The Ever-more Familiar Reader: Hello? Anyone home? [Pause]… [Silence]…[Pause] No one home. [Sits at keyboard. Addresses self to screen] Seeing as himself is away teaching athletes how to smoke and he left me the keys to feed the cat I thought we might all have a little chat. I know, I know I was only supposed to feed the cat but I’m sure he won’t mind us dialoguing here awhile in gentle colloquy. I like that: “gentle colloquy.”
[Silence. Pause.]
It’s harder than it looks you know. Now that I’m here I don’t really have that must to say. Uhm, anyone remember Margaret Thatcher? These are fun:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/cartoon/2008/jul/28/margaretthatcher
[Silence.]
So anyway, here’s a weird way to look for books on the web:
[Silence. Pause.]
If your mouse doesn’t roll I don’t know what you are supposed to do. Maybe you can squint really hard.
[Pause. Desperately.]
So…. I heard a rumor from a woman in Montana who makes bumper stickers that John McCain is going to have Bush change the constitution so he can select Arnold Schwarzenegger as his Vice Presidential candidate.
[Awkward silence]
OK! Must run. Here’s me bus!
[Door slams. Mewling of hungry cat heard in the background]
August 1, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Is it me, or did this just turn into a regular blog?
August 2, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Esteemed Art B.: Thank you for your interest. Unfortunately the above post is a product of what happens when you give one of your readers your keys to feed your cat and they get into your blog and start drivelling all over the place; placing links to articles they have half-read and less understood and generally just staining the ether. This is regrettable but unavoidable as I am currently detained in our barometric high-altitude smoking facility with a group of middle distance runners eager to take on the challenges of Beijing 2008.
August 10, 2008 at 1:59 am
And btw, you do know that Rambo was played by Sly Stallone, right?
August 10, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Esteemed McDonald sinclair: Congratulations! You have won the Wiully Wonku Prize. You have spotted the deliberrate mistake. Your prize is one free posting on the front page of the definitive indefinite article. think hard! write for real!