Hippo Gnu Deer

That's what the Naked Girl sitting next to me is saying. Along with "I love you" and "Tell me I'm a goofball."

No new resolutions this year. I seldom have honored the old ones, so why worry? Nothing written down or promised on a whiteboard or in my head. Maybe I'll just "follow the energy" and see where it takes me.

Maybe I'll start a garden, write more, leave a job, paint the house inside and out, clear off my desk, organize my office, make beef jerky, get the mending done, lend a hand, tread the boards, read, knit, I dunno. The New Year always sparkles with possbility. But then I should realize every day sparkles too.

Hip Librarian at the Squids' school has a Nancy Pearl Librarian action figure. So I was thrilled to glean two William Shakespeare action figures yesterday. I gave him one. The other one, I left on the dinner table and see what the squids think. Kabloey and Misterpher have already found him and the conversation that ensued was thus:

"Who is that?"

"Uhhhh, William Shakespeare?"

"Oh. What movie is he from?"

"I dunno. (more reading the package) Hey, his weapon of choice is the quill pen - it is mightier than the sword. Hey, that's my favorite weapon too."

I am somewhat freaked out by knowing there are folks out there who are reading my blog that I never intended to read it. Maybe it would just be better if no one told they were reading me. I get antsy thinking that someone is so far into my head. I dunno. Maybe I blog something that just pisses someone off to where they quit reading me altogether. We'll see.

BTW, don't ever tell me I could never piss you off. Little Rock Bill made that mistake It only took me three hours and he didn't speak to me for three months.