September 19, 2006
The local newscasts are stupid, and fifteen minutes of each half hour is devoted to college football. I turned off my TV a week ago and found that this makes me very happy, not hearing about who was killed and what was burned or blown up and who made a touchdown. Then I started opening the doors and windows in my house during the evening hours, filling all of the rooms with the freshness of cool fall air and the high-pitched buzz of chirping insects.
Being under the weather has its benefits; it forces me to slow down and enjoy small blessings that have always been there amidst the noise in my life.
Posted by megabeth at September 19, 2006 06:42 PM
After being cooped up in a windowless, air and temperature controlled room all day, I have begun to appreciate being outside much more. I never knew a previous life and jobs with windows and outside regularly meant so much. I even love the summer heat and sitting in the sunshine on the porch swing, face turned into the sun. Windows do need screens on them though, am not a fan of buzzing and biting insects inside the house.
Posted by: Outlaw3 at September 20, 2006 07:22 AM