It is unusual to have more than an hour of rain at any given time in Fort Collins. That’s why this rainy day has been FANTASTIC! It harks back to my Northwest days of endless rain–which I miss! Yesterday was my “long day” of the week. Tuesdays involve working at the store 11-3, then teaching (where I am required to be tireless, relentless, patient, and focused) small children how to dance for two hours, and then, yes, even teachers must be taught…I indulge in a modern dance class for myself. At 8:30pm I am tuckered out, and yet I hung out with my small crew of “dancer” friends until 10:30. Afterwards, Josh and I took a walk while the storm drifted and faded above us. When we awoke this morning it was raining and dark…and it looks like it will continue until tommorrow.
But enough about the weather…it’s been great to read posts from various people…makes me feel connected in this big world. When I first moved to FC I became a letter-writing madman, be it email or snail mail, I wrote to every long lost friend I had. It hasn’t been easy meeting people here; A lot of people are very: “RRAAAR! I’m going to climb a mountain with my SUV strapped on my back, wearing my favorite polar fleece, accompanied by one of my many retrievers, where I’ll smoke endless joints, and talk about the Open Spaces act…but I’ll still vote Republican, (go figure).” Johnny commented on the backward politics in this state–which I won’t go into–but let me tell you, I was lonely when I first moved here!