There should be mandatory swinging... (non-filthbot edition)
My oldest lamblet is home today. She was sick when she came home from a weekend campout and although she was doing much better this morning, I'm a stickler for the fever and vomit-free for 24 hr rule.
She's been helping me sort through boxes of old stuff... school papers, keepsakes, photos. This has needed to be done for awhile, but I finally got over the resistance hump and have been going gangbusters. I'm spouting out new-ageisms as I go! "Let's make room for the now! Let's make room for the future!" My lamblets giggle, Grizzled ignores it just because he's happy I'm going through a bunch of stuff. He'll have to go through his own later.
It's a gorgeous day today, sunny, mid-70's, a cool breeze. The lamblet and I decided to take a break and go outside. She plopped down on a swing. I played for a bit with the dog, but soon joined her. We swung, we chatted. She cursed her gym class and the upcoming mile run. I cursed the weeds, but pretty soon, we were both swinging nice and high, chatting, laughing and everything seemed a little less serious. I think they should install swings in the Whitehouse (no Clinton jokes, please). I think they should install swings at the UN (no Bolton/Plato's Retreat jokes, please). I think every employee should have to swing for at least 5 minutes before the commute home. I'm thinking there will be much less road rage and fewer scuffles on public transportation.
End of sermon... back to the sorting.
Enough swinging and you will live up to that old Eschaton log-in.
Posted by: Chuckles | May 05, 2008 at 12:24 PM
That was not me, Chuckles and you know it! :-p
Posted by: Jennifer | May 05, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Mandatory swinging, and mandatory naps! (Now I'm going to take one.)
Posted by: Dan Leo | May 05, 2008 at 12:33 PM
I am a big fan of swings. A few years ago I was at a friend's wedding. The grounds had a really awesome swing. I was down there a good part of the afternoon with the under 8 set.
Which apparently was frustrating my friend, since it seems she was trying to set me up with a guy. And I say if he was "too good" to come swing, he wasn't good enough for me.
Posted by: Shayera | May 05, 2008 at 01:22 PM
Mr. Inspector Q. Crazypants could use a few swings.
And if he doesn't take them voluntarily, I may be swinging
atfor him....Posted by: johnny rotten of sunnybrook farm | May 05, 2008 at 01:34 PM
You know they'd just get into a fight over whose swing is bigger.
Swings of Mass Destruction.
Posted by: Snag | May 05, 2008 at 02:44 PM
Snag, you're right, and then we'd have left swing and right swing... and the east swing and the west swing... and on and on and on!
Posted by: Jennifer | May 05, 2008 at 02:58 PM
Shayera- it's his loss! Fool!!
Posted by: Jennifer | May 06, 2008 at 05:45 AM
we'd have left swing and right swing... and the east swing and the west swing... and on and on and on!
Plus their would be a debate on how high people should be allowed to swing, whether they should get a push to help them start swinging, and whether we should forcefully make other countries swing like we do.
Posted by: Brando | May 06, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Can I come over and have a theraputic swing? Sounds like just what I need!
Posted by: Von | May 06, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Good point, Brando. They'd even screw up swinging and could possibly turn it into torture.
Von- you're welcome anytime.
Posted by: Jennifer | May 06, 2008 at 12:06 PM
We're in the middle of a thunderstorm in my corner of the Midwest... Dreamin of sunny days and swinging...Ummmm...
Posted by: mary Jane | May 06, 2008 at 01:51 PM
{{{{{hug}}}}} thanks Jennifer!
Posted by: Shayera | May 06, 2008 at 02:45 PM