Back among the living - almost...

I am sitting at my computer terminal on a sunny Sunday afternoon, still a bit groggy from either lack of sleep or having had my teeth pulled or some combination of the above.  The ordeal wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be, but in some instances it was worse.  For one thing, I didn't feel a thing.  The doctor and his assistant had me out and back in in no time... at least from my perspective.  There has been no real hurt in comparison to the time I had two of my wisdom teeth removed when I was a teenager.  Modern medicine has certainly advanced over the past few decades.

The biggest problem I have at the moment is that I don't believe that my doctor understands what I do at work, and my handlers at my day job don't understand what the doctor is telling me what to do and what not to do.  To be more specific, my job requires me to play tiddley-winks with manhole covers; the doctor's instructions specify that I lay off heavy work for five days.

Oy vey!

There is no problem in as far as my avocation is concerned.  I spent yesterday afternoon (Saturday) creating a chase from Houston to Magnolia with a couple of characters who meet by chance, yet are on the verge of finding out that they are tied closer together than they thought that they were when they meant.  I actually spent six hours moving these characters over a thousand miles and three overnights in motel rooms while being chased by a pair of robbers who are intent on hunting them down and killing them.

I'm having a bit of fun with the story, you see.

When I'm not writing, I'm reading.  I have picked up a collection of stories involving TOM SWIFT, the young inventor created by "Victor Appleton" back about 100 years ago.  I read selected books in the series after having read the exploits of Tom Swift Jr. (written by "Victor Appleton II") when I was young.  I still have a collection of the Swift books stashed in my closet which I read from time to time just for relaxation.  The original set of books is somewhat predictable, involving the young inventor, his aged father and various auxilary characters who are inserted for dramatic or comic effect.

A couple of other oddities to note - For one is the author(s) breaking through the 'fourthe wall', addressing the reader directly as well as giving away tidbits of what will be happening in subsequent volumes.  For the other, there seems to be lots and lots of eating going on.  I read one of the books while sitting on the couch while the better half watched me snort and giggle about the mentions of food being prepared and eaten.

The newer Swift books are pretty much the same, except that Tom Jr. spent a considerable amount of time being hit on the noggin.  What's this I hear about the ill effects of repeated concussions?

Anyhoo, it's good to be back among the living, albeit less a few teeth (with a promise that they will be replaced - eventually) and with most of my faculties intact.

Now, let's see how well I can advance the next set of stories...

Be Seeing You!

bdharrell