06 September 2014

Notes - refreshed light / Brothers 5 completed / working on G.5

         Mid-morning. You had your new Shark Navigator that it is, so far, and excellent machine. It picks up cat hair and tiny scattered pieces of litter the cats carry off on their paws upon leaving the litter box. You used it in the living room for hair and kitchen floor for litter. This is what you bought it for and it performs as stated. – Amorella

         0947 hours. I get excited when things actually work as advertised. It took me a little more than a week of researching (from time to time) for what would work best in our home. The large ‘cup’ is full of cat hair. We love our cats and put up with it – the machine just makes it easier to keep up with. Plus, I am happy it works because it was my choice. If it hadn’t or doesn’t, then I’m to blame, that is I blame myself, for making a poor decision (which I do from time to time). Looking at this in words it seems a little trivial, but it is the real world as far as I am concerned. – Carol came downstairs from a telephone call and I did more sweeping in the dining room – another large ‘cup’ of cat hair. We are both pleased.

         Wendy called. Your Uncle Ernie died last evening. This leaves you somewhat sad but relieved he is in no more suffering. – Amorella

         1041 hours. I love my uncle. He was a good man. I feel proud to have known him as a person more than an uncle. He was like a father to me in many ways. Some of his last words to both Carol and myself were to “Do things together, enjoy your time together.” This we were already doing which is very pleasing to me. If there is a personal consciousness after death, I hope to see him again, both of us in a refreshed light. – rho


         Post. - Amorella


         Tomorrow you are going to visit Aunt Patsy and will no doubt stop at Kim and Paul’s. You are wondering what the chapter five, theme title, will be and which segment to begin with. You did quickly skim over the chapter last night but cannot remember anything about it presently. “Resolution” will work here. Begin as before, with Brothers Five. – Amorella

         1203 hours. Thank you, Amorella. These matters appear to be such minor aspects but I get tied up with what to choose and where to begin – it seems so arbitrary to me.

         It is not arbitrary because both allow you to be more efficient with your word production. – Amorella

         1207 hours. I have not heard that before; you make it sound like I am a manufacturer of words.

         You  had lunch at Smashburgers after running a few errands and now you are at Kroger’s on Tylersville. Go get you meds, orndorff. – Amorella

         1415 hours. Thank you, Amorella. I forgot I told Carol I’d pick them up. To be honest here, I don’t know if I remembered it myself or it was at your prompting.         

         A good self-test either way as you spoke the truth. – Amorella

         1418 hours. Second-guessing takes too much energy. I will work on Brothers 5.

         1655 hours. I have 550 words. This is interesting. This is a first for me. Here is a sample of the last words so far:

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         . . . “We would have been born in 1842; who was President?”
         “FDR, of course.”
         “No, I mean in 1842.”
         Richard pulls out his iPhone and presses Suri and asks. She responds, “Checking on that  . . . the answer is John Tyler”.
         Richard presses Suri again, “Is William Henry Harrison President in 1842?”
         Suri responds, “Alright, here’s what I got: (1842 is after William Henry Harrison died)”.
         “She says he was dead by 1842. I didn’t know that.”
         Rob, who has been checking Wikipedia, replies, “Harrison was the ninth President and the first to die in office. I didn’t know that either.” . . .  (550 words)

From – GMG, Chapter Five, “The Brothers”
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         1703 hours. I don’t know how to play it out; the rest of the earlier draft does not work here.

         1723 hours. What a conclusion. I know where the content comes from in a childhood memory, but I don’t know how it arrived where it is in the segment. The story has a bit of irony I would not have expected. The boys are in trouble. I cannot imagine what lines they are going to stumble out with, but I am sure neither of them is planning to be honest here. This is very amusing on a personal level, for me at least.

         Carol is working on supper. Post. - Amorella

         You have been working on the eight generations into the year 941 in England and in Scotland. You are a fussbudget even now (though you see lots of errors in Running Through this time around). You are trying to make amends with your first readers. Think of those first books as published drafts boy. It is important that they exist so really interested readers can see how you got from there to here. That’s what the blog is about boy, errors and learning. Post. – Amorella

         2248 hours. Tomorrow to Westerville to see Cathy and Tod and Aunt Patsy. 

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