I have, of course, tried to figure out the reason for this miasma of malaise, but I suppose it’s the nature of the beast that it has no reason and the only solution is to wait for the passage of time. That seems to be the major answer for most problematic conditions of life.

The Family Channel on tv has already begun to show Christmas movies. None of the classics thus far. Maybe they are saving those for a more appropriate time nearer the actual holiday. I’d really prefer if all this stuff didn’t arrive until after Thanksgiving, but nobody asked me.

Last night they showed two movies in a row which featured criminals on the run, disguising themselves as Santa to escape capture. Then they had the REAL Santa who had fallen out of his sleigh in a storm and was suffering from amnesia.

Oh my, oh my. Let us deck the halls ….

Meanwhile, the boys have undergone a drastic personality change since the arrival of that wretched laptop computer. From the moment they get home from school they are on the thing until Daddy takes it away and makes them go to bed.

I am not at all sure this is a “good thing”.

Mea culpa. I hadn’t realized how long it had been until I logged-in and saw the date on the last post.

And this will be a brief one because I’m stealing a few moments on the new laptop Daddy M bought the boys while they are in another room engrossed in a noisy videogame. I shall do my best to get my lazy butt to Hamilton Library tomorrow and make a few more marks.

Well, I quickly wrote that yesterday evening and was next sending a brief email when the boys came out, saw me on THEIR computer and demanded that I cease and desist. Greedy little buggers.

I didn’t get to UH, was too lazy to stay on the bus another half hour, instead got off at the State Library.

As I told a reader earlier, I’m in and have been in what I think can best be called a mood of malaise. At dictionary.com that is defined as:
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1. a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
2. a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort.
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Yes, the second option perfectly describes it.

Let us pray.