I was awakened from a dead sleep late this morning (of course, one must recognize that I did not head for that sleep until early this morning–when you are going to bed while others are rising, late morning is an early time to awaken). The phone was for me. The person I did not have to retrieve from half an hour away the other day needed me to retrieve her today, in half an hour. Needless to say, I was late, as I am not a quick starter from a dead sleep. Then my wife was nervous because she was expecting me to drive her to work–the new car was getting some work done this morning, and even though it was back in time that she could have driven herself to work, that’s an adjustment we’ve not yet made. In retrospect I feel less sympathy for her, though, because apparently she was aware that I would have to run this errand this morning, but neglected to mention it to me.

I made a couple stops while I was out the second time to pick up a few needed items, so that put me behind a bit more. My morning study thus fell into the late afternoon–and then my Internet connection would not connect. I took a brief nap in front of a television show, until receiving a call asking me to run yet another errand which is still in front of me; I’ve also changed my mind about what to make for supper at least six times, and still haven’t decided, but with the sky darkening my options are declining. I’m just not really getting focused.

I was a bit unfocused last night, too. It kept coming into my head that I really should get the web pages ready for the announcement of the release of the new book About the Fruit, so I wrote some text and did some layout, and I’m completely dissatisfied with it but don’t know why. I was going to ask my wife for advice, but she had seven other things on her mind all of which are more important to her than my efforts to get this book in print, so it was not discussed. Still, it’s a start, and for reasons of financing it appears that the book will be delayed yet another week anyway, so I have time to address the matter.

So let me go deal with this errand, and tackle supper, and then I’ll be back to view the forums.

–M. J. Young