Chill Wind
I didn’t actually believe that I wouldn’t hit another golf ball for awhile.
Somehow I’d talked myself into believing that this was to be the year when it would stay warm all the way through.
Then I heard it:
A howling wind outside my bedroom window. Melky heard it too. She nosed up the shade and we both looked out.
“Not good,” I said.
It got worse.
I headed to the convenience store for the paper and that howling wind was bitingly cold.
“It’s gonna’ snow this week,” my friend the clerk said. “Not a blizzard or anything, but some.”
“Thanks for the good news.”
On the way back into the house I had to retrieve my garbage can.
“How is it out?” Sam asked.
I gave him a thumbs down. 👎
So that’s that with that.
We are officially trapped in suckville.
30 days in November, 31 in December, 31 more in January, 28-putrid days in February and then half of March, at least.
140 days of the chill wind in the air.
Darkness all around.
My coat was just a windbreaker.
It didn’t work quite well enough.
I have two more coats...
...I’ll be wearing my second heaviest one next week.
Then the Carhartt with the hoodie underneath.
“We choose to live here,” the clerk said.
I suppose that’s right...
...it doesn’t make it any warmer though.
Somehow I’d talked myself into believing that this was to be the year when it would stay warm all the way through.
Then I heard it:
A howling wind outside my bedroom window. Melky heard it too. She nosed up the shade and we both looked out.
“Not good,” I said.
It got worse.
I headed to the convenience store for the paper and that howling wind was bitingly cold.
“It’s gonna’ snow this week,” my friend the clerk said. “Not a blizzard or anything, but some.”
“Thanks for the good news.”
On the way back into the house I had to retrieve my garbage can.
“How is it out?” Sam asked.
I gave him a thumbs down. 👎
So that’s that with that.
We are officially trapped in suckville.
30 days in November, 31 in December, 31 more in January, 28-putrid days in February and then half of March, at least.
140 days of the chill wind in the air.
Darkness all around.
My coat was just a windbreaker.
It didn’t work quite well enough.
I have two more coats...
...I’ll be wearing my second heaviest one next week.
Then the Carhartt with the hoodie underneath.
“We choose to live here,” the clerk said.
I suppose that’s right...
...it doesn’t make it any warmer though.
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