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Thinking Allowed Will Shut Down for a Week
North Miami Beach, FL May 31, 2002
A.H. Schectman
THINKING ALLOWED
Essays on Issues, Ideas and Reflections on the Times. Published now and
then. Opinions pro or con are welcome
THINKING ALLOWED WILL SHUT DOWN FOR A WEEK
You may not be aware of it but I have been churning out essays at
least once each morning and sometimes up to three a day for many years now.
I have a routine that fits me and I enjoy what I do and think it may add
something to the lives of the people I wish would read and respond to my
essays. They are on issues, ideas and upon reflections on the times in
which we live. I will not send e-mails from June 1-June 8.
They do not go out as regularly as the above might seem to
indicate. I sometimes get into a difficult spot in trying to say something
and my proclivity of trying to tell too many stories in too few lines gets
in the way. Carol will shoot these down and sometimes she will get her back
up about the frequency with which I beat a particular tune on my drum. So,
I don't send things out EVERY day.
A few of my "readers" actually read what I write and ask why, when
I sometimes have a "dry" period; no essay appears on their daily computer
screen. This is gratifying. I do not know if the vast majority of my
"readers" think that I am doing a good job and should continue. Only a few
complain that there is too much traffic on their screens and "Please take me
off your list!"
So, I am shutting down for a week. We are taking our first cruise
that will go to San Juan, St. Maartens and other places Carol knows a lot
about. I wonder if they will "dress up" beyond my capacity to endure such
rituals. I know from an experience 47 years ago when I went to Bermuda that
you get chances to eat a lot aboard ship. How does one protect a novice
weight loss?
I expect to write and sketch some despite the awesome list of
things to do while sailing the Eastern Caribbean. I welcome the break in my
activities on behalf of my condominium and hope that there will be someone
on my Board of Directors who will take up the slack and be responsible.
Bon Voyage! (Or, are YOU supposed to say that?) Carol's Evaluation: 10 out
of 10.
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