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January 5, 2004

Sublimation

Cold it was this pink-skyed morning. One degree below zero Fahrenheit cold.* Giselle was all bundled, capped, gloved and scarfed for school and did a great job not wiping out on the ice as she trotted from the car. The very hairs of my nostrils alternatively froze and dethawed with every breath, tugging and releasing with the steadied rhythm of skilled Viking oarsmen.

As I walked into the office after being gone almost 2 weeks, I noticed that 2 out of 3 of my plants are toughened drought resistors. Sadly, the third was petulant and droopy in its grief.

I hope it recovers and plumps up. It hadn't reached crispiness yet. It would be a real shame to lose it after 9 months of speckled, frondy company.

* If you live anywhere else in the civilized world, check here for a snappy Celsius conversion. Oy.

p.s. My hands are still iced up in this freezery office, and besides the gloves, I'm seriously considering the linty, woollen hat of passive aggressiveness too. (Thanks for the idea, Dave.)

Posted by Jeremy at January 5, 2004 10:51 AM