Liquids

It's so freakin hot here right now! Last night we were tantalized and teased by the sounds of thunder ... the smell of moisture in the air ... but no rain ... none! It's so humid that when you walk outside it feels as if someone has wrapped you in an invisible caccoon of hot, wet cloth. Forget leaving the house, because if you do you must deal with the body searing heat occupying your vehicle. You drive to town, not ME ... nuh uh! No Way! There's nothing there I need that bad! Of course reality intrudes and there is some plausible reason why you must leave your air conditioned abode and trek to town.

Rain, that's what we need ... rain! A huge thunderstorm to cool things down. I wrote a bit describing a storm to a marine stationed in Iraq. He had mentioned in a letter that he believed that he had forgotten what rain felt like. This is what I wrote:

Standing out on the covered deck….I look up and see the trees dancing in an ever increasing wind. Off in a distance, I hear the long, deep rumble of thunder. The sound and percussion rolls across me and I shiver. Slowly the light seeps away, the darkness creeping in, suddenly I notice the darkness in wonder. The air feels thick, dense and expectant. Without warning large drops of rain begin falling rapidly from the dark sky. Large, shimmering drops that make loud cracking noises on every surface…falling faster and faster. So dense is the rain, that it appears as if I'm surrounded by a silver, hissing, crackling fog. The temperature drops quickly and I shiver slightly. Rain runs in silver rivulets down every surface…meeting and merging into larger streams…seeking the ground. My bones hum with the power of the storm.

Slowly I realize that the rain is easing, as see glimpses of grass and trees in the distance. Then the smell envelopes me. Green and fresh it surrounds me, tickling my nose. Hesitantly as the rain slows to a trickle, the sounds of life begin. A bird chirps in a tree and a squirrel runs down a limb, scolding the storm moving on, off in the distance. I sit back in a chair, closing my eyes and inhaling deeply…listening to the sounds in the stillness after the storm….renewed, refreshed and invigorated.

Geeez! We need something to cool things down and I'm thinking maybe it should be some RAIN!

S.W.A.K.

OK, OK I admit it! I enjoy sending those "mushy" emotional, "we'll be friends forever" type emails to my friends, because ... Well, that's how I feel about them and I want them to know it! But a few weeks back, my best friend sent me an email that is a bit, uhmmm, different ... lol! I scanned it quicky, as I'm want to do, and then had to stop and reread it slowly.

Upon first read, all I saw was the humor; but then the twisted truth hit me. Take it at face; or dive into the depths ... either way, to my friends and YOU know who YOU are ....

1) When you are sad - I will help you get drunk and plot revenge against the sorry bastard who made you sad.

2) When you are blue - I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.

3) When you smile - I will know you finally got laid.

4) When you are scared - I will rag on you about it every chance I get.

5) When you are worried - I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be and tell you to quit whining.

6) When you are confused - I will use little words.

7) When you are sick - Stay the hell away from me until you are well again. I don't want whatever it is you have.

8) When you fall - I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass. (Ah! Well, my friends will know that this is assbackwards as I am the one most likely to fall ... LOL!)

S. W. A. K.

Peace Pieces

[sarcasm/humor]

Peace ... we all need some peace of mind, so I decided to post this bit of advice. It definitely worked for me and as we head into summer, we could all use some peace and calm. By following some simple advice I read in an article, I have finally found some inner peace. The title of the article is "How To Achieve Inner Peace: Finish all the things you have started".

So I woke up this morning and decided to follow the article's advice. I looked around the house to see all the things that I had started and never finished .... so before leaving the house, I finished the bottle of red wine, the bottle of white wine, the Baileys, three Bacardi Breezers, a bottle of Jack Daniels, a few ProZac, some Valium, some cheesecake and a half a box of chocolates!

You have NO idea how bloody peaceful I feel!