So here I am in chilly Calgary for the Groundhog Day weekend. My arrival in Stampede Town nicely coincided with another pronounced appearance of the dreaded Polar Vortex on meteorological maps around North America. Essentially, freezing blasts of ultra-cold air from the North Pole are streaking across Alberta, cutting a swath through the great plains down to Chicago before sweeping northeast again towards the St. Lawrence River. The immediate practical upshot is that while yesterday's weather forecast called for slightly cool weather and light snow, the reality is that today's weather has been bitterly nasty with enough snowfall to cause the shutdown of several of the city's main traffic arteries amidst almost 300 vehicular collisions.
It's also been interesting to observe the close of the January transfer window in the English Premier League, as Henrikh Mkhitaryan and an awful amount of money left Manchester United in exchange for Arsenal's wantaway Chilean star Alexis Sanchez. Arsenal also added Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortumnd to augment an already strong attacking front line. The result was a 5-1 crucifixion of Everton earlier today, throwing newly appointed Everton manager Sam Allardyce into new dimensions of puce apoplexy.
Tomorrow morning will see Liverpool face off against table position rivals Tottenham Hotspurs, and I intend to retain consciousness through all of it, so I'm going to slither off for a quick kip now.
Before I go, there must be time enough for...
Shower Songlist
- All Along the Watchtower, by Dylan and the Dead
- My Beloved Monster, by Eels
- Sugar Coated Iceberg, by Lightning Seeds
- Face Down, Ass Up, by 2 Live Crew
- Missionary Man, by Annie Lennox
- Working in a Coal Mine, by Devo
- Doctor Jones, by Aqua
- The World Tonight, by Paul McCartney
- We've Got To Get Out Of This Place, by The Animals
- Wild Side, by Max Creek
As to any sort of thematic relevance within this particular list, the only speculation I might make would be that they all seem to make some sort of reference to geography in the lyrics or the title. Except for the 2 Live Crew thing, which doesn't reference a whole lot of abstract anything. I guess that would make the rest of them appropriate for a commentary on my temporary relocation.
I'll try and expand on some of my points tomorrow, when I've got a bit more energy.
Goodnight England and the Colonies.
—mARKUS
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