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You knew it was coming. You could see it forming on the horizon, imperceptible chaos lurking just off to the periphery of your vision. Before you knew it, it was all over you like ugly on an ape, leaving you to mutter the immortal words of Bill Murray from Ghost Busters, “That’s the one that slimed me.”

…That’s the one that slimed me…

So I had a good couple of days. Reversal of fortune, Alignment of the elements and all that. Well luck was no lady this time. The First day of autumn brought with it the work day from H-E-double-hockey-sticks. Rock was not flowing, tempers boiled over and now we need to have a royal commission to investigate why the wrong circuit got unplugged by the telephone company. You’d be amazed at how many people don’t appreciate the “sh*te happens” response.

Add to it the fact that my car decided to pick today to break down in a driving rain storm, Western civilization (except for a few Oil Companies) is about to be toppled by Mother Nature for the second time this year, and the three “canine amigos” at home alone decide to tear the house apart. Life is about balance. Yesterday was the good. Today is the bad and the ugly. [sigh]

Winter Approaches

Today is the first day of autumn. In the next few weeks, the shortening of daylight hours will tell the trees around us that winter is coming and they’ll begin shutting down their food-making process, preparing to live on the sugar they’ve stored for the winter. All the green chlorophyll in their leaves will be withdrawn into the trees’ branches and the leaves will turn red and yellow and orange and brown.

Sometimes the universe plays ball. Sometimes the forces that swirl uncontrolled and chaotic around us, align for a perfect moment. Moments of peace, calm, and, dare I say, even joy. Last night at the close of work such an alignment took place.

…perhaps it’s a lull before the storm…

For one thing, the phone stopped ringing. I am on call this week at Gigantic Concrete and when you’re on call the phone rings constantly. Perhaps it’s a lull before the storm, but for watever reason I had a call free night.

Next came an unexpected gift. One of my co-workers gave me a nice Cuban cigar. Yes this is Canada where we trade with Communist Cuba. This sends some Americans into a tizzy, but it’s not like we’re a major trade partner (at a deficit too) with Red China or anything… but let’s not dwell on the hypocracy of international trade politics. It was good. It was smooth. It was relaxing.

Third and best of all my schedule and the schedule of a good friend finally synced up. There was conversation, there was comedy and laughter, and there was Gin and Fresca. Who could ask for anything more really?

Normally the universe and I are at odds with each other. Yesterday it was nice to have a truce. Who knows maybe this could even lead to lasting peace…