Do y’all remember the cartoons with Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner? I’ve been thinking about how that coyote pursued the roadrunner with such a passion. The image in my mind is of the times he ran blindly toward that bird and ran smack dab into a wall (or other obstacle), and slid down to a crumpled heap. It was hilarious to see the cartoons, but it loses something in the telling.

If you never saw the cartoons, imagine a dog on a chain ardently watching a squirrel on the fence. All of a sudden, the dog takes off lickety-split towards the squirrel—-until he hits the end of the chain and gets yanked up short. It’s the same thing. It’s about going after a goal with such a force that you don’t see what’s going on around you, and you get blind-sided.

Well, this week I hit my own “wall.” I hit the end of the chain. I know y’all have done it, too. It’s not so funny when there are no sound effects and no laugh tracks, is it? I had too many things on my plate, and I tuckered myself out (so to speak). I couldn’t face the computer, I couldn’t look at Share A Square, I couldn’t do one more thing. I came home from work yesterday and fell in bed to sleep. It was just what I needed.

Now, I’m better. And, just like that coyote, I’m rarin’ to go again. At least, until I hit the next wall.

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Come to think of it, I will be going. This week, I get to travel to San Francisco, and then up to Mendocino in California. I get to have a day visiting my youngest son, and then we will go to visit with Eric’s family. That happens this Thursday, and I’m hoping I can blog while there. We will just have to see if I can get an internet connection. I had been hoping we would stay at The Triton Hotel, but the room rates were a little more than we were willing to spend this time. I guess I’ll “suffer” (please note that I am being facetious!).

I had planned to take a book to read on the plane. I had purchased The Lovely Bones, a novel by Alice Sebold. But, I started reading and couldn’t put it down. It was riveting. Since that’s done, I guess I’ll have to find out if I can smuggle a crochet hook on the plane! That’s a dangerous weapon, you know. I could poke my eye out.

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I’ve been seeing the image that Leanne made for me floating around on the internet. I’m delighted that people like it well enough to use it. Feel free to take it for your own if you want to share a little link love.

And, it reminds me to tell you about a few of the places I’ve gotten to visit for a brief spell lately.

Comedy Plus always makes me giggle, so click that link I just gave you if you want a laugh.

Lara at Ain’t Nothin” Like The Real Thing had a great Thursday Thirteen with quotations that were good for a laugh.

Rick Cockrum at Shards of Consciousness will make you think with posts like Leaving the Box.

Melancholy Musings had an icon like this one on her blog. Click it, and see what your resolution for this year might have been. It’s a little late for 2007, isn’t it?

In the year 2007 I resolve to: Start a cult. Get your resolution here.

If you click it again, you’ll get something different.

In the year 2007 I resolve to: Swallow more, spit less. Get your resolution here.

Lara Croft, who has a lovely blog called On the Lake Front, is a fellow Texan who has gotten all caught up in the Blog Blast for Peace. She’s sporting this banner on her blog right now to remind us to fly our peace globes on November 7th:

Get my banner code or make your own flash banner

Just so you know, Leanne is having a Pumpkin Carving Contest with prizes!

And, for you bloggers who like to win big money, The Parent Blogger Network is sponsoring a contest called Wacky Warning Labels. Check it out!

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I told y’all that my friend, Mrs. Teamouse, is plumb crazy, didn’t I? She’s offering a contest to win one knitted dishcloth a month for a year. My husband really wants those dishcloths, so we have to win them for him.


I need your help! I need you to go and comment on her blog, and just say “Shelly sent me.” Cut and paste if you must, but hurry! Other people helped me, why can’t you? You know I’d do this for you! Thank you to the following who were kind to Eric:

Tracey at Whatcha’ readin?

Matty at Running on Empty

Sandi at Always a Work in Progress

Thorne at Thorne’s World

And, “Anonymous” went over there, too! Anonymous said, “She tied me to a chair & whipped me with a noodle & made me type this!!!!” I never did that. But, if I did, Anonymous would probably like it!

If I don’t win those dishcloths, I will be very glum. So will Eric, and you don’t want to see Eric glum.

I told you that you didn’t want to see it. If he doesn’t win those dishcloths, Eric will pack up those dirty dishes and mail them to you! So, hurry on over and comment.
Update:
And, thank you, Robin, for heeding my plea! Eric is looking better already. Patois went, too (but she’s spreading that evil rumor about me whipping people! I swear it isn’t true!). Archshrk even went over there! And, he says that “he does whatever Shelly says!” Hmm. I gotta think about that one, Archshrk—I may have to be careful about what I ask. “The rectangle girl” went too (and I think I know who you are, but since I’m not sure I’ll stay mum). Thanks, folks! I may get Eric his dishcloths yet.

Cindee went over today to comment. Any more of you gonna help me out here? If not, I’ll show you more pics of glum Eric.

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