From: trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski)
Subject: Re: Snow FantasyAnd now, back to the show:
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 14:49:11 GMT

sundog's delightful, yet insane, ski fantasy chomped for space....

>StMN, watching from the top of the slope, disappears momentarily.  He
>reappears carrying a sled (No, it's not "Rosebud").  Shouting "ALRIGHT! THE
>TRAIL'S BEEN BROKEN," he takes off at a run and, throwing himself and the sled
>downhill, begins following the skiers after a creditable belly-flop.

>>     Suddenly their gear changes from alpine to nordic, and Sundog
>>leads them in a cross-country trek through the woods.  It is so
>>incredibly quiet, away from the entire rest of the world, that you
>>actually hear the snowfall hitting the ground.  Breathing evenly,
>>legs and arms working with smooth precision, Sundog leads everyone
>>towards a clearing in the woods, where burns a bonfire, and other
>>skiers are dancing and pouring cider from big jugs.

>StM follows, dragging his sled behind him and muttering, "It started out
>downhill, why couldn't it STAY downhill?"


>StM adds, "If the slope's worth skiing, it's worth sledding (unless the owners
>or the slope prohibit sledding :-(.  The only time in my life I ever seriously
>injured myself was when I was sledding.  That big chunk of concrete looked like
>it was just more snow :-(.  Then, after I'd broken my collar bone on it, my 
>!#@$$^%#$% sister had to tell my parents I was hurt :-(!  That was the only
>time in my life I got mad at her for being a tattle-tale!  I think my anger at
>my sister may have had some influence on my doctor's decision to use a plaster
>cast instead of the normal elastic bandage for a broken collar bone :-)

>>     As he moves to the bar, he continues: "Like I said, enjoy what
>>you wish.  I just wanted to try and show everybody why cold weather
>>is so enjoyable."  He settles in at the bar.  "Now I have to go
>>back to muggy ol' Ohio.  Ah well.  At least my apartment has a
>>very efficient air conditioner!"

>StM looks confused.  "But.... But.... Isn't weather below 50 degrees Fahrenheit
>enjoyable for itself, never mind things like skiing and sledding?"

"dear speaker....no offense...but you are loony..."  kitten grins and
offers him a hug...to show she is teasing....

"cold it okay up to a point...even snow (I HATE ICE...the only good
ice is in small enough cubes to fit into a pepsi glass)  but if it is
cold enough to freeze exposed skin it is too cold...i won't even tell
you about the year my pipes froze on christmas day...it was well below
0 and not only did i have no water...i had no heat (steam radiator)
that was how i ended up moving in with t.c. in fact...i had promised
to cook dinner for him since we were both alone that christmas....we
just moved every thing from my place to his...we had only known each
other a month...and we have been together ever since--well, i didn't
officially move till january...the was when the pipes that had frozen
broke and flooded my bedroom....

the only think i want to do when it gets cold is take my poor
frostbitten fingers and keep them inside...cuddled up to somebody with
massive body heat...."

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conan the librarian a.k.a. kitten           /\ /\  barbara ann 
"my life's a soap opera, isn't yours?"      {=.=}
                                              ~   trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu 
"perhaps _any_ universe becomes real in proportion 
to the number of people who believe in it and spend time there." s. robinson

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