1. Possession of a musical instrument, no matter how beautiful and/or pricey the instrument, does not immediately convey upon one the ability to make music with said instrument.
2. In the past week, every time I've lost my temper it's been to do with somebody getting all up in my space or even just threatening to. My hatred of people is not to be underestimated. That said, I really do miss you terribly.
3. The decision as a parent whether to arm your kids or let them learn to fight their own battles barehanded is the hardest for me. What metaphor, what myth, where in the past is this grounded and how can I cut us free. Or maybe it's a good one to return to, a good wound to lick.
4. Every time I think of the story it becomes more complicated, to the point that I can't imagine I'll ever write it down without making it simpler, except every complexity makes me love the story more, to the point where it becomes cheating to leave anything out.
5. I hab a colb. I neeb somb tissues ad a nap.
JV - I should clarify that the question is not whether I should fight his battles for him, because ew, but whether giving him weaponry is right. I tend to think it is, but I agonize over this decision more than any other.
Posted by: tuckova | March 16, 2009 at 07:38 AM
I once bought a very pricey violin that I wanted desperately to make beautiful music. Alas, all it ever did for me was screech sorrowfully.
Posted by: Patricia | March 17, 2009 at 02:20 PM