By Molly MacDonald
Since my last several columns seem to have been laden with my travel/computer/dishwasher/emergency room woes, I thought I’d try to focus on happy stuff this time around.
Ergo:
I haven’t had any travel woes since last we met, mainly because I haven’t traveled anywhere.
I haven’t had any computer woes, mainly because I now have not only a new computer and a new monitor, but also a new surge-protector which, it turns out, was what was screaming at me as described in my last column.
I haven’t had any dishwasher woes, mainly because I haven’t turned it on since it popped and smoked as described in a previous column.
I haven’t had any emergency room visits, mainly because I haven’t fallen on my face since my last column.
Now the pounding you hear is me knocking on wood. I hesitate to list all these non-woeful happenings lest they come to a screeching halt. However, I’m a little short of topics to write about this week, hence the listing of my non-happenings.
In reading what I’ve written so far, I feel that non-happenings aren’t nearly as interesting as happenings. Oh well – I simply can’t be in trouble all the time just to come up with column material. I’m sure you all understand.
A somewhat happy result of this writing is I get to use words like “ergo,” “lest” and “hence.” I think they’re sort of swell, don’t you?
Seamus (my adopted German Shepherd soulmate in case you’ve forgotten, and how could you?) thinks they’re swell, too.
And so, on that happy note, I’ll end by inserting a picture of Seamus. Because he’s so cute.