After a year on the black ribbon that criss-crosses this rock we call United States I decided to take off from writing for a little while. I had to let my creative juices start flowing again. With some help from cold libations and having my feet in white sand with turquoise water splashing over them, I believe that I am ready once again.
You might wonder what we have been doing for two months since our last post on the original blog? As true as birds fly south for the winter we have done the same. We are on this small stretch of sand called the Keys in Florida. You can't get any further south and still speak English. The days have blended together where the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday are just meaningless words that signify structure and schedules, none of which resides here. The morning greets you with fresh winds off the water, pelicans grooming themselves in preparation for their day of fishing, the gentle sway of the palm trees stretching as if they too just awoke from a deep sleep. Sitting with a fresh, steamy cup of black nectar, it starts to awaken the senses and gently nudges the human computer to boot up.
The difficult task of deciding the daily activity is lost in thoughts of Mountain Biking, Kayaking, Snorkeling, Scuba Diving, reading a good book or just chill'axing in the cool shade.
A glimpse of the picture box hanging in the living room reveals the cold weather back in DC and reaffirms the reason for our being here.
The picture I painted above will soon come to an end because in early February I will once again be subjected to the daily grind that many have come to loath and refer to as...WORK.
As the day gets closer I will update the blog with more details of our next adventure. For now please enjoy the new blog and please post comments.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
All In the Weather
Its interesting how weather is so important to us and our every day lives. On the news it generally gets a nice time slot and a good block of time to just discuss what we already know. How hot was it today? Did it rain or was it sunny? What's your guess for tomorrow? You can meet a stranger and easily hold a conversation of several minutes just discussing the weather. I say all this and I am sitting here in Florida and complaining about the cold weather.
Did I mention it was 70 today? Someone up north could be excited because the weather for them just hit 35 and it is no longer freezing! Weather.
Two people can be standing right next to each other, one will find it very comfortable and the other can find it too chilly. I know this because this happens all the time with my wife and me. Weather. Man from the very beginning has tracked weather and its patterns. Early civilizations even worshiped it. Weather. How does one really measure weather. I've have seen all sorts of fancy weather devices. From remote sensors you place outside and read from the warmth of your home inside, to small wristwatches. From hundred thousand dollar satellite devices to radars with names like Doplar, fit to try and impress us. Of all the devices I ever saw the one the most accurately measured the weather was outside a building in Yellowstone, Montana. It had a red worn rock attached to a rope that was hanging from a post with a sign attached. It read something like this:
If the rock is hot its sunny
If the rock is wet its raining
If the rock is swinging its windy
If you can't see the rock its foggy
If the rock is white its snowing
If the rock is jumping up and down there is an earthquake
If the rock is missing there's a tornado
Simple yet accurate.
I guess my thoughts today have been on weather because we found ourselves hiding inside most of the day to get away from that cold wind.
Weather or not it will be any better tomorrow, we'll have to see. Weather or not we'll see the sun we'll have to see. Weather or not it will be warm enough to get in the water we'll have to wait. Hey, maybe that's how it got the name. Weather.
How's the weather where you're at today?
Did I mention it was 70 today? Someone up north could be excited because the weather for them just hit 35 and it is no longer freezing! Weather.Two people can be standing right next to each other, one will find it very comfortable and the other can find it too chilly. I know this because this happens all the time with my wife and me. Weather. Man from the very beginning has tracked weather and its patterns. Early civilizations even worshiped it. Weather. How does one really measure weather. I've have seen all sorts of fancy weather devices. From remote sensors you place outside and read from the warmth of your home inside, to small wristwatches. From hundred thousand dollar satellite devices to radars with names like Doplar, fit to try and impress us. Of all the devices I ever saw the one the most accurately measured the weather was outside a building in Yellowstone, Montana. It had a red worn rock attached to a rope that was hanging from a post with a sign attached. It read something like this:
If the rock is hot its sunny
If the rock is wet its raining
If the rock is swinging its windy
If you can't see the rock its foggy
If the rock is white its snowing
If the rock is jumping up and down there is an earthquake
If the rock is missing there's a tornado
Simple yet accurate.
I guess my thoughts today have been on weather because we found ourselves hiding inside most of the day to get away from that cold wind.
Weather or not it will be any better tomorrow, we'll have to see. Weather or not we'll see the sun we'll have to see. Weather or not it will be warm enough to get in the water we'll have to wait. Hey, maybe that's how it got the name. Weather.How's the weather where you're at today?
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