Slouching toward Bethlehem

[rolanni]

. . .or maybe only Monday.

Well, I had great plans for today, chiefest among them wringing a complete first draft out of my underachieving brain and onto the page.  This did not happen.  Honest to ghu, how long can it take to write a single story?

I did shovel snow — the snow was wet, the day was warm — and took care of bidness correspondence, some of which begat more correspondence to be done, um, later.  I paid medical bills in-hand, and there’s still money in the checkbook.  I did the laundry.  I fell on Mozart, which may have been his plan, but wasn’t mine.  Just generally speaking, I’m at a point in my life where the less I fall down, the better I like it.  Reprising the role I play in Real Life, I have been an Evil Liberal on teh intertubes.  I did not do the dishes, because I didn’t want to.   I received the wisdom of the LJ Flist on iTunes, for which I thank everyone who shared very much.

. . .and that’s all the news &c.  Time for lunch and the girding of one’s loins for the morrow.

Progress on “Intelligent Design”
5,373 out of 10,000 words OR 53.73% complete

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

Wow

[claire774.livejournal.com]

Have been not been able to post a record of three times.
Better go. Except to say that I hate my new digital camera which is definitely evil
C.

falling down

[tessie614.livejournal.com]

I do hope the falling down is not a common thing. But may I suggest a cane. It clears your path, intimadates the students and sometimes the faculty and can help the falling down. They also come in beautiful woods and shapes now days. It also gets you respect in stores if you handle it right.

I had a faculty member who used one that was about 6ft tall. Of course it helped that he looked like Moses and taught religion. The students were not quite sure that he couldn't turn it into a snake. Lots of fun watching them when he had to "scold" them.

Edith

Re: falling down

[sb-moof.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like the cane idea. Rolanni playing Jen Sar :-D

Of course campus security would not be pleased to find out that there was a blade in that cane...

Re: falling down

[(Anonymous)]

A cane might be a good idea. I have bad knees, and it helps in all those places that have steps, but no hand rails. Other than that, I don't really need a cane - but it does wonders in places like airports!
Mary

Cane & Slouching toward Bethlehem

[(Anonymous)]

I thoroughly agree that the cane gets a lot of respect. I've used it on and off since spinal surgery, and even more so since the heart surgery, where all that bed rest weakened the back more. Not sure if it is respect or simply fear that I'll whack someone with it! And in snowy weather, I don't go out hardly at all. Even with the cane I went down on my face once, winding up all bloodied. Haven't tripped over a cat for thirty years now. Probably about due!

Joan C

[(Anonymous)]

And that slouching toward Bethlehem, didn't the line end up "to be born again."?

Joan C

About canes

[(Anonymous)]

I used to be able to get real blackthorn canes from an online shop called Lollysmith. Those are no longer available, courtesy of the European Union, which chose to limit the height of Irish hedgerows. (?!?) The store still sell canes of beach, hazel, apple, ash, and cultured blackthorn.

I bring Lollysmith up because I don’t know where else you can find a neat accessory. It’s a rubber cane tip with a fold-out stainless steel spike. It’s great for walking on ice. Helps when walking on snow. Fold it out of the way when you go inside. Somebody who carries a cane in Mane could do worse.

Joan C
Yeats’ final lines to a fine poem are:

And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?

Raymond