Oh, I shoveled snow – I had
to since snow-packed footprints on walks and steps aggravate me. And reading’s a favorite relaxing habit of
mine. Thus, I shoveled my way to the
morning Record buried under more than 3” of the stuff on the front walk. I was back inside soon enough, cozy with my
daily paper and morning cup of coffee.
Checking Facebook Friend news
has become a welcome and relaxing ritual everyday.
The beautiful snow scenes posted encouraged me to continue snuggling
inside. Learning a friends’ mother had
suffered a stroke saddened and humbled me.
She is on the mend. (Please pray for her and for the well being of all
those sick.)
I watched a movie…was going
to flip away from it then knew it would be good for my brain – the kid was a
scientist. It was a Disney animated film I had never heard of, “Meet the
Robinsons”. It was one of those time
machine stories, kept me untangling ‘then’ and ‘now’ characters.
Later surfing TV, while
pulling together material for next month’s presentation about writing my book, Black Star Girl, I stumbled upon a VH1
reality show called “Love & Hip Hop”.
Boy, these reality shows! The
world has become an enticing stage, hasn’t it? With lights, camera, action!
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Was told today of a little
boy who ‘just doesn’t like to read’. I
personally know of three teenagers who ‘hate’ to read. That saddens me because reading fosters thinking
and thinking leads to imagination then creativity which insures progress. That’s my thinking. I’m also thinking the proliferation of visual
entertainment may be the deterrent to young people appreciating a good book.
Reading remains my favorite
relaxing activity, whether weather permits, or not.
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