‘Tis mid-week and mid-morning at The Study after a night of wind and rain and cold…
… a perfect night to burrow deeply into the quilts and the covers…
But the new day is upon us…
Someone calls you up on the phone and says, “What’s up?”
‘Tis fun to answer, “How much time do you have?”
If you feel good, or perhaps even a bit disputational (perhaps not a word), there really are a number of things going on in the greater and lesser worlds which could be the basis for a fun exchange:
The upcoming Royal Wedding; stealing of aluminum docks…and crimes concerning lots of other things; felonious/fraudulent emails; wars on three fronts; declining church attendance/membership; US energy policy (the insanity of) the Northern Michigan Context; US economy; vacant homes in nice neighborhoods; current US leadership: political, economic, and diplomatic, you name it; questions of what is an American – I was once asked this by a young teacher of US History, for God’s sake; challenges to (collapse of) traditional morality/standards; abundance of data/shortage of analyses thereof; awareness of the importance of appropriate personal and national goals for individuals and nations; the doings of family and friends and neighbors; health issues of those we are concerned about…or good health circumstances we are happy about; frivolous, silly community gossip (As Alice Roosevelt said, “Show me a person who does not like gossip, and I’ll show you a boring person.” Or, “If you have anything bad to say about anyone, come over here and sit down.”); and…that is enough for this cold and rainy morning…
Now to find a cocktail party.
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