June 22, 2006

  • Old Friend ...


    I know there are very few people who have been reading me for all of the past five years.  My sister, maybe.  Other than that readers come and go and that's cool.  But those of you who remember me from way back may remember the Big Blue Chair.  The Big Blue Chair has been kind of like a security blanket for me.  I loved that chair. 


    But in the last move, it got broken.  Oh, not the chair itself, but the wiring that made it WORK.  See the BBC came with massage and heat functions built in.  There have been many many nights that I've slept in that chair because of the massage and heat functions.  They helped the arthritis in my back and well, I loved that chair. 


    Tonight, I came home from work and prepared to dismantle the chair for the last time.  My cousins are coming over and we are setting things out on the sidewalk for the Salvation Army guy to come and pick them up.  One of the nice features of the BBC is that the back easily lifts off so it can be moved.  As I was removing the back, I noticed something about the wires that were cut.  There was a matching set of wires on the other side, kind of like a sign from God showing me red-yellow-gold-bronze ...(etc)  I got out my tool bucket and went to work.


    And my chair WORKS again!  It's like it's been raised from the DEAD.  Hallelujah!!!!!


    Um - the Salvation Army pick-up truck will be driving away with one less item than expected. 


    *****


    CALLING ALL WRITERS!!!


    My friend, Dread Pirate, is hosting a Summer Writing Contest.  He's looking for poems, flash length fiction, up to short stories (no more than 3,000 words.)  There are a few rules, the story/poem must include pirates, a beach, a party ... something like that.  No Romance, No Erotica.  You can see details at his site. 


    Awesome prizes are associated with the contest.  So check it out and see what you can do.  All entries will be included in an e-book, and this isn't one of those things where you pay $30 and get a certificate.  There is NO ENTRY FEE.  Time is short though, the deadline for entries is July 1. 


    I'll see you there. 


    *****


    This morning was a challenge.  And I have to tell you about what happened because I'm kind of proud of myself for dealing with this with a good sense of humor.  The electric went out here at my apartment.  It's done that off and on for about ... 24 hours.  This morning it was off for at least two hours and it was time for me to shower and get ready for work. 


    So I took the flashlight into the shower.  Pretty cool huh.  And I didn't even get electrocuted or anything.

Comments (8)

  • Yea for you fixing the big blue chair.  Flash light in the shower you must have a gas hot water heater or the electric had not been off that long. Judi

  •   So glad you didn't get electrocuted in the shower! 

    I remember your BBC!  So glad it's been resurrected!  That's proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

  • Hee hee...you'll have to start calling it the Big Blue Lazarus Chair now (BBLC).

    A contest?  With pirates and a beach?  I need to check this out.

  • First of all, congrats on avoiding electrocution

    I've read you since near the beginning. Hrm, now I'm curious... OK, that took awhile, but the first comment I could find (scanning quickly) that I left for you was February 5, 2002. Not so far back as I thought. I must have discovered you through Natasha or Christy, but I can't remember exactly. I just remember being struck by how intellectually engaging your writing was, particularly on theological matters, and I was eager to read more. I still am In today's Xanga such writing is extremely difficult to find, which is one more reason I'm considering a move to a more "serious" blogging site.

    Thanks for giving me an excuse to write something. Now I just need an idea... (sigh)

  • Hail to the BBC!!!  Seems to me like I may have spent a night or two there as well .......

  • I don't often comment, but I reckon I've read just about every one of your posts since shortly after I first started at Xanga, way back in June 2003. And that's a lot of posts... :)

    Glad to hear the BBC is functional again. Funny how attached we become to old, comfortable things.

    Mutzi.

  • Let's name it Lazarus!

  • Glad you were able to resurrect that chair!
    I have no idea when I started to subscribe to you, but do know, while I seldom comment, I read all of you and have for years now

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