Dear Mom,
I had two really great dreams last night. One dealt with reincarnation and a "Lost"-like waystation at the end, and the other... you and I were sharing a house and computer space, and discussing where to put things, and simple domestic stuff like when to shower, and at one point I said I actually liked doing my work in the same room as you and you smiled...
I am debating getting a Kindle. To which I can imagine you asking "WTF is a Kindle? Does it have anything to do with firewood?" And I would explain what it was until you cut me off and said you weren't that interested in the details. You actually would have benefitted from one near the end, when you couldn't balance hardcover books in bed anymore, but wanted to read the latest stuff from your favorite writers.
One of the things I miss most is talking politics and social issues with you - though Carolyn is very, very good at it! All that debate team experience, plus having a sense of humor I understand all too well... we have a governor and state house that have to be seen in action to be believed. It isn't that they're conservative - although they are! - it's that they're taking positions that don't make sense to me, and digging in their heels. They're dismantling education, blaming illegal immigration for everything from crime to the bad economy to the weak monsoon rains to... well you get it. They also lie - a lot. I remember how disillusioned you became by politics and I want to stay engaged, but it's hard. Everyone's concerned with one thing - making the other side look as bad as possible - and no one seems to remember what we're here for. The President of the United States is referred to as the 'enemy'. Have we lost all perspective?
I have found a conservative columnist I really like and respect - Kathleen Parker, She doesn't demonize, she doesn't lie, she makes her case and is willing to take on her own 'people' as she feels necessary. And Gail Collins - more liberal, just as honorable, IMO - is still funny and revealing.
I found lobster bisque. It isn't as good as Legal's - what is? - but it's pretty good. I'm using it for a pasta sauce tonight. Yes, I still eat too much pasta.
No jokes today - can't think of any - but tomorrow's another day, Scarlet!
Love,
b
I once was told by someone to write my mother letters... and I did .. no way I could of ever published them anywhere. I have dreams where my father takes a place in our everyday life and is interacting with my children. He only ever saw one of them. My mother on the other hand usually she is arguing with me in my dreams. I have kindle on my iphone. I still like hard back books. If I could download them to my laptop perhaps I would use electronic means to read but I dont see putting the laptop aside for yet another piece of equipment.
ReplyDeleteLove you, D