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Dust thou art to dust returnest, wast not spoken of the soul. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-
This is my first ever attempt to create a weblog (blog)! Let's see what happens!
May 8, 2022 at 1:45am
May 8, 2022 at 1:45am
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I'm a dummy. Superman can't see through my skull.

         Tonight, I finally realized that Writing.com can also be used as READING.com!! Duh. So, I discussed it with Bren, who loves to read. She never writes anything beyond shopping lists and an occasional note to let me know where she has gone. Lest anyone think "Chauvinist!", I also tell her where I'm going or leave a note. That's just common courtesy.
         Bren loved the idea of having a new source of reading material! I love the idea that she might actually pop over and read some of my work. Barring that, maybe she'll heat up a popover for me in the microwave.
         Sooo, we just got her signed up for a free account! She's putting in her Bio-stuff now. I plan to encourage her to write, though I honestly don't know what language she would write in. She reads constantly, and goes to our library (across the square from our apartment) almost every day they're open. That's every day except Thursdays, Sundays, and holidays. Although an avid reader, she doesn't seem able to (or perhaps just not interested) in developing her vocabulary and/or trying to write.
         Bren's an intelligent woman and very clever about some things. Language just isn't her forte. We watch mystery movies and programs on telly. She finds as many clues as I do (maybe more in some things). She's good at reasoning from the clues, too. That's all within the context of the telly.
         In 'real life', we challenge each other to become ever more observant. As we walk from a supermarket out to our car for example, she might comment, "I liked that checkout girl's name." (That translates to, "Did you notice the checkout girl's name tag? I did." lol) I usually reply something like, "I thought it was nice, too. Sierra is a pretty name. It's Spanish for 'silver'."
         One day we were in the pharmacy department of our pharmacy. (How odd is that?!) Anyway. We were there when one of the techs came out of the locked area and walked past us. When she was out of earshot, I asked Bren where she thought the girl (or woman, whatever; at age 61, all females are 'girls' to me) was going. Bren replied, "Probably home." I was just a little surprised, because I had already come to the same conclusion. I asked Bren why she thought that, and she explained basically the same thoughts I'd had. "She was carrying her keys, purse, and a partly full soda. The time is about 4 p.m. She was probably going home or to wherever she would go upon clocking out from work." Those are, as Holmes would say, "elementary deductions", but most folk we know don't think about anything except whatever it is they are trying to accomplish. So, our little exercises in observation and deduction are not a common occupation for most people, but they serve to amuse us.
         What about you, my reader? Do you notice little things and deduce from them as you go about the business of life? I consider myself fortunate to be able to see life as both art & science. It's all just second nature to me.


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