Saturday, February 28, 2009
Month Past 02/01-02/28/09 (Valentine, Ash Wednesday,Snowstorm)
We've been lucky this past few days. We're experiencing a "heat wave". Wed 02/11the weather man said we just set a record. We were above freezing for more than 60 or so hours for February. This has not occurred since 1984. I've been living in MN for the past 8 years. During my first years I've never been conscious of the change in temp during winter. Be it a negative, zero or freezing it's all the same: Friggin' Cold. But lately (signs of age) I do loathe it when temp drops to 0 or negative. My extremities starts to complain. I'll take anything above 0. Now I'm not surprised why sometimes I see guys whose been living here all their life wearing shorts when we hit the 30's. Heat wave:)
Sat 02/14 was Valentine's Day. I was scheduled to work the closing shift. W and I did not do anything special. I also read the article of Randy David of Philippine Daily Inquirer for Valentines entitled theUnloved . The gist: "GMA now outranks every president as an object of public contempt". Sad she lost her way. But you also feel betrayed more so because she took over after EDSA 2. There was so much hope. You expect she learned a lesson from that historic moment. That she would do better in fighting corruption. Improve the country's economy with her economics degree (classmate of Pres Clinton). Carry and surpass her father's legacy (Pres Macapacal). Alas she fell into that adage: "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely". She is now called Ate Glue (a dig from Ate Glo) because she clings to her position tenaciously and has no intention of ending her term even if the people clamor for it. Contempt is not enough reason.
Mon 02/16 I was waiting for the traffic light to turn green on my way home from Kohl's. I looked at my rear view mirror and saw a very unusual sight. An old couple in their late 70's or early 80's in the car behind me were smoking! And it's not your shallow smoke and puff but the deep smoke and feel it puff. I was observing them for almost a minute before the light turned green. It was a natural for them while conversing. I tell you some people are smoke resistant or should I say smoke proof. This couple are an example. First hand and second hand smoke they experienced and lived with and they still get to enjoy it way past their golden years. Sadly unlike most...
Wed 02/25 is Ash Wednesday. Can't believe it. I guess it's early this year. Start of the Lenten Season. Fasting and fish Fridays. Went to St Michael's in the afternoon for the customary putting of the sign of the cross on the forehead using the ashes from last year's palm leaves. Palm leaves to welcome Him: Hossanah. It's ashes to signify His suffering and death. Also our death because of our sins.
Thu 02/26 we had a snowstorm. A bad one. Streets were still not plowed when I went home. Or they were plowed earlier but the snow just kept falling the whole day. I was planning on taking 35E South but a semi was blocking the intersection where I'm supposed to make a U turn. Took HW 13 instead. Almost an hours drive on what would have been 30 minutes. I witnessed a car trying to change lane but since the snow was thicker in between lanes it got stuck in the middle. It's wheels just spinning. No traction. I thanked God I got home safe. But I still got to clear the snow on our driveway. It's okay. Just glad to be home.
On a footnote. On my way to work I heard on the radio that the US just hit the highest unemployment rate in 42 years. And there's still no light at the end of the tunnel.
Sat 02/14 was Valentine's Day. I was scheduled to work the closing shift. W and I did not do anything special. I also read the article of Randy David of Philippine Daily Inquirer for Valentines entitled the
Mon 02/16 I was waiting for the traffic light to turn green on my way home from Kohl's. I looked at my rear view mirror and saw a very unusual sight. An old couple in their late 70's or early 80's in the car behind me were smoking! And it's not your shallow smoke and puff but the deep smoke and feel it puff. I was observing them for almost a minute before the light turned green. It was a natural for them while conversing. I tell you some people are smoke resistant or should I say smoke proof. This couple are an example. First hand and second hand smoke they experienced and lived with and they still get to enjoy it way past their golden years. Sadly unlike most...
Wed 02/25 is Ash Wednesday. Can't believe it. I guess it's early this year. Start of the Lenten Season. Fasting and fish Fridays. Went to St Michael's in the afternoon for the customary putting of the sign of the cross on the forehead using the ashes from last year's palm leaves. Palm leaves to welcome Him: Hossanah. It's ashes to signify His suffering and death. Also our death because of our sins.
Thu 02/26 we had a snowstorm. A bad one. Streets were still not plowed when I went home. Or they were plowed earlier but the snow just kept falling the whole day. I was planning on taking 35E South but a semi was blocking the intersection where I'm supposed to make a U turn. Took HW 13 instead. Almost an hours drive on what would have been 30 minutes. I witnessed a car trying to change lane but since the snow was thicker in between lanes it got stuck in the middle. It's wheels just spinning. No traction. I thanked God I got home safe. But I still got to clear the snow on our driveway. It's okay. Just glad to be home.
On a footnote. On my way to work I heard on the radio that the US just hit the highest unemployment rate in 42 years. And there's still no light at the end of the tunnel.
