The word of the day for April 22, 2007 is "fertility" - noun 1 : the quality or state of being capable of growing or developing. 2 : the birthrate of a population.
The wind is so high that I have decided not to go to the Renaissance Faire. Instead I went out for some movies on disc so Lloyd can sit with his feet up this afternoon. The shopping and then mowing the lawn afterward tired him out. I knew it would, but it does no good to protest. I came home to find the neighbor from across the street planting flowers in the tiny piece of dirt between our porch and the walk. I hadn’t meant to do anything to that part until after vacation, I told her. Well, Darlene said, since I’m going to be watering while you’re gone, I might as well make it worth my while. Bless her.
Lloyd’s watching The Magnificent Seven Ride, a sequel to The Magnificent Seven at the moment. Earlier, we watched The Children of Men: another extremely violent movie.The politics of why people were shooting at one another was hinted at, but never really explored in the movie. Mostly the plot is people being chased by both unknown persons and the (unspecified) authorities all over, for reasons barely explained. The big question is not do they make it to safety, but why the heck do we care.
The quote for today is from Germaine Greer (b.1939), Australian feminist writer. Sex and Destiny, ch. 2 (1984):
The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood.
;^) Jan
SURRENDER
10 years ago
No comments:
Post a Comment