ship-jumper's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The bowling gods The Galactic Bowling Tournaments continue! We are having some whopper storms again today and I must say I am loving every minute of it! Last night the temperature dropped about ten degrees with the air coming to a standstill and I knew a whopper storm was around the corner. It was incredible! The light show never stopped for about an hour and a half. Lightening turning the skies into a midnight blaze of glory and the kind of rolling thunder that makes you swear the gods are having a blast in their spiritual bowling alley. Some of the lightening I saw were those massive strikes that look like someone just painted a huge stick from the sky to the earth. A few were those wickedly shaped ones that almost resemble a six year old's drawing of a figure eight. It was wicked! I sat on the balcony and watched the show for about an hour, and then decided it was time to crawl into bed. Of course Ipo was not going to follow, as she takes her refuge behind the toilet whenever the thunderstorms show themselves. She feels safe there for some reason, and I can't help but think she is 'uber' intelligent because if you think about it, it's always the toilets that are left standing intact in homes destroyed by tornadoes and massive winds. Today is a repeat. When I took the dogs out this morning you could feel the stickiness in the air that so often predicates a good banger. Sure enough about an hour later the temp dropped drastically again, and the speeding clouds above opened up and threw a major drench fest for us. The cosmic bowling must be an international event as it is non-stop thunder and grumbling. It sounds as if all of the players are throwing continuous strikes and they're cheering each other on loud and strong. Ipo is again laying behind the toilet. My heart breaks when I see her do this! Cleo on the other hand could care less. Truthfully I think she'd prefer that I take her outside so she can run through the white sheets of rain that are dousing us right now. That dog absolutely loves water. And then there's Kel. Poor thing is most likely not enjoying the storm like I am. She's on the board for the London Canoe Club and today is their annual Open House. 800+ invitations/announcements went out and they are providing burgers, hot dogs and lots of other chow chow from noon until 5 PM today for all of the people that show up. I got the wonderful job of chopping all of the onions and slicing all of the tomatoes for this event yesterday. Yes, I shed quite a few tears while doing so! I was actually thinking about good ol' acaldwell and cocoabean when I was doing this which made the time pass a bit faster. I was imagining Art doing all of his prep work at his new job and gaining more respect for what he and so many others do on a daily basis. Kel had ordered a whack-load of buns from a local bakery but had forgotten to tell them to slice them and was going to phone them yesterday morning to ask if they could still do so. That of course made me recall the stories of Beanie sharing with us the large orders for buns she'd receive and how some would balk at her for the extra charge per dozen to have them sliced. Funny waht makes us think of one another eh? Anyhoo. So Kels is at the Open House right now and I'm sure they are cussing up the storm. Quite the drag to have a thunderstorm whilst doing a cookout for that many people! And who knows how many have actually gotten there prior to the heavens breaking loose? I'm sure they have all retreated inside the canoe club and are packed like sardines getting to know each other more intimately than they had anticipated when they jaunted out for the day. Not to mention the fact that my honey has a 'trick' knee that blows out on occasion and causes her a lot of pain and difficulty walking, and of course last night it blew on her. She's not having fun I'm sure, poor thing. I bet they are getting even nastier winds where she is as they are right on the river. Part of me is somewhat jealous as I'd love to have an excuse to stand out in this mess and get drenched! I so love a good thunderstorm! That was one ting I missed so much when I lived in San Diego and Portland, OR. Those parts of the country just don't get thunder!!! SUCH a drag! They get their fair share of rain mind you, but it just isn't the same without the cracks, rattles and light show. I am saddened too as I just learned that my brothers wife's mom had a heart attack this morning and is in need of open heart surgery. This woman is a terrible candidate for this procedure due to her excess weight and chain smoking habit, so it must be pretty serious for them to go ahead with it. Such a sad situation, as bro's wife just lost her father a few months back. While I haven't had the opportunity to really get to know my sister in-law, my heart goes out to her and her family and I wish there was something I could do. Times like this I hate being so far away and not having whack-loads of money so I could just hop a plane and be there to support them. Or better yet have my own private fleet of planes to just walk onto with only a simple phone call. I guess I'll head back to balcony to enjoy the storm, and send out some supportive and loving thoughts to the powers that be to be with her and her family during this difficult time. We do what we can! 1:56 p.m. - 2008-05-31 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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