Here's a scenario for you to ponder:
You're sitting alone, minding your own business, when somebody comes out of nowhere and says
"On the last Thursday in November you have to kill a turkey, prepare an outrageously costly and elaborate feast, and share it with relatives and friends that you really don't like and who often irritate the jeeters out of you.
And you have to pretend you're happy and having a good time."
While you're trying to ponder that, they suddenly add
"And a few weeks later you have to kill a pine tree, prop it up in your living room, and buy outrageously costly and elaborate gifts for relatives and friends that you really don't like and who often irritate the jeeters out of you.
And you have to pretend you're happy and having a good time."
Please don't let this dissuade you from enjoying the upcoming holidays. It was merely a spontaneous and perfectly innocent thought.
By the way - this year Thanksgiving has been changed from the last Thursday in November to the second to last Thursday in November.
Consider it a courtesy so you have more time in November to start your Christmas shopping.
I have no time to ponder the holidays. I'm still recovering from my nerve wracking drive to town yesterday - which I had to do while wearing only one contact lens.
It's bitterly ironic that when I got home, my new contact lenses had (finally!!!) been delivered.
I wrote a looooong blog post about this yesterday, but decided to delete it. It was the merciful thing to do.
This morning was raw, damp, and cold. I decided to sleep in and get some desperately-needed rest.
Loud crashes and grinding noises jolted me out of Dreamland at around 7:00 a.m.
I looked out the window and saw that the county workers were on their annual tree-trimming expedition.
Every year around this time they come out to the rural areas and cut tree branches away from the power lines.
I'm glad they do this, because there are a few trees on my property that I was considering trimming myself.
My trusty El Cheapo digital camera has new batteries, so I took some pics from my window.
The excitement of rural living never ceases.
