Writing Day Distractions
First the internet goes
My Rogers world interrupted
The commercials of connectivity perfection a lie
My Rogers home phone dead
My internet gone
Half my TV channels black
Only my Telus cellphone connects me to the world
And only from the end of my driveway
As my home remains a black hole for connection to the outside world.
And silently and without warning it returns
Nothing outwardly different
But five hours later, it all come back
Dial tone, wifi, Those extra TV channels
Where would we be without such things?
Most likely a better place
We’re connected to the point of distraction.
But then comes the alerts
A piercing siren through the television
Tornados in the area
A shower put on hold
The internet, TV and phone now reminding us of good
Alerts and information in an instant
I watching upon my tablet
As the purple cell of doom
Dances across a satellite map
And let two sides of the continent know
Son and brother is safe
And then as writing is about to commence
Darkness falls throughout the land
Rumbles of distant thunder
Like distant artillery at war time
I’m up to my windows
On edge as a dog knowing hell is descending
I wander outside
Listening and watching
Preparing for the deluge to come
But it rumbles by
Skies lighten
Pavement remains dry
And I sit to my tablet and keyboard
Deciding blogs don’t write themselves
And I tap away
Still periodically distracted by those miles off artillery shells
That bring nothing but anticipation.
MONDAY…
--- Skip ball. I'm still hobbling a fair bit with my calf.
--- Evening shift at work is a good change though. Get away from the crowd and distractions.
TUESDAY…
--- Not much out of the ordinary.
WEDNESDAY…
--- Calf still getting better. Do a walk at break at work with Brenda. No speed record but I can manage it with minimal problems. Just a little tightness and tiredness in the leg.
THURSDAY…
--- Get some groceries before work. Little else going on.
FRIDAY…
--- Kind of annoying day. Decide to organize some music on the laptop. Got a few new vinyl albums, one with a CD included and another with a digital download of the album… Plus Wilco put their latest album on their website for free download (cause they're the best band going). Anyway, my laptop is very slow and fussy today… It basically takes four hours of working on it to get those three albums put into my iTunes and onto my phone. I don't want to buy a new laptop but can't deal with much of this kind of work. And as I'm working on this, lots of construction vehicles keep going back and forth outside the front of the house. So its noisy as well as annoying.
--- To work and straight into priority work. Got to get through it tonight so it's pretty intense work for the majority of the shift tonight.
SATURDAY…
--- Able to do a half hour walk. First one out at the woods and ponds since I hurt my calf. This is the longest I went without going across the street to walk. Ten days. It was nice to get out there. I have to be careful with not overdoing it though. My calf is fairly weak compared to normal.
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