It's dark out here

Fall has arrived, bringing colder weather and the ever-earlier falling of night.
For some reason (hmmm, let me guess) every flood and motion-detector light
in our general area - the Inferno, the tattoo place, Mether Roger's neighborhood
the abandoned theater and our common alley - no longer works.
This leaves our 'back yard' in a pool of blackness
that makes us jumpy and fearful; willing to go out back
for a smoke only if we go as a group.
Prior to leaving every night, I have to check the doors,
including the back one. Usually I just turn try the lock,
but last night I opened the door and stepped out onto the walkway
just in time to hear this float over from next door:

"Hey, man... you know, uh....
I would love to shed some light on your situation dude,
but in case you haven't noticed, it's DARK out here motherfucker."


amen to that.


bs

Feeling bushed? Curl up with a warm, cozy decider...

A few days ago, I called my brother to see if there was anything he needed. Some new socks maybe, or more long underwear to lessen the chills that plague him in colder weather.
He listed socks, some fleece sweats and fingerless gloves, and then he said,
"Oh, one more thing. I want an impervious comforter."
Right away, I thought - well, who doesn't?
The days are cold for all of us here on planet freakshow.
And for a few days I carried the concept of that kind of protection around
like my very own old, well-worn 'lovey'.
But the impervious part bugged me a bit, and after a while I began to wonder
if I really grasped the true nature of the word.
So I looked it up, along with the word comforter - and damned if I don't already
have the son of a bitch. And, guess what?
So do you!

Impervious: "incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected:
impervious to reason; impervious to another's suffering.

Comforter: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies;
"a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears".

Whew. I feel better now.
Don't you?



bs