snow days

if you live near me, you know we have had unusual cold weather the last couple weeks, snow, ice, in fact, i have snow on my yard, which has been there over a week now. as such, kids have been out of school. we only have one snow plow in this state, and it's usually in spokane, i think. so, they just shut everything down, we all stay home, and act like we are suffering. what this causes is snow days. days that are supposed to be made up, educationally speaking. snow days make you go to school until after the 4th of july usually. but i see the state legislature has now decided to let kids slide, under the act of God rule, and not have to make up the time. i personally think that a kid should only have to make up time, if they didn't get out and play in the snow. most kids today aren't allowed to play outdoors. they can't get cold and wet, gosh, a red nose might be the death of them! how times have changed. when i was a kid, if we didn't come in the house in a hypothermic state, we hadn't really enjoyed the snow like we should have. you know, i didn't see one hookey bobber this winter. hookey bob you ask, whats that? its where you grab onto the bumpers of cars and slide behind them for a few miles, at least til you got to where you were going. but then, most cars today don't have bumpers, so whats the use? if you wanna see some great honking chrome bumpers, tune into the barrett-jackson auto auction on the speed channel, its going on in scottsdale right now. now those cars have some great hookey bobbing bumpers man! ok, new rule. no snow days if you play in the snow! done deal!

musings

you know, i like to write. the serious stuff i keep hidden away. but, i do let the funny stuff out each week. why? well, if its funny, people only seem to think you are annoying them, which makes it all the more funny. but if it's serious stuff, then, everyone is a critic. so now you know. some samples: (1) When i was in med school and my class chose up sides for our annual summer picnic and baseball game, i took all the cadavers for my teammates. i loved yelling from the dugout to the team, "hey-- look alive out there!" (2) Every Christmas, no matter how good I am, Santa never brings me what I ask for. You wouldn't think that venison steaks wouldn't be that hard to come by. (3) If I *don't* love something, is it still OK to set it free? -and- (4) I'm all for being honest while you're on a date. You should ask right up front if your date minds if you make fun of her extra chin. well, and now you know the weird thoughts that dart around in my head. funny? annoying? you decide. but, keep your decision to yourself, i am too fragile as a writer. fra'gil'e - its italian!