amanda is touching, but I think your theory about how people remember summers vs. winters is based on the false premise that everyone enjoys the warmth of summer and despises the cold of winter. I for one can recall my winters more easily. For me winter is a time for my favorite activity, skiing. I can remember each winter that has passed clearly and vividly because I link these memories to the amount of snow that winter, how many powder days I skied, when I first learned to ski bumps, when I first landed a 360, etc. Summer, on the other hand, is usually spent in the air conditioned office, or unmemorable trips to the beach.