Tag: Weather

A Sad Sight / A Short Fiction Story

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it is a cold blustery day, that stop Jim for taking his daily. as he is walking through the city park something caught him in the corner of his eye. so he stopped and looked off to the side and saw a middle-aged man bundled up and smoking a cigarette. Jim went down to where the man was standing against a wall. he asked the man if he was alright and he said he was, but he said he was hungry and could use some food and a cup of coffee. Jim asked him why he doesn’t go to a shelter and he the man said he hated shelters. with that said, Jim gave him some money enough to get him a meal or two. when Jim wished him well, he continued on his walk, and he had the thought the homeless man would be most likely buy a cheap bottle of booze, and or couple of bottles of beer. he hated to think that way, but he has seen the movie played out before. and wasn’t going to go back to find out what he did his money.

Writing

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In an earlier post titled: You Know, it was a post that was written to get something off my chest. It’s been the hot humid air that I am not too fond of. I never did like that kind of weather. Anyway, when I came home from an early afternoon walk, which by the way slows down my pace, I still ended up soaked by sweating and cut the walk short. So, I got my laptop, and a cup of coffee, sat on the couch and just started typing away, and wrote anything that came to mind, actually it just flowed out, without any real thinking as to what I was going to say.

The other thing I want to point out is, is that it reminded me of the way Jack Kerouac would write. Just type away like a madman, and that was how I felt, which was a good feeling. I mean I could of wrote a lot more but I think I made my point about the way I feel about certain types of weather.

One more thing I want to point is that a lot of what I written was meant to be a cross between truth and fiction, so you can read it any way you like, I will not hold that against you.

Hopefully it will be the impetus to write more. and go from there…

You know ….

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… it’s time that they ban outlaw hot steamy humid foul smelling fucking smoky air fouling up our lungs and making life fucking miserable even the local bag lady agree says her worn out bra gets so sweaty she has to literally peal it off her breasts and her partner who was heading down to the river for his weekly bath needs some new socks as the ones he has now are full of holes and his shoes are practically soleless so he has a hard time getting around so they plan on going dumpster diving hoping to find shoes socks and a bra or two and maybe some shirts too and then see if they can scrounge up some day old donuts from the local coffee shop and they will save them for their morning breakfast and then they will go to the park and sit under the big oak trees and try to take their minds off the oppressive weather then set out later in the evening looking for something to eat then head back the bridge where they catch some sleep so anyways they are in agreement that summer has its good and its bad points and its the fucking bad points they can do without. smart people.

Storm Clouds

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“January cold and desolate;
February dripping wet;
March wind ranges;
April changes;
Birds sing in tune
To flowers of May,
And sunny June
Brings longest day;
In scorched July
The storm-clouds fly,
Lightning-torn;
August bears corn,
September fruit;
In rough October
Earth must disrobe her;
Stars fall and shoot
In keen November;
And night is long
And cold is strong
In bleak December.”

~ Christina Rossetti

Monday Morning

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got out of bed a few minutes
before 6:00 am grabbed my phone to see what the current
temperature was … lo and behold it was 73F with a dew
point reading of 72 … looked out the window and it was
hazy all fuck … now this will make for a miserable day
as I really hate this weather … keep it down south way
down as far it will go and keep it there … when I went
out to do an errand it didn’t take long to be soaked with
sweat … it’s good to be home

namaste

Saturday Evening

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took a walk after I finished my supper and it is muggy as all hell and needless to say I was drenched … what helped me keep my mind off the humid air I listened to podcast about an independent bookstore… it was very interesting as I am a book lover and I do make the time each and every day to get some reading in …  what surprised me was a few more people out and about both young and old … here I’m thinking that I would be the only person out walking which on most I may see a couple or more out there  … not even going to bother to figure it out …  now sitting on the couch writing this post along with a cup of coffee and finally feel like a normal self again

namaste

Friday Afternoon

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it is shortly after noon the sky got really dark and off in the distance the rumble of thunder now the rain has arrived and will be doing its thing for the next couple of hours or so…the afternoon walk is put on hold so I can sit back and read a book…books to me are a life saver as it beats watching tv or staring at the walls…hopefully the mugginess will go away, as it did a number on me yesterday and this morning and everything inside had that wet feeling, knowing it was humid outside on went the a/c to dry the damp feeling…

namaste

Wednesday Morning Pondering

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Today is supposed to be the hottest day of the week …with it comes the high humidity and the haze that accompanies it when it does get hazy it makes the sky the air and everything around it and in the distance too look like total shit …it like altars the color of things like trees and buildings just to name a couple of things …it can also make breathing difficult for people who respiratory problems …it can make some dogs lazy and seek out a shady spot to lie down and relax …when I go for walks it kind of automatically slows down my pace a step or two which is probably a good thing …with all this said this is why I love the winter months so I don’t have to put up with this bullshit

namaste

Saturday Afternoon

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took a walk muggy as all hell came home with the t-shirt practically glued onto my skin …it also drained me and was glad to be back home and the first thing I did was turn on the a/c …slowly recovering …now I’ll sit back relax and probably try to finish one of the books I am reading

ciao

Ho Hum of a Day

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What a big change in the weather. The past two days was fairly hot, Thursday was in the high 80s, and Friday was  a couple of degrees cooler. Today, its a whole different ballgame with rain, chilly with that raw feeling, and in the afternoon it was 49 degrees. Sunday won’t be any better, with more rain cool temperatures again.  Anyways, it was a good day to get some book reading in, actually, I did makeup to finish up one by short story writer Alice Munro.  I love her books, as it was the third book I have read  by her. Then there’s the email to go through which seems to be a never ending ordeal,  along with the online crosswords and other bullshit to tend with.  I know. There’s 24 hours in a day,  so I do what I can to make it happen, and if I don’t, no worries at all. There’s always tomorrow and I’m fine with that.

Weather

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It was a surreal kind of weather we had the past couple of days. Thursday, the late afternoon temperature registered 86 degrees. That is not the kind of heat to have in the middle of April. I’ll be truthful it knocked me for a loop, and eventually drained the shit out of me. With that said, off came the cover of the A/C, and put it to good use. Thank goodness for A/C, as I grew up in an old tenement building, with no means of cooling off, with the exception of open windows, with screens. I guess as kids we don’t mind the heat as much as we do when we get older. Then again, I’ve been a lover of winter weather, and I still do. Can’t change old habits.

A Thought

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With a mass shooting in a supermarket, which earlier last year.
In late November a lake effect snowstorm which buried the greater
Buffalo area.
Then the blizzard in late December which paralyzed the city and its
environs, and the people who lost their lives.
And last, Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills going into cardiac arrest.

With all that said, my heart is with the Buffalo Bills, and rooting for them
to get to the Super Bowl and come away with a win.

Friday 10/14

~ A Pondering Mind

Stormy morning
Lots of rain
A good day to
sit and read a
good book or two
Also indulge in
black coffee

The I am presently
reading is: And Then
There Were None by
Agatha Christie.

Another book that I am
also reading is: The
Collected Stories by
Amy Hempel.

Monday Evening 8:54 p.m.

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the smoke from
the west coast
wildfires is
really bad
here in my
part of the
state…wore
a mask while
I took a walk…
you can actually
smell it too…
shortly after
7:00..the sun was
a ball of red
as it was behind
the smoke…its
supposed to be
a little better
tomorrow…as
I’ve had enough
of this shit…

9:32 a.m.

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so I managed to take a walk, and I didn’t let the sun or the heat get to me. I managed to block it out, and it does help.

now come Friday & Saturday, both days will only be in the 60s, with on and off rain. I can deal with that.

so

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as the hot, humid weather is here

it still hasn’t stopped me from

venturing outside and do my walks

I try to stay on the streets with

the most shade

and also try to block my mind

from how bad it is…most

of the time it works

it does keep me in shape

even though the tshirt

is plastered on my back

so…with this weather

I’ll just have to grin

and bare it

1:58 p.m.

~ A Pondering Mind

the sun did

not disappoint

shining brightly

with lots of

puffy white clouds

with that said

took a walk

on the boardwalk

which runs parallel

with the river

and its never crowded

which is a good thing

and so

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think i’ll sit

and wait out

the heat

and sticky

feeling outside

and enjoy the

comforts of the a/c

and slake my

thirst with water

with a cup

or two of caffeine

so…. that’s what

i’ll do

and so

~ A Pondering Mind

took a walk

in the heat

very few people

out and about

came home

dragging my ass

the a/c felt great

now i’m relaxing

knowing my

glucose reading

is excellent

tomorrow will

be hotter

do i dare to

venture out…

i’ll play it by ear

so

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it is a saturday

it is june

it is hot

to hot for this time of the month

some say climate change is a hoax

i beg to differ

but no use arguing

with people in denial

then i ask myself

do people in denial

like being that way

or

do they live miserable lives

and

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its sunday afternoon… sitting on the couch, tv is on… laptop across my thighs… going through emails… blog posts… doing digital crosswords… its a good day for it… as the rain is streaking at slanting angle… brewed some french roast coffee… so it will help me to function properly without getting sleepy eyed…

Tuesday Evening

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big improvement in the weather here, so i took a long walk. the air was warm, compare to the las two days, with overcast skies and with the wind coming off the ocean, brings the temperature down, but it didn’t stop me from pounding the bricks.

today’s walk was beneficial, as i cleansed my head, and helps keep my sugar under control. in fact, i decided to take another stroll. now that i’m home, i’ll just kick back and relax and start all over tomorrow.

3:00 A.M. ~ Short Fiction

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The strong gusts of wind woke Joann from a sound sleep. She peered at the clock, and it was exactly 3:00 a.m. She got out of bed, and the hardwood floor felt cold. She checked the thermostat, and it was 63 degrees. She turned on the heat, went the bathroom to do her business, and when she was done, and the heat never went on. She checked the thermostat to see if she set it to the right temperature. So her next move was to check the oil tank, and lo and behold, the thank was empty. She went back upstairs, and called her oil company she does business with, and told them she was out of oil, and could they send someone to her home and make a delivery. The woman at the oil company said they can make a delivery within an hour, and there would be a $50.00 surcharge. She asked why about the charge, and she was told that it was off hours, and they had to pay the driver time and a half. If she didn’t want to pay the charge, then she would have to wait till 8:00 a.m., or shortly there after. She decided to have them deliver the much need oil, and vowed never to let it happen again.

When the new heating season begins in the fall, she will have automatic delivery, and so she will never have to go through without oil, ever again.

3:00 A.M. Downtown – Short Fiction

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A late winter storm, dumping copious amounts of snow on the streets and avenues, in the downtown area. Its 3:00 a.m., not a soul to be seen venturing in the deepening snow. Even the plows are having a hard time keeping the roads cleared. The only places that are still open, are a 24 hour mini mart, and a drug store, neither of the doing much business at all.

The pandemic has a done a number on quite a few businesses, and some of them have shuttered for good. So, with the economy tanking, and now the latest storm, won’t help most of the remaining stores, as it will keep the pedestrians home, and will have to put up with more cabin fever, which they have been going through for the past 11 months.

They feel that its a never ending story.

3:00 A.M. – A Short Story

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Every morning, at 3:00 a.m., you will find an elderly gentleman, sitting in his favorite booth, having a cup of coffee. He has been patronizing this certain coffee shop, since he retired many years ago from the book editing job, that he had for over 35 years.

He usually is the only one there, and he has gotten use to the solitude he enjoys. It doesn’t matter what the weather is like. It can be cold, hot and humid, raining or snowing, it will not stop him from walking the two blocks from where he lives in a high rise downtown apartment.

When he’s finished his coffee, he will take one to go, and then stop at the kiosk, and by the morning newspaper. Later in the day, he will take a nap, recharge his batteries, and then he will go about whatever he feels like doing.

February

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February, the shortest month of the year, is already at the mid way point. Before you know it, the month of March will be here, and February will just be a memory.

More Snow

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Sunday, we got quite a bit of snow. Tuesday, more snow is on the way. Possible 3-5 inches is on tap. Hopefully, I’ll get a walk or two in, as I do like walking in it, as long as it is not windy and blowing in my face. That makes it a miserable time… well I shall see what tomorrow brings.

That Was Real

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Took a walk in earlier in the day. It was quite a slog navigating the snow covered sidewalks, hoping I wouldn’t come across any unexpected ice. Lady luck was with me, as I didn’t have any problems. The walking did wear me out a bit, as when I got back home, I was dragging my ass.

For the rest of the day, will kick back and relax, resume the walking come Monday.