Notes - appreciation / working Grandma /

         Mid-morning. Chores are done. The Sunday paper is read and breakfast was eaten. Carol is working on the paper. You feel you are in need of a nap but first, remember to put the Grandma introductions to each segment in one document so you can better keep track as a sort of outline. This is from Criteria and Renaldo on. – Amorella

         0858 hours. I needed the reminder in here. It came to me last night at bed. This will save me time and keep this better organized by characters. I could bold the main characters in each segment as an added reminder of how the flow of generations is coming along. I really like this because to me this shows how it is. Most don’t look any further than their own personal lives but there were a lot of personal lives leading up to one’s being alive. Being conscious of this allows one to live a  much longer life realizing the lives before reside within. There is nothing imaginary about this. We are made up of who we were first. The existential sense of “I am” goes much further and allows an expanded sense of “self” not in an egotistical way but rather in the common manner of how the simplest of things [genes] are. I used to tell my students when studying the plagues and literature that we, no matter where we lived in the world, are survivors of great plagues otherwise we would not exist. That is, our ancestors (male and female) survived long enough for their descendants to survive long enough for the next generation and the next. This is a reality worthy of a personal note in my book. I don’t think many think about and appreciate how much work it has taken for them to be here at this particular point of time. Okay, I’m done.

         At least you caught yourself babbling on. Later, my young friend. Post. - Amorella

         1159 hours. I have the outline of characters in the Grandma segments copied but I need to clean it up so I understand it better to relate to Grandma 7. I feel much better that this is at least initially accomplished. And, in going over it the family tree makes more sense. I need to make this easy for the reader to understand.

         Why not have a character explain this in segment seven as it is half way through the book. – Amorella

         1201 hours. Wow. This is a good idea Amorella – killing two birds with one stone so to speak.

         It is more efficient boy. Consider, if you are getting confused and need to straighten it out yourself, some few dedicated readers would like this too. Carol is drying her hair. You are packed but still have a few chores to do, plus lunch. Later. Post. - Amorella

         1205 hours. From my perspective you may not be a real Angel but as far as this writing business is concerned you are Angelic-like to me. And this as honest and true as any statement I have ever given. – rho

         No question about it from your point of view. That’s all that is important from my perspective, at least for now. – Amorella

         1208 hours. Those last four words hang on dark humor.

         Just keeping you honest boy. Transparency is important in this business, as you like to call it. - Amorella