Another week and I've almost not kept my resolve to write something each week. However, here I am! biggest news of the week was cold or flu. We both had it and missed work. Thank God it's mostly over!

Here in Louisiana it's hard to believe in global warming with record lows. It's 19 out there and the furnace is out. We are bundled up in the bedroom with our lone space header and hoping the furnace circulates enough warm air to keep the rest of the house livable until ACUTEMP comes to fix things. Meanwhile doing things to keep the house warm like baking bread and running the dishwasher.

Things are still going well on Helium.com and else where here at the Schmitthouse. My New Years resolution for Helium is to write at least one article and one poem a day. The poetry just seems to flow. When it's right it's right and comes out in less than a half hour. Today's entry is
Icicles

Clear glass spears of jagged teeth
Across the roof drip down beneath
To touch the ground with drips and drops
Until the cold comes make them stop

We break them off for swords and duels
When snow has let us out of school
And watch them break as crossed we crash
And run for cover with a dash

The smaller ones we suck and lick
But not too long lest cold tongues stick
then hold them high before the sun
and watch it set when day is done.