![]() ![]() I don’t know that I’ve ever laughed out loud as much while reading a book. This book is very respectful of all beliefs, including Orthodox Judaism, fundamental Christianity, the Amish (Amishism?) and atheism. “And … please let this submission also serve as book recommendation. Shoot! I missed a B-M by a mere six days! Last night I was reading ‘The Year of Living Biblically,’ in which the author talks about building a yurt. “Dang! I almost had a B-M! The October 26 Bulletin Board includes an entry by Sledcatcher, who talked about spending the night in her ‘yurt.’ Always on alert for a possible B-M, my brain cells perked up, as I am unfamiliar with this word. 2 e-mail from Bean on the Beach: “Subject: Foiled again! Then, this evening, I read about Sledcatcher the Goddess, and she mentioned a yurt at her camp. He instructed his men: ‘Give him a hundred horses, and put his yurt next to mine.’ I surmised that a yurt was some sort of tent or lean-to, but had never heard of it before. He was inspecting the captured warriors and picked out an old man who had been nice to him previously. The lead character’s army (I cannot remember his name now, much less pronounce it) had just defeated his blood brother’s army in battle. “Today I was watching the movie ‘Mongol’ - a pretty decent movie if you don’t mind the blood and subtitles. I’ve had them before, but was unsure if they were truly worthy of BB. ![]() 26 e-mail from SpaceCowboy: “I think I just had a B-M. “Now that’s a solution that should keep everyone happy!” Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon We’ll offer to help them so they won’t get exhausted during their extra hour of celebration, that one additional hour of opening presents, of eating cake, and being the center of attention. We can label it a ‘teaching moment in sharing’ after all, they do have an extra hour to celebrate their birthdays. “So: I suggest that we March 9ers pair up with those celebrating birthdays on November 2nd. ![]() In fact, we will lose 24 hours of birthday celebration by the year 2166. So, because of ‘spring ahead,’ I, and every other birthday celebrant on that day, lost one hour of celebration time: one hour less to open presents, to eat cake and to be the center of attention one birthday hour lost one hour we will never get back! If this secondSunday-in-March plan remains in effect, I, and every other birthday celebrant on that day, will lose another hour in 2014, 2025, 2031 and so on. And it just happened to fall on my birthday. “The recent ‘fall back’ one hour to end this year’s Daylight Saving Time reminded me that the beginning of DST was moved earlier, to the second Sunday in March this year. The Norwegian Flash: “Fill in the blank: ‘Anyone who hasn’t … cannonballed behind a dam (be sure the gates are closed!) … just hasn’t lived to the fullest extent possible.’ ” What this country has need needing? He said incredulously: ‘You really didn’t expect me to come straight here, did you?’ He then added, with an even wider grin: ‘That was the best time I’ve had in ages.’ When he finally arrived, his face glowing with joy, I scolded him lightly for worrying me. For the next 15 minutes, I waited, barely breathing. “I finished up a couple of tasks and hurried off to the dealership, expecting him to be waiting. As he took off, I told him I would meet him at the Harley dealership, six miles away, in a few minutes. “Against my better judgment, I gave him the OK. “After spending a couple of hours on the deck, watching the birds flit in and out of the feeders (and keeping an eye on the cats, too), Harley announced he wanted to take the bike in for a tuneup. “He hungrily finished his hospital box lunch - the first time I’ve seen him eat a full meal in three months - and we got to go home. “Harley Man had a lung biopsy early in the morning, and the radiologist gave us some uplifting news: The nodes in his lungs that signify a lung infection had shrunk considerably from two weeks ago, so he should soon be clear for his next round of chemotherapy. Another dispatch from Wicki-Yah: “Monday was such a beautiful day. ![]()
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