The Chicken Dip

This year I wanted to do something different to ring in the New Year, so I convinced my teenage sons to join me in the Polar Bear Club - you know, when a bunch of lunatics all jump into an icy cold lake on New Year's Day. Let me preface this by saying I'm not a big fan of cold water, I'm not even a big fan of lake water in general, but I thought it would be a memorable way to expand our horizons. Here are the lessons I learned.