The cold front that’s pushing Hurricane Matthew off our coast is both a blessing and a curse. Continue reading “Waiting Out Matthew”
Waiting Out Matthew
Monday Morning Grievance: You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!
I could have taken a hint from Ralphie . . . Continue reading “Monday Morning Grievance: You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!”
Don’t Cross the Boundary
If you follow American news, you know a storm battered the Southeast this week. Krystal called it “a hurricane without the hurricane.” Schools shut down and businesses closed early as roads went underwater. On Monday, I took some video and photographs to make this montage:
On returning from my rainy journey, I felt this photograph best fit the “boundary” challenged via the Daily Post:
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This Rain is Ruining the First Days of Autumn
The rain comes falls down and the water rises up. It was kind of nice at first: a calm, gentle rain – the kind that beats a calming staccato on tin roofs. One week later, the storm is a bad guest that won’t take the hint. It’s October; it’s supposed to be Autumn. Instead of preparing bonfires, raking leaves, and planning pumpkin carving, we should have built an ark. We should have been able to wander about in the cool fall evenings; instead, the parks are closed and I’ve been sent home early due to flooding. Ah well, a longer weekend to prepare for my classes. Oh, who am I kidding? I’ll binge on Netflix while power eating my way through our supply of “emergency snacks” and browsing the internet. I may even tackle that reading pile. If the rain keeps up, it’s entirely possible we won’t have school Monday. Thank goodness Hurricane Joaquin has made a right turn into the Atlantic – just so long as he doesn’t gain strength and circle back ’round with a vengeance.
Thurday Afternoon: A One-Act Play
Thursday Afternoon
A Play in One Act
Recounting an Hour of My Life
Dramatis Personae:
Markus – the weary schoolteacher
Nature – the capricious monarch of weather
Traffic – maker of mischief and creator of consternation
incipiens
Scene: a school building at the end of day – approximately 3:45 PM – deserted but for one person.
M: Finally! Everyone is gone; now I can go home, too.
Enter: Nature
N: You sound stressed. I shall send a gentle rain to wash it away and soothe your spirit.
M: That sounds great, but can you wait til I get home? I’d enjoy it more then.
N: I think that’s kind rude, but I don’t blame you. You know what you need? A pulsating massage!
M: Really, that’s quite all right. I appreciate your offer, but this isn’t the best place, you know?
N: Man, you are uptight. What you really need is a pulsating deep tissue massage.
M: You know what? I’m just going to wait here until you wear yourself out.
[fifteen minutes later]
M: That took slightly longer than expected.
Enter: Traffic
T: Oh, you’re headed home? You look lonely. Let me send you some company. I’ve got some buses in the area; they’ll be sure to get you up close and personal with your fellow travelers!
M: Why can’t you just leave me alone? I just want to get home!
N: You still look stressed. Pulsating deep tissue massage!
M: You have absolutely no idea, do you?
N: Fine, I’ll take you out you ungrateful wretch!
[Markus falls on the concrete patio of his house.]
[Later, Inside]
N: You look stressed. I shall send you a gentle rain to wash it away and soothe your spirit.
M: Sigh . . .
finis
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Running In My Head 