rhapsodic.org · weblog · Last Weekend’s Blizzard In Numbers

3: Different snow machines I rode in my brother’s futile attempt to “find something easier for [me] to handle.”
2: Rides we decided to sit out because that blizzard? Out there? No thank you.
9: Times I tipped my machine over onto its side.
3: Times I tipped my machine over onto its side within 2 minutes and 50 feet of each other.
1: Time I tipped my machine over and was able to right it all by myself.
1: Time I buried my machine nose-first in the snow.
4: Feet of fresh powder I sunk into after burying my machine nose-first in the snow.
12: Times I yelled at my machine to turn left, Left, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TURN LEFT!
4: Trees my machine wanted to climb.
146: Pages of my book read.
3: Crossword puzzles completed.
60: minutes of snowshoeing with the two dogs.
1: Radioed invitation for a wild and rockin’ game of Aggravation.
0: Mice Lacey caught. Worthless dog.
4: Muscle groups still unhappy days later.
3: Bruises appeared on my legs two days after I was home.
1: Time Steve will be required to participate one of these days.