April 5, 2007
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THURSDAY BIO (cont.)
(Previous chapters here)The
children were better at falling than I. They adapted to their new
school, for the first time the same one. Josh took to athletics,
finding that besides the joy of it, the issue of his skin color was
solved by his success. He was strong and big and never unenlisted in
whatever season’s sport it was. And they had their grandparents who
were both hands on, especially my mother. After school, when I was
still at work, they had their flesh and blood to come home to.I fell for a young assistant professor in my department who was
newly separated and heading for divorce. He was irresistible – tall,
gorgeous, and bright as a steel trap. Looking back, I think he was
really just confidence building, dallying, never moving toward a
permanent connection. I pressed up against his respectability and
backburnered thoughts of a future like the one I might have had long
ago with that first doomed teenaged marriage, or like my mother once
thought she would have where everything would look and feel exactly
right. Trying to keep our relationship low profile, we snuck into each
other’s lives like culprits. (to be continued next post)
Deep Thought:
“When this girl at the museum asked me whom I liked better, Monet or
Manet, I said, “I like mayonnaise.” She just stared at me, so I said it
again, louder. Then she left. I guess she went to try to find some
mayonnaise for me.”
Today I am grateful for: Sponges
Guess the Movie:
“And now we’re going to hear a piece of music that tells a very
definite story. It’s a very old story, one that goes back almost 2,000
years, a legend about a sorcerer who had an apprentice. He was a bright
young lad, very anxious to learn the business. As a matter of fact, he
was a little bit too bright, because he started practicing some of the
boss’s best magic tricks before learning how to control them.” Answer: Fantasia, 1940. Winner: thenarrator.
Environmentalists Cheer US Supreme Court Ruling on Car Pollution
By Paul Sisco
Environmentalists
are elated by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on pollution by automobiles.
They say eventually the ruling could prompt the government to take more
direct action to reduce greenhouse gases that most scientists blame for
global warming. VOA’s Paul Sisco reports. (Rest of article here.)
Comments (7)
oh, you are so good… “Trying to keep our relationship low profile, we snuck into each other’s lives like culprits.” Been there, done that, never could say it better. Along with “I pressed up against his respectability…” yes, yes.
Fantasia? That’s how I know The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
I liked reading this. When I have more time, I’d like to read the earlier installments.
Loved the “mayonnaise” response to the girl at the museum!
Kathi
Fantasia wins the Blue Ribbon!
Yes, Fantasia!
And the bio can just keep on coming!
I’m really enjoying reading your story, even the heart-rending parts. Please keep writing.
I, too, like the “culprits” line
My vote goes to “pressed up against his respectability” for the best phrase, best among many great ones.
I don’t remember any narration from “Fantasia,” but that would have been my guess as well.