I had been relieved when the extended weekend getaway changed from snow tubing in the Poconos to visiting an indoor water park in the Poconos. Though if I had been thinking, I would have asked the question... Wouldn't it be better to travel SOUTH to find an indoor water park?
While the getaway was certainly enjoyable, waking up Sunday morning to a temperature of 16 degrees had me wondering why I had ever left home.
I watched people venture out of doors wearing coats that made me think of the Michelin Tire Man and sporting hats made from the hides of furry animals. All in the name of heading off to have fun.
While I confess to having spent weekends earlier in my life dressed similarly to the folks I saw this weekend, I found comfort in realizing that wisdom had put such excursions behind me.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Salty Bunch
It seems we Americans are a salty bunch. Ninety percent of us have too much salt in our diets.
Much to my surprise the food product that by far gives us more salt than we need is.....
I know what you're thinking... potato chips... perhaps fast food french fries... maybe even ham
Wrong on all counts.
Bread gives us more salt than any other single product in our diets.
So dig into that bag of chips.... and toss the bread out the window for the birds.
Much to my surprise the food product that by far gives us more salt than we need is.....
I know what you're thinking... potato chips... perhaps fast food french fries... maybe even ham
Wrong on all counts.
Bread gives us more salt than any other single product in our diets.
So dig into that bag of chips.... and toss the bread out the window for the birds.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Sky Palette
Sunset tonight brought a collage of colors that made me think of an artist's palette. A medium on which dabs, streaks, and blotches of color push into one another forming a masterpiece by chance rather than effort - and all the more beautiful for being unexpected.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Morning Stolen
Pale and small - that was the world this morning.
A heavy frost had stolen color from everything. No matter where I looked I saw the same flat silver-gray. Passing a cemetery I noticed the bleached ground was the same color as the headstones and monuments. The world was sick - a patient spiraling to death.
The interior of my car shrunk - closing in the way I imagine the inside of a casket shrinks as the lid is closed. Gray frost clung to the edges of the windows - the loss of those inches of clear class accenting out how little space there was between myself an the metal frame of the car.
It was then I noticed sound being stolen. The whine of tires on macadam was muffled; the hiss of passing cars a flat, dull, drone; the blare of a distant horn devoid of pitch.
They say February is the month in which suicides peak. Perhaps that's because February is the month in which the grave calls most loudly.
A heavy frost had stolen color from everything. No matter where I looked I saw the same flat silver-gray. Passing a cemetery I noticed the bleached ground was the same color as the headstones and monuments. The world was sick - a patient spiraling to death.
The interior of my car shrunk - closing in the way I imagine the inside of a casket shrinks as the lid is closed. Gray frost clung to the edges of the windows - the loss of those inches of clear class accenting out how little space there was between myself an the metal frame of the car.
It was then I noticed sound being stolen. The whine of tires on macadam was muffled; the hiss of passing cars a flat, dull, drone; the blare of a distant horn devoid of pitch.
They say February is the month in which suicides peak. Perhaps that's because February is the month in which the grave calls most loudly.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Change of Menu?
The sign if front of a popular restaurant announces the establishment is reopening February 13 after a seasonal shut down.
The restaurant is known for its seafood and is a favorite stopping place for travelers heading to the beach.
I must confess though, that I'm a little nervous a change in menu may be in the offing. Ever since the reopening sign popped up there was been a pickup truck parked in front of the restaurant.
Why would a pickup truck suggest a menu change? You ask.
Truth be told, it's not the truck itself that concerns me, but the very long horse trailer attached to the truck. A trailer long enough to hold close to a dozen horses. Enough horses to ... well... keep the larders stocked for quite some time.
The restaurant is known for its seafood and is a favorite stopping place for travelers heading to the beach.
I must confess though, that I'm a little nervous a change in menu may be in the offing. Ever since the reopening sign popped up there was been a pickup truck parked in front of the restaurant.
Why would a pickup truck suggest a menu change? You ask.
Truth be told, it's not the truck itself that concerns me, but the very long horse trailer attached to the truck. A trailer long enough to hold close to a dozen horses. Enough horses to ... well... keep the larders stocked for quite some time.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
What Will Be Will Be
Staring out the living room window at the rain this morning, I was more than a little surprised to hear the radio announcer say the groundhog had seen its shadow.
As I mulled over the implications of the news flash, I found myself of two minds. On the one hand, since we've really had no significant amount of white stuff, a further delay of pre-summer proper is really not a huge deal. Then again I'd really like to mark CLOSED to the chance of a snow event.
Then I learned that over the years the groundhog has had an accuracy rating of 39%. Just about the same as a weatherman. Which tells folks put the same amount of stock in a varmint as a meteorologist.
Which means all bets are off and the weather will be what the weather will be.
As I mulled over the implications of the news flash, I found myself of two minds. On the one hand, since we've really had no significant amount of white stuff, a further delay of pre-summer proper is really not a huge deal. Then again I'd really like to mark CLOSED to the chance of a snow event.
Then I learned that over the years the groundhog has had an accuracy rating of 39%. Just about the same as a weatherman. Which tells folks put the same amount of stock in a varmint as a meteorologist.
Which means all bets are off and the weather will be what the weather will be.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
2112
Welcome to 2112 (Feb 1, 2012). The numerical version of a palindrome.
I figured there had to be something significant about 2112 so I turned to my resources on numerology. It seems the number two is frequently used to represent Yin and number one is associated with Yang.
So welcome to a day of balance and harmony. Yang Yin is the equivalent of Yin Yang which symbolizes harmony, balance and completeness. Since one cannot exist without the other, it shouldn't matter whether Yang comes before Yin or Yin before Yang. They are completeness, inseparable - the cosmos in perfection.
If this commentary is giving you a headache, then you are obviously out of balance, incomplete, failing to embrace your inner self. Either your 2 or your 1 has shifted out of sync and you need to both run and walk to the nearest intersection of harmonic resonances and get your Yin back in line with your Yang.
Hurry now - and don't - for this day of perfect harmony is fast - and slowly - winding down - and up.
I figured there had to be something significant about 2112 so I turned to my resources on numerology. It seems the number two is frequently used to represent Yin and number one is associated with Yang.
So welcome to a day of balance and harmony. Yang Yin is the equivalent of Yin Yang which symbolizes harmony, balance and completeness. Since one cannot exist without the other, it shouldn't matter whether Yang comes before Yin or Yin before Yang. They are completeness, inseparable - the cosmos in perfection.
If this commentary is giving you a headache, then you are obviously out of balance, incomplete, failing to embrace your inner self. Either your 2 or your 1 has shifted out of sync and you need to both run and walk to the nearest intersection of harmonic resonances and get your Yin back in line with your Yang.
Hurry now - and don't - for this day of perfect harmony is fast - and slowly - winding down - and up.
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