I slept in today and felt quite a bit better; yesterday was about as bad as I want to get.
Memorial Day has me thinking about my uncle. EG in the title, of course, is for the Enola Gay he flew on.
On a different note. The baby peregrines are supposed to fledge Friday or so. (I’m wondering about the one that is two days younger than the others.) The falconatics have a listserv where they’ve been talking about breaking out the chocolate in celebration come the day, and one said, we’d have to open a whole chocolate shop!
To which I replied that it would need to be dark chocolate to celebrate Clara silhouetted against the city lights. Only, make sure it’s not a fly-by-night operation.
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Ah, sleeping in. Does wonders. Almost as good s chocolate and humor.
And speaking of humor …
A maiden at college, Miss Breeze,
Weighed down by B.A.’s and Lit.D’s,
Collapsed from the strain,
Said her doctor, “It’s plain
You are killing yourself by degrees!”
A painter, who lived in Great Britain,
Interrupted two girls with their knittin’
He said, with a sigh,
“That park bench–well I
Just painted it, right where you’re sittin’.”
Oh man, corny jokes from Don, I love it. Just what the doctor ordered.
Comment by karin 05.25.09 @ 9:21 pmChocolate and plenty of rest both very important.(((((Hugging You)))))))) Darcy
Comment by Darcy 05.25.09 @ 10:20 pmI am glad you are feeling better. Please keep us updated on the birds. I love the limericks.
Comment by Henya 05.25.09 @ 10:24 pmSo sorry your day was so bad on Sunday. I hope you are able to see the doctor today and get things back on track.
Chocolate………doesn’t that cure everything?
Comment by Joansie 05.26.09 @ 5:53 amI thought of your uncle last night. PBS was showing a special on United States cemeteries in other countries, such as Flanders. In the process, they were showing old newsreel footage of both World Wars.
One interesting fact: they gave families in both wars the options of bringing their dead home or leaving them in the country where they fell. About 60% each time opted to bring their dead home, and 40% remain buried overseas. (Well, in the Pacific they brought everyone to a huge cometary in Manila.)
Comment by Barbara-Kay 05.26.09 @ 6:13 amChocolate, rest and some TLC. I’m hoping you’re still sleeping soundly.
Comment by Channon 05.26.09 @ 6:14 amI’m glad you’re feelin’ better! 🙂
Dark or nuthin’, I say! 😉
Comment by Toni Smoky-Mountains 05.26.09 @ 6:16 amI’m glad you’re feeling a little better:)
The Enola Gay … WOW! Talk about being a part of history!
Getting better does often require very good, very dark chocolate, doesn’t it? Keep laughing, keep knitting, keep on keeping on. It’s what you do best.
Comment by Ruth 05.26.09 @ 9:37 amI am so glad you are feeling a bit better.
Comment by sherry in idaho 05.26.09 @ 9:59 amClearly, you’re doing better. Glad to hear it.
Lucy and I went for a jog today; saw a bird that I’ve never seen before. From the front, it looked exactly like a crow, but when it turned and took flight, I saw two bands of this livid and gorgeous orange that almost looked like streamers flying back off his wings. Any idea what he was?
Comment by Kristine 05.26.09 @ 5:00 pmAlso: Lucy has discovered how to spin in circles. It’s her new favorite “dance”.
Comment by Kristine 05.26.09 @ 5:01 pmWe owe a big thanks to your brave relative for his heroic role
in history of stopping the war.
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