The post that follows was written a couple weeks ago. I'm not even gonna re-read it. Just post it because I don't want to throw it away. Let me know if there's something here for you. I'm always interested to hear from readers.
I'm in a mood. "Discontentment" is one way of describing it. It's not mysterious. In the almost-48 hours since the first of this year's presidential 'debates' between Obama and Romney concluded:
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I'm in a mood. "Discontentment" is one way of describing it. It's not mysterious. In the almost-48 hours since the first of this year's presidential 'debates' between Obama and Romney concluded:
- I finished reading Sam Harris' keenly intelligent Letter to a Christian Nation,
- talked on the phone with Daddy -- he's depressed, largely immobile and reading the Bible, "this time, cover to cover"
- browsed MSNBC online video catalog of debate-related reaction/analysis/commentary. One thing led to another and before I realized it, it was 4 a.m. I'd been chain-smoking all night; out to the front porch between video clips...
- finally to bed a little before 6 a.m.
The events just listed are a recipe for a somewhat-sour "starter" dough for a day. I woke up around noon feeling disoriented. And a little grumpy.
No appetite. Made coffee. Stripped the bed and started laundry.Sat down to the computer: email...FB.. shopped for a bra...checked bank and PayPal balances.
The "Sour Day" recipe was augmented by discovering a) I have less $ in personal account because recent auto registration, tag fee and insurance payments went through; b) also less $ than expected in PayPal account; and c) a startling, unfamiliar $100 payment to BP in my PayPal Activity register (phone conversation with gas station manager offers no resolution but phone conversation with PayPal clears the mystery).
Out to the mailbox:
Yikes! Just re-read this... Pretty sobering BUT, clearly, I survived that day and years from now I may find the minutiae charming or interesting.
