nite time natterings
This and that about not very much.
I like rocks. I used to collect them, sort of. Definitely not in any sort of organized way, just here and there as something caught my eye. An unusual shape or color, maybe.
I remember one time a young boy came to my door – he looked sort of like a kid off a Norman Rockwell poster. Anyway, he was holding this cardboard box and when i opened the door he said:
“Do you want to buy some sparkly rocks? They are only 25 cents each!”
And, sure enough, the box was filled to the brim with white, sparkly rocks. The thing is, so was everyone’s backyard, including mine, and some of the front yards, too. White sparkly rocks seemed to be the ground filler of choice in that neighborhood.
What to do? Here is this kid who is either trying to scam me out of my quarter, or one who really believes that, somehow, his sparkly rocks are different from everyone else’s.
Well, he was a cute kid (his smile had a missing tooth) and I was having a crabby day anyway, so I bought a rock. Maybe two.
They were pretty special after all, those rocks… I smiled the rest of the day, every time I looked at them.
So, today I made my first (and, hopefully last) PowerPoint presentation. Painful and annoying. It at least confirmed one thing I’ve always thought over the years of looking at the program and never doing anything with it. If I ever need a PowerPoint presentation for any reason, I’m going to hire it out.
I’ve finished with my first block of classes – finals today, part of the reason for the PowerPoint. The next block should be more interesting – well, at least one of the classes, Critical Thinking. The other, Effective Essay Writing, will be useful at least.
Who dat? I’m not a football fan, but I’m happy the Saints won.
I need new glasses.
photo at the top from here
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