Miscellaneous Mutterings
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I've been thinking about human nature and our irresistible attraction to danger and death beginning with the "fall" of mankind.
God knew it was going to happen; did you ever read closely His command to Adam? He said "WHEN you eat from the tree...you will surely die," not even, "If, I mean, when, you eat from the tree ...." And then there's Eve! Talk about the first legalist, adding her own stipulations on to God's command! God told them not to "eat" of the fruit of the tree but she told the Serpent they were not only to not eat it, but DON'T EVEN TOUCH IT! Then, finally, Adam, the poster child for today's standard of accountability: "That woman YOU GAVE ME told me to eat it!" You don't have to look any further than the first humans on Earth to understand our whole population.
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." Well, since that line has already been taken, maybe I can open this entry with "It was the day I got a pay raise, it was the day that omfirmed I'm an idiot."
I know what you're thinking; "What, is there a labor union for stay-at-home-moms, too?" But no, in this case that is not how I can be an idiot and still get a pay raise.
Read more: Is Friday Refill Your Slobbered Plate Night at Mr. Gatti's?
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Several months ago I ran across "this website":http://www.nanowrimo.org where you can sign up for the "National Write A Novel in a Month" contest. Apparently November is "National Novel Writing Month," though I'm not sure by whom thus declaration was made. Basically, you can register via the "NANOWRIMO":http://www.nanowrimo.org website and become part of a virtual accountability group where you commit to writing 50,000 words in 30 days beginning at midnight on November 1 and ending at midnight on November 30, posting your word count and an excerpt from each days writing.
I've got coffee. I've got toothpicks. I've got a Chiropractor. Who needs sleep?
The only things I don't have are a plot, credible characters and a genre.
I'm gonna go for it!
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I was "tagged" by Julie at Wandering Sails, and here's what I came up with tonight, but keep in mind that I'm rambling and capricious so my list may not be the same after a good night's sleep...
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Well, I guess I'm officially acclimated.
It's September 14 and for the past week or so I've been enjoying the break in the heat; the daytime highs are now only in the mid-90's!
A couple of weeks ago I was telling a friend of mine that just moved from Idaho that I was glad we were finally getting some cool weather. "Cool weather?!” She scoffed, “It's 95 degrees!"