Crazy Daze, Silly Knights

(This is different than my normal blogging...a bit darker...and a short story. A snapshot into what could happen if this ever happened. Hope you enjoy it.) She looks in the bathroom’s mirror and sees a stranger looking back at her. Less than 24 hours ago, the reflection would have seemed familiar, but the bruises on her arms make her unrecognizable in her own eyes. She instinctively reaches for the body lotion, a habit she picked up as middle-aged became a reality. As she rubs in the lotion, the lesser visible bruises are felt. Pain throbs up and down her arms as she completes her routine. Suddenly, the reality of the past 24-hours hits her and she turns toward the toilet and relieves herself of her light dinner. Once again she turns toward the mirror but this time to get a drink to wash out the acidic taste. Anger overwhelms her…the pain in the arms are now coupled with the exhaustion of vomiting up what little she was able to eat for the day. With the anger welling up inside ...

It seems lately all we can to is talk about the weather in Chicagoland. There are other worthwhile topics, such as the changing of the guard at City Hall (Daley out, Rahm in). The death of Bin Laden (not shedding a tear for him). The economy which is still sucking the life out of many of us. Or just everyday things in our own personal lives. But the weather is winning by a long shot of being a conversation starter. And not due to the "good" weather, but because we are having November weather in the Spring. Trust me...I understand we have lots of rain in the Spring. But lately we are getting no sun...and when we do it is like we are in a rainforest with high humidity and scorching heat. In the Spring. Today it is raining...yesterday it was raining...and I have a sneaky suspicion the weather for tomorrow will be rain as well. This gets me down for one reason...I love Spring. I love going out and enjoying the sun and the cool breezes before the heat of summer sets in. An...