Handmaids and Crosswords

Another Sunday, another crossword puzzle done. One of the gains I have made for being so sick is in crossword solving ability. The dork lord’s power remains. I don’t want to start Sunday going until I finish the NY Times crosswords. This works out, since Kathleen’s choir sings on Sunday AM. Dork to the power of 2?

I survived a dinner with my in-law’s in-laws (in-laws squared?). I actually had a pretty good time, and driving home in the fog was a fun small adventure, especially with my petrified mother-in-law in the passenger seat. Lately it’s been foggy except from about 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

I just finished “The Handmaid’s Tale”. It is an excellent book, but closer to our reality than I am comfortable with, and a great story line as well. BTW, Atwood kicks my but when it comes to sentence structure. A short excerpt from Chapter 28: “. . . They blamed it on the Islamic Fanatics. Keep calm, they said on television. Everything is under control. . . . That was when they suspended the Constitution; they said it would be temporary.”

This was written in 1986. I know it is said life imitates art, but why does life have to imitate dystopic science fiction? Ouch.

BTW - I liked this blog about living in Iraq: http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/


That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.