On Sep 19, 2010, at 10:44 AM, David Ritchie wrote: > your attention please > the following items are in need of attention > children the spouse parents relatives of various sorts partners of relatives > neighbors > neighbors neighbors > the taxman finances > the dog the cat the fish > the house the garden the cars the boat the trailer the pool the sprinkler > system drainage > the water supply > equipment > your health other people's health health insurance health policy healthy food > habits > people who send bills companies that send bills telephone systems of > companies that send bills > politics local national and international > death art sport trends tendencies in fashion > stains peeling > signs and indications > dust and dirty washing > the weather > preparedness for potential disasters blights > chinese currency pegging > the decline of things which are in decline > the rise of other stuff > your novel > problems of moral philosophy > history > being in the moment > taking enough time for yourself > getting enough sleep > not getting caught by the offside trap > oh and naturally > work > those of you who have any > > at the zoo the new cougar exhibit has instructions on what to do when > confronted by a cat who wants possibly to eat you look big it says which if > you're naturally not so might be hard but could be managed possibly by some > sort of extension of the arms with handy twigs do not run do not hide do not > pass go make confident noises as if you were in a six month employee > evaluation and last checked your breath five minutes previous if you're on > the way to the deli ask if you can get it anything this is a sign of > politeness do not invade its space bear in mind that it could be grumpy or in > pain you pretty much have to anticipate that a hungry cougar in the wild is > likely to be in what we used to call at home all those years ago a mood but > you never know it might be your lucky day > > David Ritchie, > Portland, > Oregon------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html