Frank Remus

Cicadas sang as a choir at 10:42. Low-lying fluffy white clouds filled blue skies to the brim. They were so fresh and so damp with flat bottoms. The tops were expanding cream puffs. The sky was a cloud parking lot. Planes sped overhead from the airport. A tiny spider appeared from nowhere. She hung by a thread across my blue shirt.  She dangled to the ground and ran off. Orb of Sun was brilliant and hot. Trees were spotted with light and dark. Cloud shadows were passing. It was cool when Orb of Sun was gone. Yellow light and I love her. I’m in love with Anna in this.

Interlocking components were shifting into alignment. A silver plane reappeared in the sky. Cloud bottoms were becoming greyer. Gravel was soaking in spots. Cicadas sang in stereo at 11:02. Blue sky was clear between cloud cracks. A blackbird clucked in mid flight. A housefly rested awhile on the gravel next to black hornet’s lair. The silver plane returned, closer still. A helicopter passed by soon after. Orb of Sun shone with such a soft glow from behind gargantuan cloud pillows. A dog yelped at 11:11. Her mountain of love rested in darkness. I had a pleasurable tingling sensation on the right side of my head. A crow cawed in the distance. Yellow light and I love her. I’m in love with Anna in this.

Silver planes continued to pass, one after another overhead, almost directly above the apartment building. It was not a usual thing. The wind was restless but the trees didn’t swing as I would have expected. Shimmering tree rustled, it waved, but more languidly than ever. Crows continued to caw, but I didn’t see any at all. Black hornet rested on the grey gravel. She meditated and dozed off for a long time before heading for the green vent. Darker clouds were rolling in. Orb of Sun was a vague glow. I was actually feeling cold. Trees turned up their leaves, signalling coming rain. Yellow light and I love her. I’m in love with Anna in this.

Whatever was lost in me or out of phase with the whole was slowly finding its place. I won’t defeat it. I will complete it. With her in my ardent heart, I will be safe. Suddenly the sun returned. Cicadas sang at 11:36. A fine mist of rain came sprinkling. At 11:40 a small light was twinking. It appeared briefly on her mountain of love the way that it used to do. My skull worm loves her vampire skeleton. My evil figure’s murder loves her dictator’s execution. My indiscriminate smashing loves her senseless demolishing. My trickster fist into the wall loves her fool breaking in window broken. My tank bricks scattered love her bomb power. My divorce dispair loves her betrayal overturning.

My eradicating fire loves her catabolic incinerating. My nuclear power cataclysm loves her atomic explosion abandonment. My vessel broken accident loves her boat sinking grieving. My tornado misfortune loves her hurricane weeping. My black military war loves her red warrior assault. My goat eating anything awful loves her shark garbage. My tidal wave doom loves her overwhelming earthquake power. My ice broken rubble loves her splitting shards. My fate judging loves destiny’s will. I love her lunar black bible verse from my Egyptian box “The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.” Psalm 29:11. “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” II Corinthians 12:9. “He giveth power to the faint: and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.” Isaiah 40:29. I love Anna Dirksen.

Meanwhile, candidate for congress Holden Thorpe is a fascist, “Himmler without wimsy” says Frasier. But Martin’s on Thorpe’s political announcement with a shattered hip from an “assassin’s bullet.” Niles sees his father’s butt on 22 television sets. Frasier’s upset with his father for endorsing a “self-serving fear-monger.” Roz says in disgust, “Vote for him or get murdered in your bed.” Niles reminds his brother, “The triumph of evil is when good men do nothing.” Thorpe speaks to Frasier on the air. He learns the radio host is divorced and never served in the military. Thorpe brags that he “came in on the first wave in Granada.” Frasier wants to endorse Phil Patterson but he’s afraid of alienating his listeners. Patterson tells him “6 years ago I was abducted by aliens.” They transported him to their spaceship for a conference. “They’re concerned with what we’re doing to the planet.” Roz is upset that Chopper Dave visited her from his helicopter at night. Her bed partner was a Vietnam vet and Chopper Dave’s lights gave him flashbacks. Thorpe gets 29% of the vote after Frasier goes on the air to announce that Phil Patterson had alien contact. Patterson will run in California. His alien abduction was real so Homer gives a baseball player marriage counselling. Homer gives Buck’s wife a satisfying neck massage after she sings Sexy Marriage Land. Buck accuses him of betraying his marriage while Tobias’s hair graft rejects him. Buster’s pet turtle named Mother dies after eating Oscar’s medical marijuana. Michael worries his mother is unfaithful to his father with Warden Gentles, but she’s not. 

On CBC News Morning, Lucy Van Oldenbarevelt wore a white jacket. Briar Stewart wore a white blouse with a pale green vest. Zach Goudie wore a red shirt. Colleen Jones wore a black sweater with a green turtleneck. Marivel Taruc wore a white blouse with a black vest. Marisa Dragani wore a pink jacket. Tanja Beja wore a red jacket and white blouse. Nahlah Ayed wore a cream white jacket. On CBC News Today, Nancy Wilson wore a black and white jacket with a yellow blouse. Nisha Patel wore a red blouse with a white sweater. Johanna Wagstaffe wore a grey jacket and slacks with an orange top. Andrew Nichols wore a black jacket with a white shirt and black tie with white cell patterns. On CBC News at Six, Michel Godbout wore a blakc jacket with a white shirt and a yellow tie.

Hot Spots, Turf Worries, Zero Leasing, Hope You Enjoyed It. Top Story: Montreal Hot Spots. The city admits the temperature is going up on the island. A thermal map shows areas with temperatures 7 to 16 degrees higher than in the countryside. It’s because the city has lost 18% of its vegetation since 1988. The city wants businesses and stores to hop on the green bandwagon. 30 partners are committed to tackling Montreal’s hot spots. As reported by Andrew Chang in a grey suit and white shirt.

Residents near Jeanne Mance Park voice their health concerns about the smell of artificial turf on the new soccer field. “It’s like inhaling melted rubber.” The city says the synthetic turf is not toxic but has requested a test anyway. Too Much Fluoride for children with teeth discoloration and Ad Pulled for enhancing a woman’s G-spot, and Push For Adult Court for an 18-year-old driver that killed a toddler on his 18th birthday. RCMP showed off 20 kilograms of marijuana from a St-Anicet Bust. City Chase led to the arrest of 2 armed robbery suspects. 

A first look at the weather with Frank Cavallaro in a grey jacket, white shirt and pink tie at a current temperature of 24 degrees, feeling like 29 with 22 km/h winds. Today’s high was 24.9. Record high was 33.9 in 1959. Record low was 8.4 in 1987. Rogers Cup 2008 is getting plenty of attention with Aleksandra Wozniak playing tonight. She ranks 41^st. She’s the best player to come out of Quebec. As reported by Amanda Pfeffer in a black vest and green blouse. Lucky Loonie for the Canadian Olympic Team and a nice night tomorrow for long leaves of grass to the break.

Returning for the weather with Frank Cavallaro and maybe 2 nice days in a row. Current temperature was 24 degrees, feeling like 29 with 26 km/h winds. Tonight it will be 18 degrees, feeling like 21 with 7 km/h winds. Showers and thunder showers late in the evening tomorrow with a high of 28 degrees, feeling like 34 with 10 km/h winds. The 5-day forecast is 28 25 26 27 24. California Quake at a magnitude of 5.4. It struck before noon local time. No structural damage was reported but some windows were broken. It’s the largest quake since 1987.

A block of ice the size of a small town is now floating in the ocean of the Canadian arctic. The 4 square kilometer section is among the largest chunks of ice to snap off a shelf on record, along with huge shards of ice. The cracks in the ice were first noticed in 2002 under the heat of a warming planet. As reported by Carolyln Dunn. 2 High-Level Resignations at Desjardins and business is booming on Ste Catherine Street since the Gay Village was closed to traffic. “It should be like this all year round.” Profits have doubled at Le Planete. Montreal’s gay and lesbian festival Divers/City kicks off tonight, featuring a concert performance by Jonas. As reported by Kristin Falcao in a green dress. The CBC tower to the break.

Returning for the day’s closing numbers and GM is eliminating its leasing business starting on Augist 1^st. As reported by Norman Hermant. High gas prices are forcing American motorists to drive less. Top Story: Montreal Hot Spots. The temperature is going up on the island 7 to 16 degrees higher than in the countryside. City Hall wants plant more vegetation with the help of businesses and environmental groups. Charges Dropped and Deadly Collions makes the 22^nd construction holiday road death. A RCMP report said 7 basketball players were killed in a vehicle that would not have passed a mechanic’s inspection in Bathurst, New Brunswick last winter. As reported by Tom Murphy in a black jacket and white shirt. Weather details coming up followed by green and traffic to the break.

Returning for the Most Viewed on www.cbcnews.ca. 25 years ago this month, 1,000 Sri Lankan Tamils were killed. Montreal Tamils are holding a candlelight vigil to commemorate the event. “Peace still hasn’t been achieved for the Tamil people.” As reported by David Shum. Extreme Fighting Ban Proposed and the Chinese government denied Amnesty International’s allegations that a façade hides its “dark repressive regime.” As reported by Michel Cormier. Iraq Allowed in Olympics and in Belgrade, Support for Karadzic, followed by Srebrenica Sentencing of 7 Bosnian Serbs. Followed by the break.

Returning for a second look at the weather with Frank Cavallaro at tonight’s temperature of 18 degrees, feeling like 21 with 7 km/h winds. Tomorrow morning it will be 22 degrees, rising to 28 and falling to 19 with showers developing. The 7-day forecast is 28 25 26 27 24 32 28. Be Green with Geeta Nadkarni in a purple and pink dress and a plastic drinking cup challenge for Ste-Catherine Street terrasses. “The facts of the matter are pretty strange.” A city law with safety concerns won’t permit glass drinking cups on the terrasses, and so plastic beer cups are used instead, although some restaurants use both. Compostable plastic beer cups are available now. Geeta would like your opinion about it at her blog at www.cbc.ca/montreal. Followed by the break.

Returning for The Scene with Kristin Falcao speaking to Jonas. He will be the closing act for tonight’s Divers/Cite concert. The festival runs until August 3^rd. More info at www.cbc.ca/montreal. A winner was chosen last night in the search for the next Maria Von Trapp. Rogers Cup tickets to give away for Sunday’s final. A last weather check with Frank for a night night at 24 degrees. With 58% humidity, it feels like 29 degrees with winds gusting from 26 to 35 km/h. Michel signed off for the evening.

I’m Frank Remus in Montreal for this Krimson News diary-blog of loving and dreaming and brief CBC News at Six re-reportage of absent, anger, annihilating, awful, blasting, breaking, catabolic, cleaning, cracking, crashing, crushing, deadly, decomposing, demolishing, despair, destiny, devastating, dismantling, disposing, doom, embarrassment, eradicating, exploding, extinguishing, fate, fighting, grieving, incinerating, indiscriminate, inevitability, judging, killing, lethal, malignant, misfortune, operating, overturning, overwhelming, pounding, power, pulling apart, pulverizing, ruining, self-destruction, senseless, smashing, superiority, terrible, war, will and wrecking.