the reification of the zero

I wanted to share with you about a gift I received this Christmas. You can see it at this link. I received...

.... NOTHING.

It seemed like the perfect gift for the person who has everything. It is profound. It is amazing really. Think of the most valuable thing in the world, or even the universe. Then of course, what could be more valuable, NOTHING, right! What is better than wonderful friends and a family that loves you? Uh, NOTHING? But I realize that that this stuff could be dangerous. What if someone were to eat this. I've heard of people who ate NOTHING and died! I don't know how much NOTHING it took and I really don't know how much NOTHING is in that package. I have to be concerned about handling this stuff properly. Some people think NOTHING is "sacred". What if I were to offend someone? What if it has an effect on my personality. If you asked me what could make me lie or cheat or steal or what would make me betray my sacred word? OH MY GOODNESS! NOTHING!

Then I saw it! There on the back of the package in small print it says... made in China. (I thought EVERYTHING was made in China not NOTHING?) You know this could be part of a sinister plot. First they exposed us to lead in kids toys and toothpaste, now NOTHING. That's got me spooked so right now I am looking for a good place to put my NOTHING.

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After much thought I think the best plan is to put the NOTHING in a secure place considering the potential for disaster it represents. Looking at the package closely, I see that there is a crack in the container and now I don't know if NOTHING is in there or not. And I'm not sure how to go about catching it. Think about it, what travels faster than the speed of light? In desperation I vacuumed the whole living room and then swept a couple of times. On my last sweeping, to my great relief, I found NOTHING in the dust pan. So not taking any chances, I threw the whole thing in a trash bag, tied it up, and tossed it in the garbage can outside just to be safe. I think that should take care of it, we can all breathe a sigh of relief.

I've done my best to rid us of this menace, but if NOTHING happens to any of you in this coming year, don't come blaming me!

Catching up

After my recovery period for Covid, I went to Cullman on Monday the 8th and started catching up on the mowing and farm stuff. Pretty much everything needed mowing. The big tractor made short work on the main north fields and David helped me with the field across from the pond. The grass had grown quite long and with the two week absence, I simply started and mowed all of them. There is always some mowing to do. At least no trees had fallen. There were some indoor projects pending. A couple of shower fixtures had to be replaced. The screen door latch didn't hold and had to be improved. The old JD mower needed a bit of tuning so it would climb better and the mowing deck replaced. And the garden needed to be disked and more corn and okra planted. David should have had a shot on the groundhog at the old house but forgot to check his ammo. The hammer fell on an empty chamber. I got the conibear traps out and caught one of the groundhogs that lived by the spring. David had ...

Spock

Spock is my favorite character in all fiction. A character who bridged the gap between two worlds and faced disdain from each. Who strove for excellence and exemplified strength, character, intelligence, and control. His nearly emotionless demeanor was a perfect foil for those who would attempt to intimidate or insult him. It was a style I would endeavor to imitate to thwart those attempting to insult, demean, or scare me in my own young life. I bought this little figure to remind me to guard against letting my defenses down and allowing emotional hurt to strike me.

Island Walk

I always try to help Rachael with Hubbard/Rockford if asked. They had me down for 3 days but at last minute asked for the other day. Work at Rockford is slow so working isn't hard, but not following my usual routine tired me out a bit. I still had some work I could take care of up in Cullman. Some bushhog work and other little items but the high temps held me back a bit. I did ride my bike a little and got in some of my walking in addition to some chores. Max needed to be delivered to Charlotte, SC for his drum major camp. I volunteered to take him. I was glad to be able to perform this chore for him but the long trip up and back combined with extra heavy traffic in the Atlanta are, which extended to within 30 miles of Alabama, combined to really tire me out. There had been a problem with my left rear wisdom tooth for over a year, so I decided I should get it taken care of before I wound up isolated somewhere in PEI. The extraction didn't appear to be problematic until just be...

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