92.
Once upon a time, the wind covered the
concrete. The wind covered the concrete
with colors. The wind covered the
concrete with leaves.
The End.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Book 256
Just So Thankful, by Mercer Mayer, HarperCollins, 2006. Preschool to Early Elementary.
I have a love/hate relationship with Thanksgiving. I love the food and the family part, and the being thankful to have food for the family part, but I'm not crazy about the history. The glossy the-Pilgrims-and-Indians-were-friends slant from my elementary school days is just insulting, and the Hey!-Let's-take-your-land-and-give-you-syphillis angle is not any better. So, I've always been hesitant to buy books that center around Thanksgiving.
Thankfully, Just So Thankful is not really about Thanksgiving. It's about being thankful the other 364 days of the year as well as the one set aside to give thanks. And that is how it should be.
I probably don't need to point out just how very adorable the illustrations in this book are, but, just in case, the illustrations in this book are very adorable.
I have a love/hate relationship with Thanksgiving. I love the food and the family part, and the being thankful to have food for the family part, but I'm not crazy about the history. The glossy the-Pilgrims-and-Indians-were-friends slant from my elementary school days is just insulting, and the Hey!-Let's-take-your-land-and-give-you-syphillis angle is not any better. So, I've always been hesitant to buy books that center around Thanksgiving.
Thankfully, Just So Thankful is not really about Thanksgiving. It's about being thankful the other 364 days of the year as well as the one set aside to give thanks. And that is how it should be.
I probably don't need to point out just how very adorable the illustrations in this book are, but, just in case, the illustrations in this book are very adorable.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Stream of consciousness poem -- part 61
Chapter 61
November 2, 2011 – In the afternoon
My brother
Emerges
From his room
Sometime
Around
One-ish
I suggest
That he
Try to register
Himself
On the VA
Website
This will
Be the fifth time
That one of us
Has tried to
Register him
With the
VA
Out of
Many phone calls
And messages left
I have only
Spoken to
Someone from
The VA
One time
And that
One time
Without
Results
I am starting
To suspect
The VA is
Fictional
Like a unicorn
Or a
Dragon
Only
Far less
Useful
Thomas' Second 91st Story
91.
Once upon a time, there was a Thomas named
Thomas. And there was a kitten named
Molly. They were in the bathroom. They were brushing their teeth. With Thomas’ toothbrush.
The End.
Thomas' Second 90th Story
90.
Once upon a time, Buster Cat was chasing Molly
Kitten. He was chasing her through
Mommy’s room. He was driving a van.
The End.
Thomas' Second 89th Story
89.
Once upon a time, there was a Thomas named
Thomas. He was pointing at a glass
garden.
“I’m sorry,” said Thomas. “I’m sorry that my ship sailed in your glass
garden.”
The End.
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