Two of my favorite persons called to make sure I was okay because they noticed I hadn't blogged in awhile. I almost claimed "writer's block" until I remembered telling my students that there is no such thing. In actuality, I simply haven't felt inspired. And yes, I know that's no excuse.

Anyway, telling me that you have writer's block is like telling my mom that you can't play piano because you're tone deaf. It just ain't gonna fly. Sorry. There is no such thing as writer's block, just as my mother would say no one is tone deaf.

One can always write something, although it may not make much sense. So, taking my own advice, I began freewriting in my head. This is what I do while I'm running. Problem is I can't always remember this stuff when I get home.

This time, though, my head was full of random thoughts. Aha, I thought, a list of random thoughts. So...here goes...

1. I've seen my husband REALLY angry about five times in 30 years. The first time involved the phone company on the day we moved into our first house. It wasn't pretty. The most recent outrage occurred during last Saturday's arts and crafts show, which is his responsibility as Chamber CEO. His explanation is that he'd been up since 5:30 a.m. and 6 hours later, had not yet eaten. Basically, a certain organization chose to air its political agenda during the a & c show, without asking permission or paying a vendor's fee. Words were spoken, arguments ensued, and the husband's appetite and mood was shot for the day. Suffice to say that next year's rules and regulations will guard against this.

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