The Road to the Pond

Larson, Cullen and Brett came out of the woods on the other side of the pond almost as soon as we walked out onto the ice. The three of them had their skates draped over their shoulders as they came. They dropped them into the snow at the pond's edge and went about the business of putting them on. Each man had brought his stick, of course. Iqor Lenny was flexing his hands against the cold already. We must have lost another ten degrees in one hour. It was looking to go bad out there.The clouds were promising problems. Bing Crosby saying I can't begin to tell you on the jukebox. Carmen Cavallaro on the