Lonesome and Bored

[gja1000]

I can sooo relate! I love being on my own too - I don't have that anymore now that Gary is sick - but he used to work evenings while I worked days and he was gone a lot hunting and fishing. I so loved my time alone. Of course, I didn't have as much unstructured time as you do, but I loved my alone time.

Now, he is here 24/7 and I am so grateful that he is still alive and with me - but if he weren't here, and I've said this many many times, I will never be married again. I have absolutely adored being married to him and I can't imagine married life being any better - sooooo why try it out again

My point is that I love being alone, doing what I want, when I want, with whom I want. Maybe it is genetic. My mom was/is widowed for 37 years! She never considered marrying again. I know I will be the same.

Anyway, I am rambling and what I meant to ask is what/who is "Bard" and why is it hard to figure out what he is saying????? Also, did you get a new computer or get yours fixed? Or are you still using the slooooow one?

[judy]

I think it is genetic, Gayle. My father's family and I are so similar in temperament! We all prefer our alone time, and our freedom. It is really interesting that we are so similar. We tend to marry people who "take over," and then they annoy us! But, none of us want to be in charge of somebody else. It is so much easier to let someone else choose the little things, just as long as they understand that they have to give us our space. We also marry people who adore us, so that we can have things our way when it is really important.

The Bard is Shakespeare. That's why he is so hard to understand! I love Shakespeare, but I can't figure it out on my own. I'm just not motivated. I taught Macbeth once, and had to learn how to read it. I got a movie, and a reader's guide. I loved it!!! What a great writer. It's fun to teach too, because underneath the language are great stories.

I also taught Chaucer once, with a lot of help from my friend Nigel, who understood old English. What fun! The underlying story is hilarious, and it ends with someone farting in someone's face, underneath all of that flowery language.

This is now being typed on my good computer, which did come back last week.
Thank goodness