New year and all that bollocks… it might as well be a random wet Tuesday afternoon in April for all that it really means. Today is the same as yesterday, we just give the space between two daylight periods a different name and do slightly different stuff. So all the distraction of fanfare aside, what’s on your mind? What keeps you from sleep?
Last night I was kept from sleep by being on a stand-by evacuation alert.
800 Homes in several neighborhoods vanished in a fire storm that swept across the little towns of Superior and Louisville Colorado.
A furious fast moving sweep of flames powered by hurricane force winds took only a few hours to destroy property and material things and leave 30,000 people standing speechless in shelters set up in church's, recreation centers and office centers across Boulder County.
At 6 am this morning we were cleared and safe from the spreading nightmare by a foot of snow that fell allowing our brave firefighters a chance to control the monster.
Miraclesly no deaths have been reported.
For many nights to come I will not sleep thinking about what I chose to pack in my suitcase. It could be only a small collection of things.
It could be all I have from a house full of stuff.
I packed passport, cash, laptop and extra car keys. copies of insurance and ID documents.
Then I put my second favorite jeans and shoes and 3 changes of my oldest favorite shirts and socks and underwear.
I will take my paintings and sculptures, if I have time.
I would miss my chair.
I would miss my dear old structure filled with sweat and tears and
the personal comforts i built into it.
What would you pack?
I will not sleep thinking of all those folks not sleeping or trying to sleep in unfamiliar surroundings hugging their mates and kids and pets and being grateful for life itself.
Tomorrow is different than yesterday cause we must remember to put 2022 on papers we sign.
It must have been this I saw briefly on social media the other day but it didn't register as current. It hasn't made the news here... An event like this removes all the triviality of life and brings us face to face with something bigger, our own mortality. I wish you every scrap of good fortune you can get Susan.
Things? If I had time I'd take my diary. The one by the bed that I record my thoughts in. Laptop, phone, wallet, keys, change of clothes, but all that could be replaced. We're fortunate here, our climate is temperate and rarely have extreme weather events. Flooding is a more frequent problem in recent years.
When my wife's mother passed away a few years ago they spend several days clearing the house. Some of her belongings went to a charity shop but most went in a skip (dumpster in US terms). Eventually we've go to leave it all behind.
Last night I was kept from sleep by being on a stand-by evacuation alert.
800 Homes in several neighborhoods vanished in a fire storm that swept across the little towns of Superior and Louisville Colorado.
A furious fast moving sweep of flames powered by hurricane force winds took only a few hours to destroy property and material things and leave 30,000 people standing speechless in shelters set up in church's, recreation centers and office centers across Boulder County.
At 6 am this morning we were cleared and safe from the spreading nightmare by a foot of snow that fell allowing our brave firefighters a chance to control the monster.
Miraclesly no deaths have been reported.
For many nights to come I will not sleep thinking about what I chose to pack in my suitcase. It could be only a small collection of things.
It could be all I have from a house full of stuff.
I packed passport, cash, laptop and extra car keys. copies of insurance and ID documents.
Then I put my second favorite jeans and shoes and 3 changes of my oldest favorite shirts and socks and underwear.
I will take my paintings and sculptures, if I have time.
I would miss my chair.
I would miss my dear old structure filled with sweat and tears and
the personal comforts i built into it.
What would you pack?
I will not sleep thinking of all those folks not sleeping or trying to sleep in unfamiliar surroundings hugging their mates and kids and pets and being grateful for life itself.
Tomorrow is different than yesterday cause we must remember to put 2022 on papers we sign.
It must have been this I saw briefly on social media the other day but it didn't register as current. It hasn't made the news here... An event like this removes all the triviality of life and brings us face to face with something bigger, our own mortality. I wish you every scrap of good fortune you can get Susan.
Things? If I had time I'd take my diary. The one by the bed that I record my thoughts in. Laptop, phone, wallet, keys, change of clothes, but all that could be replaced. We're fortunate here, our climate is temperate and rarely have extreme weather events. Flooding is a more frequent problem in recent years.
When my wife's mother passed away a few years ago they spend several days clearing the house. Some of her belongings went to a charity shop but most went in a skip (dumpster in US terms). Eventually we've go to leave it all behind.
I don’t sleep because I’m working in service of my dreams.
Well, the very best in your pursuit. Make sure to take a rest though..."all work and no play..." and all that...