snow day

well, my town has a snow plough

just for the off chance instance they actually get to use it

last week, i awoke to the sound of one inch
being scraped from the street

i lay in bed thinking

is that a snow plough ?
i wish i had a picture to show everyone

none will believe..

little did i know that this winter, all bets were off..

today my opportunity to capture the beast herself
arrived, and to my surprise
i realized, that in one way or another
i was being paid to play guitar at the party as well

who comes around on a special night ?

40 pounds to freedom

oh boy.

so much rice i have no idea where to keep it all !

but i think i'll be needing it

this all started last winter
when we moved into our first rental together

our first night in town, and lots was going on
so the cupboards were rummaged..

1 of the goods rummaged that night, was this rice..

i remember it well
it came in a 1 pound plastic bag

we found in the import section later for 4 bucks..

good enough price for a common goods store loyalty
right off the hop

the rice was a delight !
it was so good, even the ladies
eventually learned how to cook it

and they cannot cook rice
hate it
love rice, hate to cook it

when i showed up, they were cooking it in the microwave

and i dont believe in those..

they soon agreed that the best way to cook the stuff
was traditionally
i used to think the only reason they kept me around

was for my rice from before !

but lordy, lordy.. you should see me now..

anyways, a few weeks ago
i realized that my 'common goods store'

had not recieved shipment of my brand in awhile

and i kept checkin in on it
no rice
no rice..

so finally, today, in a 1 last, desperation search

i checked the floor, under Our empty shelf

the space where the dirty costco bags lay waste..

just for one last glimps of some scrap of affirmative existance

out of a need for closure.. an empty box, or anything..

and what did i see and buy ?

out of deepest loyalty for brands that i can gather ?

i bought the first 40 pound burlap sack with Our Name on it

enough rice to last till expired

1 year, 9 months, and 9 days away..

1 cup product

1-1/2 tap water

bring mixture to a boil, stir

cover, switch to low, simmer for 10 minutes

take off heat for 5

serve 4 smiles

for extra love boil with

butter and

ginger

all year long

snovember

left my snow shovel up north
but i've still got enough winter jackets

to cause indecision on my way out the door

time to go further south

watery memories

something about bagpipes and poppies seems to draw a crowd

it was a wet afternoon and the whole town showed up

i got shut down..

the party aint much of a party when you have to look over shoulders

he was late too..