It sure was cold
standing on that train platform waiting and waiting for the 8:52. The wind was
like a machete cutting through us as we stood there half-asleep. It’s a good
thing you brought that flask and we could warm up once we got on board. In the
Dao De Ching, they say tranquility overcomes heat, and movement overcomes the
cold, and I’ll add that a flask of Hennessey overcomes about anything. We sat
there on the train trying to warm up and watching the snow fly as we headed
downtown. We got off at Randolph Street and walked through the dirty station and
the flower vendors and newspaper stands and up the stairs into the Loop but not
before we made the acquaintance of Mr. Flask a few times. We walked around a
little bit and damn if we didn’t feel cold at all now. Everywhere we looked,
there were grim faced people hurrying to their jobs or wherever. We sat on a
bench and watched the world go by; not a care in the world.
