1/14/04
Sarcastic boss asks:
"So, has it been a bad day?"
He'd rather not know.
1/15/04
Call bank, Triple A,
go twenty other places...
just let me die now.
1/16/04
Dark, gray skies, damp air,
too warm for a winter's day--
I'm chilled to the bone.
1/17/04
You can't find me now.
You may think I'm here with you;
in truth, I'm long gone.
Saturday, January 17, 2004
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
playing catch-up...
1/10/04
Supermarket, mail,
drugstore, then check mail again.
Gotta nap now.
1/11/04
The sun is shining,
the air is warm, the breeze, still.
How come I don't care?
1/12/04
Visiting a friend,
first time since she got divorced,
not sure what I'll see.
Supermarket, mail,
drugstore, then check mail again.
Gotta nap now.
1/11/04
The sun is shining,
the air is warm, the breeze, still.
How come I don't care?
1/12/04
Visiting a friend,
first time since she got divorced,
not sure what I'll see.
Friday, January 09, 2004
cough, hack, wheeze...
1/9/04
Runny nose, sore throat.
I hope I'm not getting sick.
There just isn't time.
Runny nose, sore throat.
I hope I'm not getting sick.
There just isn't time.
Thursday, January 08, 2004
the coffee delicious...
1/8/04
A childhood landmark,
once home of "Coffee Delicious"--
now charred brick, stone.
Butternut Coffee used to be known as "The Coffee Delicious." Coffee beans were roasted and ground in the warehouse district, and everyone knew its watertower by sight. The watertower was painted to resemble the coffee can of the moment (actually, the appearance changed little until the 1970s). The aroma of roasted coffee filled the downtown air until the 1990, when Coca-Cola (Butternut's owner at the time) closed down the building. Almost as soon as the building closed, plans were made and abandoned by various would-be owners to make it into apartments. Finally, a couple of years ago, an investor was found and lofts were created. The condos and apartments were close to being completed when it went up in flames last night at 11:30. The well-known coffee can watertower collasped by 1 a.m. The building, at 5 p.m., is still burning.
A childhood landmark,
once home of "Coffee Delicious"--
now charred brick, stone.
Butternut Coffee used to be known as "The Coffee Delicious." Coffee beans were roasted and ground in the warehouse district, and everyone knew its watertower by sight. The watertower was painted to resemble the coffee can of the moment (actually, the appearance changed little until the 1970s). The aroma of roasted coffee filled the downtown air until the 1990, when Coca-Cola (Butternut's owner at the time) closed down the building. Almost as soon as the building closed, plans were made and abandoned by various would-be owners to make it into apartments. Finally, a couple of years ago, an investor was found and lofts were created. The condos and apartments were close to being completed when it went up in flames last night at 11:30. The well-known coffee can watertower collasped by 1 a.m. The building, at 5 p.m., is still burning.
Wednesday, January 07, 2004
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
a haiku a day...
For the new year I received a nice pocket calendar from one of the departments in my company. There are just enough lines for each day for very short entries, so I decided "why not write a haiku a day?" Well, I'm not sure I'll do it every day, but it makes for a more realistic new year's resolution than attempting to lose weight.
So here are the first six days of January 2004:
1/1/04
A new year's day
just like any other one
*shrug* oh, well, who cares?
1/2/04
Had to work today,
would have rather stayed at home.
So warm for winter!
1/3/04
Break-ups come too fast.
Family and friends alike
swept up in the storm.
1/4/04
Six inches of snow
piles up outside my front door.
Glad I don't shovel.
1/5/04
Snow glazes over
a world crying for more warmth.
The Ice Age is here.
1/6/04
He said he loved me;
I foolishly believed him--
a liar, like most men.
So here are the first six days of January 2004:
1/1/04
A new year's day
just like any other one
*shrug* oh, well, who cares?
1/2/04
Had to work today,
would have rather stayed at home.
So warm for winter!
1/3/04
Break-ups come too fast.
Family and friends alike
swept up in the storm.
1/4/04
Six inches of snow
piles up outside my front door.
Glad I don't shovel.
1/5/04
Snow glazes over
a world crying for more warmth.
The Ice Age is here.
1/6/04
He said he loved me;
I foolishly believed him--
a liar, like most men.
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