Remember that new word "uzhas", meaning "horror"?
Seems I wrote too soon yesterday, which was a fabulous day until the evening. Today the temperature saw fit to jump above zero and the mayhem on the roads has everyone stranded, huge lakes of water are ankle deep everywhere, girls' clothing and men's suits are drenched with muddy slush and the mood is ugly.
Had a shocker of a night, just got back from work and am scheduled to meet up with my ex-darling whom I still love to little bits. It's the only available day - doesn't augur well but we'll try to make the best of it. She's certainly easy on the eyes and in the arms - the question is whether I measure up today.
Had to laugh at Colin's latest - that's like us today. How are things in NA and Britain?
Everyone says it will drop again and there'll most likely be snow but it will be a wet imitation of itself and lots of sliding and car crashing will ensue.
Glad I'm driven these days.
Update
B-gg-r! She postponed our tryst because her left wheel fell off and she also had a shocker today, as most people have had in this cr--py weather. Right - there are two choices:
Five optimists
* The true Christian [as distinct from the bible-bashing moralist] is an interesting creature - he's a pessimist but at the same time, a serene pessimist, optimistic about the goodness which can be rekindled in every person.
* The Left Liberal is the eternal optimist but the Marxist [of the Marx variety] knows that pessismism is the only realism as he's hell-bent on creating a dystopia with his mates, the g-dless PC relativists.
* The economist is shifting from a 2007 optimist to a 2009 pessimist.
* I believe the Love of my Life will glide across my path with her billowing hair and mantle of virginal white, whatever the true state of affairs in her garden.
Seems I wrote too soon yesterday, which was a fabulous day until the evening. Today the temperature saw fit to jump above zero and the mayhem on the roads has everyone stranded, huge lakes of water are ankle deep everywhere, girls' clothing and men's suits are drenched with muddy slush and the mood is ugly.
Had a shocker of a night, just got back from work and am scheduled to meet up with my ex-darling whom I still love to little bits. It's the only available day - doesn't augur well but we'll try to make the best of it. She's certainly easy on the eyes and in the arms - the question is whether I measure up today.
Had to laugh at Colin's latest - that's like us today. How are things in NA and Britain?
Everyone says it will drop again and there'll most likely be snow but it will be a wet imitation of itself and lots of sliding and car crashing will ensue.
Glad I'm driven these days.
Update
B-gg-r! She postponed our tryst because her left wheel fell off and she also had a shocker today, as most people have had in this cr--py weather. Right - there are two choices:
a. slash the wrists;
b. remind you of five optimists.
Five optimists
1. The term "panglossianism" describes baseless optimism of the sort exemplified by Pangloss's beliefs, which are the opposite of his fellow traveller Martin's pessimism and emphasis on free will.
2. All programmers are optimists. Perhaps this modern sorcery especially attracts those who believe in happy endings and fairy godmothers. Perhaps the hundreds of nitty frustrations drive away all but those who habitually focus on the end goal.
3. Sir Winston Churchill, speaking at the Lord Mayor΄s banquet, London, November 9, 1954, said: For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
4. The house of 2000, according to H.G. Wells, would have self-cleaning windows, and the floor would be easy to sweep because the architect would ''have the sense and ability to round off the angle between wall and floor.''
5. The economist Julian L. Simon's book, ''The State of Humanity,'' includes 660 pages of historical statistics and concludes with 2 basic predictions for the next century and any century thereafter: * Humanity's condition will improve in just about every material way. * Humans will continue to sit around complaining about everything getting worse.
* The true Christian [as distinct from the bible-bashing moralist] is an interesting creature - he's a pessimist but at the same time, a serene pessimist, optimistic about the goodness which can be rekindled in every person.
* The Left Liberal is the eternal optimist but the Marxist [of the Marx variety] knows that pessismism is the only realism as he's hell-bent on creating a dystopia with his mates, the g-dless PC relativists.
* The economist is shifting from a 2007 optimist to a 2009 pessimist.
* I believe the Love of my Life will glide across my path with her billowing hair and mantle of virginal white, whatever the true state of affairs in her garden.
Interesting and funny post, but no photos????
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ReplyDeleteI'm on an optimistic high at the moment too James. Remember, the bottle is half full, I wonder what the Russian equivalent is....
ReplyDeleteThe bad thing about snow is it always thaws!!!
ReplyDeleteWonder which of the 5 I am ;-)
Sorry the weather is so awful there. Like the title! Here 20 C outdoors today but I still felt cold! What a romantic you are, James. Glad to know you're an optimist at heart.
ReplyDeleteFor myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
ReplyDeleteI like this sentiment.
Ladies - thanks. Wonder where our boys have got to?
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