Streets of Hell
Speeding cars upon my street
Zip along and o’r your feet
As you hop with throbbing pain
They zip back and o’r again
Christmas time won’t slow the pace
They drive along as in a race
So when you leave after you’re fed
Look both ways or you’ll be dead
Freezing rain or even snow
Neither will keep traffic slow
We need to sit on porch with gun
Speeding targets would be quite fun
30 clicks is the speed they post
Try driving it and you’ll be toast
Another car will sideswipe you
As it travels at Mach two
So be careful this Christmas season
Car sized bullets will be the reason
And if you catch a rotting smell
Know I died crossing streets of hell
FRIDAY…
--- ADT comes today.
After that it’s out for a walk in the woods. Great trails across the street. There’s the obvious one built around the lake
but then there’s also natural woods trails that go all over the area. A great walk with the fresh snow down.
SATURDAY…
--- Christmas Eve and still in Ottawa. Work is quiet and there’s lots of food left
over from the regular office’s little party yesterday.
--- Some TV after work just taking it easy as my neighbours
celebrate with family… a little weird.
SUNDAY…
--- Christmas Day.
And I’m working on a very slow day in the office. Open a few gifts in the morning before
heading in (binoculars will be good for the viewing of the woods, a nice slate
serving tray, and a good family picture of Edena and family). A good soak once I’m home and off to Phil’s
for a family Christmas dinner. A nice
night… not a bad time for my first Ottawa Christmas.
MONDAY…
--- Quiet times at home before work. Some hockey on TV… World Juniors is started…
and some movies.
--- Work is quiet.
TUESDAY…
--- Getting ready to travel tomorrow. Boarding Pass printed and laundry getting
done. Hoping the snow due tonight
doesn’t affect the flight tomorrow.
--- Work tonight is real busy. Most busy in a while. And it’s my last night before vacation.
--- Snow falling making me worry some about flights tomorrow
morning. We’ll see how it goes.
WEDNESDAY…
--- Cab comes pretty much on time this morning (last cab I
called was a half hour late) and at the airport with time to spare… especially
when I see my flight’s delayed by a half hour.
--- The flight information is never stellar. Today, my flight was shown as departed while
I sat at the gate.
--- After the gate runway finally got over an ice patch and
was able to reach the plane (took about ten minutes of shoveling melting stuff
under the tires) the plane was ready to go.
--- Good trip home… Porter does well.
--- Turkey dinner with mom, dad, Wayne and Sylvia… some TV
after.
THURSDAY…
--- Quiet house day.
Windy outside… the howl makes you want to stay in. Some TV, some hanging out, just mellowing
out.
FRIDAY…
---Downtown for lunch at the Rooms. It’s nice… good food and nice view.
--- Shopping after that.
Mom and dad’s Christmas gift… I pay for part of their new iPad. Spend the evening getting it set up and organized
with mom… nice machine.
SATURDAY…
--- New Years Eve.
Supper with mom and dad and their friends. I go downstairs for some hockey while they
play cards afterwards. Pretty quiet New
Years.
SUNDAY…
--- Busy around the house.
I must say, sort of looking forward to a day where meals aren’t a major
production for many people. Today is not
that day as ten of us, plus an infant, do supper. It’s good and it’s nice to see everyone but
it’s also tiring… don’t know how mom and dad do it.
MONDAY…
--- Work on mom and dad’s iPad… setting it up and trying to
get mom comfortable with it. Bert, Bett,
Jenny and Mike pop by for supper. First
time seeing my cousin Jenny in years… likely ten or so. Way too long.
TUESDAY…
--- Bring mom and dad to the airport for their trip to
Sweden. Home after that and do some
laundry and rest up… just exhausted.
--- Canada vs. Russia hockey game is bizarre. Down 6-1 in the third and Canada comes back
to make it 6-5 with a goal post in the final minute that would have tied it. So Russia vs. Sweden in the final.
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