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Unnatural disaster
You can talk about your Katrinas and Loma Lindas, but nature has no match for the most potent of man made disasters: The family party. I awoke to find a "dwelling" in such a state that it still makes my heart heavy: Furniture strewn around like matchsticks, matchsticks found on all the furniture, a floor that requires effort to lift my feet from, a refridgerator so crammed with dreaded leftovers that there is no room for real food.....the list is endless. A telegram from the government made my heart rise as I anticipated shiploads of government largess to relieve the suffering. Instead it was a message from the EPA: My kitchen has been declared a superfund site owing to the gallons of oil I used to fry over 200 latkes. The most personal tragedy: My lucky crossword puzzle pencil is missing. What will become of me? The party was a smashing success mainly on account of Bev's superb skills in planning and decoration. My latkes won high praise too. That's what it's all about.
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