Autumn

by | Sep 26, 2022 | Musings | 100 comments

Hazy blue skies,

Painful shade

And a pale light,

Dark rainfall clouds,

Obscure the day,

Hoodies in summer,

A sad shame,

But blame it all,

On latitude,

North never warms,

And summers short,

Grab the smile when you can,

I can see the stars tonight,

Upon the distant glow,

of summer nights,

that surely will not go,

As we fade into winter,

we bless the color and cold winds,

The lack of traffic, and tourism at an end,

I love my little town,

I think I shall not leave,

Simple but cold,

And deceptive

About The Author

Yusef drives a Kia

Yusef drives a Kia

Punctually illiterate But never late

100 Comments

  1. MikeS

    *finger snaps*

    *drinks beer*

    *finger snaps*

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      Im putting together my disc journey,good stuff

      • MikeS

        That should be a fun article(s).

        I wish I had taken more pics when we went.

      • Fourscore

        Good to see you fellers last week.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        You too Sir!

      • MikeS

        Thanks for having us. Always a good time. And it’s fun that we seem to have an unexpected traveler (or more than one) every year.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        I shall Return…..

      • Fourscore

        We missed a group picture, PONick left early, had to get Cinderella back home before the wicked stepmother found she was missing and possibly? up to no good with Nick.

      • MikeS

        Well, then everyone will need to return next year. Including Putrid Meat and the very not putrid Mrs. Meat.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        I have a group picture of sorts, it will be in my next article

      • Fourscore

        …and more besides…

        The semi sort of unofficial headcount was over 40, people were milling around and hard to count.

    • Fourscore

      Life in the North is good, Yusef, in a few weeks everything will be white (and cold). Unless we have a dramatic climate change, hopefully not on the negative side.

      Looks like the first frost of the season tonight, I picked the last lonely watermelon today. All is well.

      Hope MikeS’s finger quits snapping, not a good sign

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        If it lasts more than 4 hours he should see a Doctor,

      • MikeS

        I got better.

  2. Yusef drives a Kia

    Autumn came very quickly up ya, temps dropped 20 degrees overnight on average, and a shit ton of wind/rain, yay!

    • rhywun

      Perfect here – open windows, cross breezes… my favorite time of the year.

      • rhywun

        And it helps that it’s not raining all day like yesterday

      • hayeksplosives

        👍

  3. DEG

    I like it.

  4. PutridMeat

    I apologize to Mr. Kia, but I simply must address the defamatory, nay scurrilous, aspersions cast upon La Croix bubbly water in the last thread by so-called ‘libertarians’ – BULLIES I SAY! A few drops of liquid stevia, splash of fresh lime juice, a few shots of vodka, top off with LA CROIX!!! lemoncello and ice for a perfect… cocktail or something || A few drops of stevia, splash of fresh lime juice, dash of ginger bitters, a few shots of to-kill-ya, top LA CROIX key lime _MUST be key lime for best results) and ice for a perfect…. margarita? or something. Heathens.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      I was not party to said aspersions good Sir, so
      Cheers!

      • PutridMeat

        Apology is for going off topic, not any defamatory comments real or imagined!

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        that’s why I said cheers!

    • MikeS

      I’d rather listen to Rush than drink La Croix.

      Liberally dumping booze into it would be the only thing to make it slightly palatable.

      • MikeS

        Sadly, there is no such easy fix to making Rush palatable.

      • Count Potato

        I think it’s VHS cleaner now.

      • Tonio

        Sigh.

        Straight ppl, sheesh.

      • whiz

        MikeS, them’s fightin’ words.

      • Mojeaux

        Oh look! A Rush documentary I haven’t seen yet! *settles in*

      • Mojeaux

        *gasp* And a Steely Dan one too!

      • MikeS

        🤢🤮

      • PutridMeat

        I am literally shaking right now.

        Maybe it’s the DTs. I’m going to go mix up up a La Croix based cocktail and throw on “La Villa Strangiato”.

      • MikeS

        That’s my favorite Rush song!

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        natural Science, great music

      • PutridMeat

        Shit! I knew I should have gone with something that has vocals for the desired effect.

        I revise and extend my previous statement: “….mix up a La Croix based cocktail and throw on insert MikeS’ most hated Rush song

    • Zwak. who's suit is as ragged as his nerves.

      Right there with you, brother. Well, sort of.

      It’s any port in a storm from me.

  5. Animal

    Good stuff, Yusef. You really captured the feeling of our little Alaska community this time of year.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      glad you liked it, I’m ready for the white time, slower delivery times but hey people need their cars fixed

    • Fourscore

      My granddaughter in Galena shot her first moose about 3 weeks ago, then her husband got a bigger one a week or so ago. I think it was the first critter she had ever killed, and with a Marlin 30-30 that I had given her. I’m a proud old man.

      • Urthona

        You people are awesome.

  6. Tonio

    Hanging disc golf target.

    Hello!

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      they are quite fun,

    • whiz

      Never seen one like that (thank goodness). The wind is a double whammy, I guess.

  7. Yusef drives a Kia

    Hey Mike, did you get those yet? they should arrive tomorrow but I thought maybe..

    • MikeS

      Shit! I went out for the mail earlier, and there was nothing there. Now when I check the tracking, I see they delivered late. Gonna go for a walk and get the mail.

      • MikeS

        🥏🙏🏻🍻

  8. Count Potato

    Offensive pass interference? WTF?

    • kinnath

      Ooh. Rare call.

      Of course, I don’t give a shit about football anymore.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        why do i play disc? ^this

    • rhywun

      Muting half-time. Whycome Jimmy Kimmel? *barf*

      • Count Potato

        I was cleaning the stove. Which I’m sure is more fun than listening to Jimmy Kimmel.

      • slumbrew

        Props to him for the “I know there’s nothing football fans enjoy more than celebrities pimping their stuff…” but, yes, had to hit mute.

      • Penguin

        TF? Major asshole who insults everyone who doesn’t agree with Communism?

  9. Penguin

    Shit. NY Giants vs. Cowboys? Can both teams lose?

    • whiz

      I’m rooting for Cooper Rush, so the ‘Boys will regret giving that big contract to Dak.

    • slumbrew

      Meteor game.

      • Penguin

        Well NY is losing population so fast, they might decide they need to move, but I understand the sentiment.

  10. Penguin

    Yeah, that’s something I don’t mind seeing. I don’t know if Prescott was a braggy, smug dick when he was drafted, but it’s a bit enjoyable when the next (name your superstar) fades into mediocrity, and some no-name takes the spot.

    • slumbrew

      Like a sixth-round nobody stepping in for your injured starting QB…

      (cue two decades of terrorizing the rest of the league)

      • Urthona

        Clearly Cooper Rush is the next Tom Brady.

        Honestly most of his throws were super cautious and low or behind. The NFC East sucks, man.

      • creech

        Iggles fans may disagree. Soft schedule looks like 12-5 is possible, barring serious injuries to key players.

      • Penguin

        Yeah, always great to see that player emerge. If you’re talking about someone specific, I have a lack of knowledge, because NFL bullshit for three years has driven me away.

      • MikeS

        NFL bullshit for three years has driven me away

        #metoo

      • hayeksplosives

        It was damned hard to “get into” NFL for the past couple of years because of the ridiculous Covid rules (sitting out players for weeks) banning in-person fans from the stadiums (cardboard cutouts and playing audio of a cheering crowd don’t do it.)

        Then we had the BLM movement with helmet stickers, end zone messages, kneeling for the anthem, etc.

        I’m into it again now, though. But II do think Goodell is awful. Need a new commissioner who is into football, not social signaling.

      • DEG

        When a football game is on when I’m at a bar, I’ve noticed NFL themed PSAs encouraging people to vote.

  11. Brochettaward

    I have given everything I have to The Way Of The First. I regret nothing.

  12. Brochettaward

    When the Long March Of The Firsters begins, when The Army Of The First sweeps across the land, it will start in the north. First we will come for the Minnesotans. Then the NoDak. Then – then it will be time for the Canadians.

  13. dbleagle

    Check out Jupiter in the next couple of nights. We haven’t been this close in over 50 years. Even in decent binos it will be a treat.

    • Penguin

      Do you know Dr. Becky?. She’s an astrophysicist, so it’s all about the stars, black holes, etc.. She often talks about things I don’t care about, but her passion is hard to dismiss. I love hearing from people who absolutely love what they do. She’s cute, too, especially when you factor in “British academic physicist”.

      Antron Petrov is another YT’er who does a lot of astro vids. No Life Around a Red Star.

      • Penguin

        Oh, crap, she (they) does talk about planetary alignment too, so it’s relevant to your comment.

        And sorry I didn’t talk about Jupiter. With the light “pollution”, it’s probably the only thing (other than Moon) I can see.

    • straffinrun

      “ The Hells Angel founder died in June at the age of 83 after a brief battle with cancer”

      Brief doesn’t sound like a battle.

      • Not Adahn

        Ambush?

  14. hayeksplosives

    Good verses, Yusef.

  15. straffinrun

    I’d like autumn if it weren’t followed by winter. Same feeling as when I turned 50.

  16. Rat on a train

    My wife did a supply run Sunday. She bought the 24-hour pseudoephedrine instead of the 12-hour. I am now up early.

  17. Rat on a train

    Police staffing shortage leads Arlington high schools to limit attendance at games

    High school football season is in play, but this year, fewer students in Arlington Public Schools will be in the stands cheering on their friends.
    That is because Arlington County Police Department does not have enough officers to staff events, police spokeswoman Ashley Savage tells ARLnow.
    Only students who attend the competing schools will be able to sit in the stands this year

    School Board members previously said they removed officers [from schools] in response to arrest statistics indicating Black and Latino kids are disproportionately charged with crimes.

    Defund the police.

    • Grosspatzer

      Mornin’, mobile rodent. Hope you and yours recover quickly.

      Defund the police.

      Also the schools. Defund them all!

  18. Tres Cool

    suh’ fam
    whats goody

    • Rat on a train

      House is full of plague victims, except for my daughter and the cats.

      • Gender Traitor

        😟 How’s everyone feeling?

      • Rat on a train

        Mostly yuck. My wife has it the worst. I’m just tired, congested and sneezing.

  19. DEG

    Mornin’ all.

    Gym time.

    • Gender Traitor

      Good morning, DEG (good luck at the gym!), RoaT, homey, and ::glances down:: Stinky!

      Today’s my favorite day of the month ~ 6 weeks – it’s hair appointment day! 😃 👩🏼‍🦰

    • Sean

      *waves*

    • Gender Traitor

      ::cue Sally Struthers:: “For just $1.5 billion a month, you can sponsor this needy country!”

    • Not an Economist

      Meanwhile soldiers are on foodstamps.

      • Rat on a train

        They have bigger problems like rooting out hate in the ranks.

      • Stinky Wizzleteats

        Blunts their pride and makes them more dependent and, therefore, pliable. A win-win if you’re intentions are dark.

  20. Grosspatzer

    Mornin’, reprobates!

    • Gender Traitor

      Good morning, ‘patzie! How’s it shakin’? 😀

      • Grosspatzer

        How’s it shakin’?

        Hey, this here is a family- friendly site!

        Still stoned, 9 days and counting. Enjoy your haircut!

      • Grosspatzer

        LOL. No blooze like old blooze.

  21. Sean

    Mornin everyone.

    • Rat on a train

      You’re late.

      • Sean

        🤪