just the other week me and the Better Half were chatting about the weather, as one does
"I wish" said I "that we had some proper snow"
"oh"
"yeah, I hate this frozen slushy rainy stuff, it either ought to snow properly or not. Big fluffy flakes"
"why didn't you say"
"huh? well, got to go"
...20 minutes pass...
Ring. Ring.
"Hi. That was quick"
"Huh?"
"Look out the window. It is snowing. Big fluffy flakes"
"You're welcome"
We're expecting thunder this afternoon.
Heavy rains.
Flood warning.
I think a sacrifice is in order. Maybe some precious objects.
Or a student. A small one to start with.
Then maybe it will snow.
More like this
Due to work stuff, I'm very busy this week, and I don't have time to write a detailed
pathological language post, so I chose something that doesn't take a lot of explanation, but
While browser over at programming.reddit.com, I came across something simultaneously hideous and amazing.
I saw it at Julie's.
"American Music," the Violent Femmes
"California Stars," Billy Bragg and Wilco
"The City of New Orleans," Arlo Guthrie
"Song to Woody," Bob Dylan
"The Body of an American," the Pogues