I don't know about the rest of you, but my brain drops the ball in a lot of circumstances. I usually check the weather soon after I awake so as to dress properly for the day, long sleeve?, short sleeve?, heavy coat?, light coat?, etc. The other day I wake, FREEZING RAIN, screams out from the media. My brain immediately registers and tells me, "Eddie boy, be very careful out there." It is the main focus of my thoughts for the entire time I'm getting ready to leave the house. Then I step out the door and it's like, "Hmmm, I wonder what's for lunch today?. Now I do have to admit, it does snap back into focus the moment my feet hit the driveway, although, a bit too late. Every driveway is sloped, mine is no exception. Granted, it's not a Nancy Green or Jean Claude Killy slope, but, not having the talent of Nancy or Jean Claude I'm doing all I can to stay upright as I begin my descent. I'm doing pretty good as I gain speed. Let me tell you about Regina's soil. It's gumbo, it expands and shrinks at will. That's why my driveway has lifted and is at a completely different level than the city sidewalk, so I`m coming up to a ski jump soon. Granted it's not an Eddie The Eagle jump, but not having the talent of Mr. Edwards, I need every ounce of my own talent to land safely... and I stick it. Let me tell you about Regina's maintenance crews. When they grade the street they leave mountains of snow along the edge of the sidewalks. Granted they aren't the Rocky Mountains, but, they may as well be. My feet stopped dead, however, my upper body continued it`s forward motion, I wasn`t worried about traffic, being from Regina they knew the outcome and had already stopped to watch. So, when my body hit the icy roadway I did my best imitation of a curling stone and shot right across. Let me tell you about my neighbor across the street, he has this fancy snow blower, so the mountains that should have stopped me, were cleared and I continued right up his driveway until I hit his garage door. At least I had stopped. I got to my feet, my brain was thinking...How long til lunch. Oh, oh.
Have a great New Year`s day
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