Homeless Uprising

Today was a strange day. The homeless were restless. Alot of quick walking and anger. More than I've seen before. Also alot more moving around teh city too. There are a few that I see each day on my walk to work and today there were many more. The lady with all the stuff. I'm going to call her Lulu. She has 2 carts and they are overflowing, along with that she has a suitcase loaded with stuff and bags attached to that also. Every day she moves all of those things one cart at a time up and down the streets. Tonight on my way home her stuff was right where she'd left it this morning and there was an ambulance and police on her corner, I'm thinking someone couldn't see around her pile and they hit a pedestrian. She didnt' seem to be anywhere around. She sits off across the street and keeps an eye on her stuff.
In the park today there were more angry smokers and some yellers too, more than usual. The angry lady with plastic wasn't in my path today. The other day she came straight at me talking angrily to herself and she threw down a plastic bottle at my feet. I'm sure there is a logical reason for that. I did see her do it again another day, to someone else who was as unsuspecting as I was.
Usually as I walk to work peacfully taking in my city I'm unscathed by that. But there was something about today. I can't quite put my finger on it. A guy went ahead of me banging on the hoods of cars that pulled too far into the cross walk, he finished with a double flip off flourish. We're talking barely in the way and he walked around another car to do it. Weird.
Its raining hard at this point. But that usually doesn't stir things up. Maybe this is what spring fever in a rainy city looks like? They shouldn't have it yet though since its only mid February. But who knows.
Last night I went to an aquatic park and learned some safety things for whitewater rafting that was fun. A pool session, to learn to right a raft that flips and toss safety lines to swimmers. It was good fun. I flipped a cataraft. They have an indoor wave pool so I learned to paddle an inflatable kayak also, that was really fun. I've never been in one of those. Not sure I'd do that on a river though, we'll see.
Thursday night already. I'm getting anxious to get this weekend over with. I signed up for a bike ride and its going to be a long cold wet ride. But I'm doing it, no matter what! And I had to bribe my friend Mitch into going along so that should be fun.
Aunt Maureen and Uncle Stan I think this almost marks my year. One year ago I went to Europe and everything changed! Should be half term for the kids there just about? I can't believe it! I can still picture that whole trip. It was definitely a special one!