I feel bad for the people of Denver and Boulder, CO. They never got to have fall. They went right from summer to winter.
Today is the first day of Fall, the autumnal equinox has occurred and we are now moving towards the cold days of winter. Denver did not get to even experience Fall as its residents woke up to snow on Monday. They missed it completely.
What else have they missed? Raking? Leaves blowing all over? Indian Summer? Did, they wake, like Brigadoon, one hundred years later and now are totally confused by the world?
Let’s face it, the world is going a little crazy. Iran says Israel should be annihilated, Israel says they have to nuke Iran so Ahmadinajad will shut up. Michael Jackson is killed in some bizarre mishap. People are already beginning the “End of the World” chant for December of 2012...
When did our world get so paranoid? Probably when 9-11 occurred and the rock of the Free World was attacked and did not turn the other cheek, but went blindly off to right the wrong. Things began to spin a little faster then, and we became suspicious of everyone and little happening.
It could have been when CNN was created and we suddenly had access to news 24-7-365. CNN “embedded” reporters in war zones. I remember when the US first attacked Saddam. Just before a basketball game I was coaching started, we stopped and had a moment of silence for the soldiers involved in the invasion. Playing a game did not seem appropriate, but we did, to show that no one can disrupt our lifestyle. After the game, though, we all went home and huddled around the TV until the wee hours of the morning watching as the bombs fell.
Life has never been the same since. Our lifestyles have changed. We are now searched before flights, before entering stadiums, before going on trains. We have not missed it; all this has occurred while we had our eyes open and were fully awake.
The only thing we missed was the Cubs fading in the fall. That happened in mid-August.
Denver is covered in snow, has a winter storm watch out for tonight. Time for them to put on their wooly underwear and build a fire. They can brew the hot chocolate, wrap up in a Snuggie, and settle in.
Can spring be far behind?
Doughnut
I remember that basketball game--it was my senior year. I remember that the jv team didn't do so well and I think you were quoted in the paper (and I'm really really paraphrasing) as saying just when you were about to yell and scream, you realized that there were far more important things going on in the world and that a missed lay-up or something really wasn't that big of a deal. I remember a lot of what you said, did, taught...just to let you know, you made a big impact on me and I'm not alone!
ReplyDeleteTo be fair Don, it's 85 in Denver today. :) Run the AC during the day, turn on the furnace at night. For the views, people and the semi-constant sunshine, I'll deal.
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