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No, actually, I am pleased to report I have found no more ticks.
I also learned, from Sheila and Joe Mac and various other experts, that those likely weren’t deer ticks I found yesterday, merely baby “regular” ticks, or nymphs.
Still: I have itchy spots where I found the ticks.
And: I have no desire to go play outside anytime soon.
Luckily: It’s s’posed to rain all day tomorrow.
Lovely.
Patti loves Kurt Vonnegut. Probably always has. Knowing her, she picked up one of his books when she was in junior high, maybe earlier, and just started reading – not because anyone told her to, probably, but because she’d read his name somewhere or saw his works referred to by someone else whose books she enjoyed reading.
She’s a bit of an explorer, that Patti.
I read something by Vonnegut once, a short story or two, I don’t remember. I’m quite certain I had something else going on at the time, so, as usual, I wasn’t paying full attention.
(I always seem to not catch on in time, sometimes.)
Anyhoo, upon hearing of Vonnegut’s death, I e-mailed Patti because I knew she’d be sad. He was one of her heroes — and if you know Patti at all, you know she doesn’t toss out words like “hero” to too many people. Which is probably for the best, really.
This morning, I found myself thinking about this Vonnegut quote:
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.”
What are some of the things I pretend to be?
- Aware
- In control
- Interested (I try to be, but when it’s not all about me … I struggle.)
- Responsible
There are many more, of course;* these are simply a few of the ones I don’t mind sharing, mostly ’cause people have probably figured them out already.
What are some of the things you pretend to be?
* — I couldn’t resist throwing in a semicolon, in part because Vonnegut apparently hated them:
“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you’ve been to college.”
(I will admit: I’m trying to cut down on semicolons. Although I have to say that one of the things I love about me is that I know exactly how to use them. So put THAT in your drok pipe** and smoke it!)
** — There are, basically, no limits to my capacity for drokdom.
