Making It Up As I Go Along #399

Fleece Sheets
It’s harder to rise from bed each day
The fleece just holds me in.
Cold, wet, politics, agendas.
All await you.
You venture towards them.
Try to skirt them.

Hope the car heats a little quicker,
Keeping the cold at bay.
Hope the rain drops miss you
Or the wet snow fails to reach within a boot.

Hope common sense prevails.
That character and honesty
Trump self promotion and politics
Hope at least that you can exist in a bubble.

Oh why part from the fleece?
These sheets comfort, snuggle, warm.
They lead you to dream worlds
Where things are comfortable, dry, fair and just.
Where wonder and calm sweep bitterness away.

People should be as bears.
When darkness envelops the land
And all that was green is no more.
We should close up ranks, find our caves, and hunker down
Within fleece sheets.

Four months is all I ask.
It isn’t too much to hope for.
Better than desperately clinging to Florida and Mexico
Where we treat people as lottery winners
Ten days they pay for, yet we curse them for their luck.

No, luck would be hibernation.
Four months of fleece sheets.
Perhaps a warm fire to sit by
With toes wriggling as hot chocolate is smiled into your mouth.

Government prorogation says we can take the time.
The world will not collapse.
If our leaders can lead by example with months away
I say we follow their lead
And let fleece sheets
Recharge the batteries
And make winter a fantasy dream world.

MONDAY...
— Got to give Rhodes and Williams some credit. The office opened at 8:00... they called me regarding my e-mail at 8:15. New fax and new set of insurance info in the mail to me... I was always covered, just a mix up with the fax to Mazda.
— Work is long. Chinese food with Melissa helps.

TUESDAY...
— Admiring Conan O’Brien for how he’s handling NBC’s mess. Such a familiar situation... hmm.
— Curtis Joseph retires today... classy player... one of my all-time favourite pro athletes.

WEDNESDAY...
— Loving the fleece bed sheets this winter. Coupled with evening shift, I’m up close to 9 hours of sleep most nights.
— Republic of Doyle remains fun... still not sure if it’ll have lasting power. I think the crazy relationship with his wife will wear thin soon.

THURSDAY...
— Movie with Melissa before work. Sherlock Holmes was fun... Sherlock is a bit of an action star here... and no awards to be won... but fun all the same.

FRIDAY...
— Greek supper... Set ups because I need a break from Certification.

SATURDAY...
— Laundry day with some football and hockey on TV.
— Computer is giving trouble. Shuts down within about two hours of start up now. Not sure if it’s heat build up or problems. Time to go to an expert.