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 |   Blog Challenge And Other Tidbits |
| An opinion or two...or three or four... |
PROMPT July 29th Write about an invention or technology that you wish existed that would make your life better. Today it seems as though time is running against me, so I will need to make this quick. No lingering or languishing for me today! But just to start, I have to say it's a very poignant day for me. I received word that Ron Howard's movie, "Rebuilding Paradise" is coming out tomorrow. I signed up to watch it virtually. Well...of course I did. How else would I watch it? I've been waiting for this. Not sure why. I've cried so many tears now it must all add up to an ocean. But my heart still tugs for Paradise. After all, it's my childhood home. It's where my roots were planted. And now? Well, now I have no roots. My childhood home burned down. The home my husband and I first purchased burned down. I knew a lot of the people who died in that horrific fire. So yes, I still cry. I've been back to Paradise...just to see what was left. Of course, there was nothing. But I thought I was able to say goodbye. Mostly because I knew it was time to plant roots somewhere else. You know, I really thought I could say goodbye. And I was confident I did just that. In fact, I've been able to talk about and think about Paradise with fond memories and no tears. But today I watched the trailer for Ron's movie and the tears flowed once more. Yes, I'm going to order the movie and yes, I'm going to watch it tomorrow night, and yes, I will have boxes of kleenex nearby. No popcorn. No cookies. No soda. Just kleenex. So today, as I sit and think about Paradise I wish there were a time machine. A real, working time machine that could just put everything back. Something that could make Paradise a real paradise once more. If it were real, I could plant my roots again. But...you know how it goes. It's only a wish. But I know that one day I will find my paradise again. It won't be in Northern California. It'll be somewhere else. But I'll always have my memories of the Paradise I once loved. |
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