Wherein our narrator finishes his chapter before rescuing drowning men:

I've taken to reading on the pond. It's deeply relaxing. I was floating in more or less the middle, between the island and the highway, getting irritated that the fisherman on shore are shouting so much. I finish the chapter, and decide to head back somewhere more peaceful. I notice some shouting seems to be coming from the island. There seems to be some sort of dialog between them. Odd. As I head back I realize that in fact they aren't on the island, and are in fact a capsized canoe, at which point I became a bit more focused in my paddling. I'm the first one there, it's the two who have been sitting fishing. I throw one of them my life jacket, and by then another canoe has arrived. I have the one without the jacket grab onto the back handle of the kayak, and the other clings to the canoe. We gradually make our way to shore, by the time we get there, there are two ambulances and a police car, including someone in a wet suit, who immediately make sure there were only 2 people involved. At this point various boats that left shore when they heard the cries for help have arrived, and start rounding up the canoe. I go and help round up the plentiful cans of budweiser and some of the cigarettes and wrappers.

The moral is that when I hear people shouting, I should look around, and generally be more aware of my surroundings. Had I not been so close to the end of a chapter, well, I'd rather not think about it. They probably would have been okay, but still. Also, yay police! _
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08:20:39 PM, Saturday 21 July 2007

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Ugh. That's why the milk has been going off and the strawberries haven't been keeping. Our refrigerater is running at 45 degrees, and the freezer looks to be around 25. _
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