I have been:
Growing flowers. And then looking at them, which is even more time consuming.
Taking pictures of other people's flowers so I can look at them later.
Taking pictures of other people taking pictures of other people's flowers to look at them later.(That's my friend Larry, visiting in June.)
WHAAAT? How did that get in there? How dare you imply that I just...
Now, wait just a gol-durned ... *Hits blog upside the head.*
Okay, that's better.
Actually, that's a picture of one of the summer's early triumphs: My 20-month-old Sears Kenmore vacuum cleaner, whose motor pooched this spring. Since my last Kenmore lasted 18 years, I wanted Sears to fix this one for free; Sears's best offer, after considerable to-ing and fro-ing with various customer service reps, was to pay half.
Then I found out that Maine has a consumer protection law that imposes a four-year "implied warranty" in cases like this. The last of the reps told me he wasn't equipped to deal with that news and I'd have to contact the corporate offices in Illinois. He declined to suggest any particular person or department, just gave me the overall mailing address and said,"anyone there can help you."
So I chose the CEO.
And this turned out to be a good choice, because I got a personal letter of apology from Interim CEO W. Bruce Johnson and a call from the executive offices arranging to fix the vaccuum cleaner for free. I have it back now, and it works like a charm. And I have to say I'm glad, because it's the best designed of all I checked out while I was waiting to hear from Mr. Johnson.
Now, what else have I been doing? Writing every day. Dealing with the Brooklin Youth Corps and its usual summertime ups and downs. Going through the last phases of production on SMALL PERSONS WITH WINGS (out January 20) and developing a proposal for a next book. Preparing for a panel discussion July 25 at Toadstool Bookshop in Milford, NH.
And feeling guilty about not blogging, which mostly means wondering why anyone would want to read a blog by me anyway.
Really, I've been working very, very hard.
*Sigh.*
I hate it when a blog goes rogue.
Posts
2 comments:
Beer and chocolate? Somehow I don`t think that sounds very good together.
*nicks some chocolate*
kzspot
P.s. this time the word verification thingie didn`t pop up, so I had to use the handicap one. WOW! It`s even worse than squinting to see the letters, since it`s hard to squint your ears!
Well, not at the SAME TIME.
That would be champagne and chocolate.
Don't know why you didn't get the word verification thingie, although this clearly is a blog with the bit between its teeth.
Post a Comment