Sunday, September 6, 2009

Lost between 3rd person and 1st Person

Now that I have 50 blogs posted, it is time to look at my grammar.

Where is the second person who is supposed to keeping my persons straight? I know, on second base with “what”. A good second person will do that. But none in sight and my elementary English teacher is long since in the happy grammar school in the sky. I am resolved to try to stay in the third person in my blogs. Ooops, I mean, Tom is resolved to stay in the third person in his blogs from now on. Naw, that is too hard. Better stick with persona non grata. Besides, if it gets by Suzy I am home free. She is always asking if I spell checked it? Naw, that depersonalizes it for all those folks who know how I can’t spel.

Spent a few hours in Gift Shop Harbor (Bar Harbor) this afternoon. How many moose T shirts does one person need? Why do most gift shops sell ice cream? What more bigger sacrifice must a husband make on a nice afternoon, then to go “shopping” with his wife? These are the tough questions.

We are settled in for ten days on Desert Island on which Acadia National Park is located. Have a park loop planned for early tomorrow morning on the Specialized Roubaix. Beautiful fall weather here in Maine, mid 70’s in daytime and high 50’s at night.

Witnessed the ultimate in spousal abuse last evening in RV campground in Bangor. This couple with their grandson had arrived at their campsite in my backyard. She got out to help him back their trailer into their spot. Instead of helping she went into a full time rant telling him he couldn’t do this and to do that and stop this and no, no, no, ad nauseas. And I thought he was doing a good job. She blistered the poor guy, right in front of his grandson. When she was finally satisfied she gave him hell about the whole process and how he should have listened to her. I felt so bad for the poor fella. He looked beaten down. I was going to go over and tell him where he could get a good deal on a handgun but decided to stay out of it. Amazing, relationships are amazing. And humans too.

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