Wow. Calm down...

I will admit. I sent an email that I knew may or may not incite a response, and although "incite" has an official definition something akin to "stimulate or prompt to action." It has kind of a negative connotation. Like..."incite a riot." So yeah. I did expect a response. I was asking about who is this girl who's been babysitting my daughter all summer. I asked about skyping this weekend. I let him know that it was inconvenient that he (on purpose?) neglected to pack Lily's swim suit for camp. I did not expect the sarcastic, hate filled explosion in my email inbox this morning. Whoa. I really shouldn't let it bother me as much as it does. But it does. Can't we just be civil, even if we can't get along? No? Oh. It's really difficult to tell what parts are fact (did Linda* really pull a child from the pool last week?) and which parts are fiction (armed and unarmed combative training?) when you mix sarcasm and accusations in with actual discussion (can I really skype with Scooter on Sunday, or was that sarcasm, too?). I guess I'll have to ask? But who to ask?

Two months ago, I was attacked for asking Scooter too many questions. I was supposed to direct them to the ex. This morning, I was attacked for asking the ex too many questions. I'm supposed to ask Scooter. Or was that sarcasm? See the difficulty? But now, I'm hesitant to ask for clarification...hm. Maybe this is all sort of some master plan. Or not.

Yesterday's blog post was short because it was another busy day. It was veggie day! The CSA delivered green beans, romain lettuce, potatoes, zucchini, and carrots. Delicious. It takes some time to wash and properly store everything, though. Totally worth it, though. The potatoes they deliver taste like they already have butter on them. It boggles the mind.

Wednesday and Thursday nights were early nights for me: 9pm. Both nights, I slept like the dead. Only waking when the alarm went off. I hope the extra hours of sleep help me out a little. I'm a nervous nelly. At lunch today, I walked most of the way to Pioneer Square and all the way back to work. It's a mile and a half, one way. Happy bonus is that I found 12 cents on my way. Sad news is that I got a blister on each of my pinky toes and on the side of my right heel. Oops. I'm pretty sure it won't affect my performance tomorrow, which would have been questionable anyway. But really, my pinky toes don't really factor into the run or the swim (not sure about the biking shoes), and that part of my heel shouldn't matter to anything, either. I chose the wrong sock/shoe combination for today, I guess. I'll make better choices tomorrow.

Oh...so the days:

Wednesday: Insulin was isolated in 1920, and it was National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. I hope you flew your flag. The holiday is mostly for American vets of the Korean War. Too bad technically, N and S Korea are still at war...

Thursday: The Oregon Brewers Festival began. It runs through Sunday, when (hopefully) we'll do a little sampling. WWI began in 1914. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on this day in 1914, which kicked off "festivities" for the rest of the war. Also on July 28th, the 14th Ammendment was adopted (in 1868), which, in addition to granting citizenship and rights to African Americans, also specified that citizens and voters were males. So...although a huge step forward in progress for people of all color, apparently it legitmized sex-descrimination. Crazy.

Today: NASA was established in 1958. Also, the first iron lung was installed at Bellevue Hospital in NYC (1927).

Tomorrow's a big day: Henry Ford's birthday, James Hoffa's disappearance day, Paperback books were introduced in 1935. In 1900, the British parliament outlawed child labor in mines and also created workman's compensation. Also, in 1956, "In God We Trust" was adopted as the US national motto - in response to the growing influence of the Soviet Union.

Sunday is a very religious day. The founder of the Jesuits was canonized in 1622. Also, in 2002 the first Indian (by which, I think they mean Native Mexican) saint was canonized by Pope John Paul II. Juan Diego claimed to have seen the Virgin of Guadalupe in 1531. It only took 471 years to get him sainted.

And that closes out the month. I'm excited to find out what happened in August. Besides Barack's birthday, Scooter's birthday, the Queen mum's birthday and Bubba's 1/2 birthday...





* Linda is not her real name