As I look out my window, I can see exactly—nothing. The city is swathed in a thick blanket of fog, and last night we had the first tornado warning I remember since I’ve lived in Chicago. Funnel clouds were spotted above downtown, but fortunately they didn’t touch down. The good news (for most people; I don’t care much) is that the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup last night, beating Tampa Bay 2-0. That establishes us as a real hockey power, having won the Cup three times in six years. That also means that the Cup will be on display for a short while in my dentist’s office, as he’s the Official Dentist of the Blackhawks (he has to go to every game, and there’s a dental clinic in the arena to fix up players’ shattered teeth on the spot). Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili and Cyrus affirm their unholy alliance.
Cyrus: We are living like cat and dog.
Hili: Exactly.
In Polish:
Cyrus: Żyjemy jak pies z kotem.
Hili: Dokładnie.
Fixing the broken teeth of ice hockey players seems pretty pointless as they will only need doing again! (In the old days I would say it was like painting the Forth Bridge but they have new paint which means it is fine for years to come.)
This story may be of interest to Jerry’s dentist…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33085031
Eeuuwww!
First tornado warning for Chicago that Jerry can remember? Funnel clouds spotted above downtown? Add to that floods in western Texas, larger and larger tropical cyclones and hurricanes, extreme California droughts…
The climate SEEMS to be changing?
Climate change deniers (read Republicans)need to take a hard look at what has been happening over the past years and reevaluate their positions!
Even the Pope is getting on his cycle…. er, Encyclical…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/15/pope-francis-encyclical-trailer_n_7585844.html
Meanwhile in London the thunderstoms predicted last week never materialised… dry dry dry, no rain in sight 🙁
…and, in Poland, quite literally, we have cats and dogs living together.
I tells ya, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man can’t be far behind….
Jerry, I’ll trade you all your fog for our sunshine. Woke up about 5:30 and it was already 85°F, and it’s “only” supposed to get to 111°F today…115°F by the end of the week….
b&
I guess tornado alley would be the southern part of Illinois as it travels north and east through Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa/Nebraska and so on. Maybe tornadoes don’t like lots of people?
You dentist certainly should have job security.
Don’t forget Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and New York.
I missed having an encounter with The Stanley Cup a few years ago. Jim Basilie brought it around after work when I was at BlackBerry. I heard about it later and I think I was in late when that happened but I must’ve been working at my desk. Bummer.
I’ve liked hockey ever since I had a boyfriend from Montreal while in grad school. Can’t stand the fighting, though.
So sweet! I can’t resist:
Me and you
And you and me
No matter how they toss the dice
It had to be
The only one for me is you
And you for me
So happy together
~ From barn owl, an unapologetic and egalitarian fan of Hili AND Cyrus 😉
Ahhhh ear worm!
IT’S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL! IT’S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL! IT’S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL! IT’S A SMALL, SMALL WORLD!
No need to thank me.
b&
None given, click here.
But a sweet one. 🙂
I think it’s a lovely pic! Look how far they’ve come with the inspiration of a safe and happy home.