Saturdays

Deadmau5's 'Alone With You' beats in the background while I pry my eyes open with day-old coffee. Sometimes, Saturdays are hard to start. The weather is grey and rainy; water drips off everything, but the temperature is nice--ought to hit around 70 today. Global warming? Who knows? It alternates between being cold and then this. The daffodils are already starting to bloom!

The question was posed a few postings back, of what if it's not what you do with your life, but how you live it? That thought has stuck with me since then. And then I was reminded of Jimmy Stewart's line in Harvey, that marvelous comedy from the late 40's, when he describes a change that occurred in his life:

Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, "In this world, Elwood, you must be" – she always called me Elwood – "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.

Do the dog. More coffee. More Deadmau5. Both eyes open now. Phone call from D-2, who's taking care of D-1's dog while she & her Consort are in Florida for a funeral in his family. The girl who works for a company which cleans up toxic waste sites has called to say she's going to be a while, didn't we teach D-1 how to clean, the place should be condemned, she can't just leave it like that, she's starting cleaning and if we don't hear from her within a day or two, to call the sheriff. Now, the interesting thing about D-2 is her propensity for--if offended by untidiness--taking it on herself and re-arranging everything. Here, she's forbidden from entering the pantry; there's a restraining order against her for the kitchen cabinets.

Poor D-1. When she gets back, she'll think she entered someone else's place.

I'll probably grab some cleansers and bleach and go over and tackle that science experiment they call a bathroom at her place. 'Sides--it's quality time with my child, right?