One Cold Hand?

Lobster claws are the best kind of gloves for winter biking. They hold your fingers together in pairs to retain more warmth, rather than sequestering them alone, and in the perfect position to wrap around your handlebars and brake levers. This is a photo of the left hand of my most recent pair. The right hand is gone. (Moment of silence.) If only I lived in Pittsburgh, where Jen Gooch runs One Cold Hand?, a Web site where found gloves are pictured and categorized by fabric (chenille, fleece, leather, etc), hand (left, right), and neighborhood found. I was there this weekend where I hung out with Gooch and got to partake in the goodwill.This project should be a part of every cold-weather community.

Jen says the site "creates a method for dealing with the conundrum of finding these lost articles. Do you leave it and hope the owner comes back to find it? Do you pick it up? Throw it away? With onecoldhand.com, the abandoned object now becomes a symbol of benevolence and hope."

Speaking of, I lost that lobster claw glove in Jamaica Plain, Boston one night last winter, in the vicinity of El Oriental de Cuba (corner of Paul Gore St. and Centre Street). Please email me if you may possibly be a vehicle of benevolence and hope.