Hanging with Mom July 2, 2008
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I’ve been hanging with my Mom at Gun Lake for the last few days. She recently had foot surgery. For those of you who know my Mom, you’ll know that the prospect of laying on the couch for hours on end with her foot propped up is not very appealing to her. But I’ve been doing my best to keep her grounded. So most of our conversations sound a little like this. “Mom, would you like some orange juice?” “Mom, can I get you a banana?” “Mom, do you need some more water?” “Mom, how about we put an ice pack on your foot?” “Mom, where are you going?” “Mom, you’ll be sorry if you overdo it.” “Mom, where are you going now?” “Mom, I mean it, back to the couch.” “Mom, I’m not kidding, you get back to that couch right this instant or you can kiss that ice cream bar good-bye.”
But, all in all, is there still a more beautiful word in the English language than vacation?
Here are a few shots from my recent walk down Elmwood Beach.
I know one word that’s almost as nice as “vacation,” and that’s “shutdown.” Which is defined as “what you miss when you no longer miss much of anything else about your old job (not including the people).” It’s true – look it up in Webster’s!
Ah, yes. Shutdown is a most magnificent word.