I'm Dreaming of a Wet Christmas
Rain...
It rained on Christmas Day in Niagara Falls.
Well I guess I need to recap... we were picked up last Wednesday by Saundra's brother Peter and were then re-united with our dog, Spirit who was very happy to see us.
We then made the trek to Niagara Falls where we will spend Christmas, and I practically shivered the whole way. You see, it was really cold, about -3 or -4 and very, very damp. The kind of damp cold that goes right through you, saps any warmth from your body and leaves you wondering why -35 in Edmonton felt warmer than this.
It did warm up to a balmy +4 but still no sun. Went to the falls on Christmas night (in the rain) and got a call from my sister, Nancy in Orlando where it is really warm and I am shivering. Oh and I found out that the cold prairie city we left is basking in +9 and sunshine... and I am shivering. Somehow the shivering has go to stop.
We had a blast all week, hanging with Pete and Manue and the kids, Lauren, Daniel and Jordan.
And sleeping.
It seemed like every time I sat down I fell asleep, except for mealtimes, of course (makes me feel rather like old Bilbo Baggins at Rivendell).
Saundra's parents came from Montreal and our nephew Bryant drove out from Oshawa today. We leave for Oakville tomorrow, hopefully to get our van and to look for a place to live.
posted by Mike @ 12:54 a.m.
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3 Comments:
Science has proven that during an election with so many liberals around, shivering is normal for those who are unliberal (root is from the greek - normal), such as yourself.
Science has also proven that narcolepsy increases exponentially during a political campaign. This may also explain the numbers who vote liberal; they have simply been lulled into a mind-numbed state due to the proximity to the nation's capital. The Peace Tower? It's really a secret radio tower that broadcasts subliminal messages that alters brain activity of those within a certain radius. Ontario is in that radius. It does not affect Americans, though, because, well, they're just...uhh...different.
The only way we have found of effectively countering this narcoleptic change-your-vote-to-liberal strategy, you and your family must wrap your heads in tin foil - shiny side out - to stop the radio waves if you want to have a chance of remaining normal. It has to be shaped like a cone, too. Don't worry; you will find others who do this, too. So just do it to be normal.
Ah, that explains the fashion trend and the fact that in Ontario the Conservatives are now ahead of the Liberals.
Dr. Honeydew, I will take your advice and outfit the family with heavy duty conical aluminum chapeaus.
If you wish, I can send my assistant, Beaker, to assist you. He is also a wonderful political strategist...when he is not having those unfortunate mishaps in the lab. I'm sure he would welcome a vacation.
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