a simple yarn

‘The best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray.’

Warning: Communications Diversion to Follow
Actually, if you were to look up that quote (as I had to do) you would find that Quotelady says this is a mis-quote and that the original says, ‘The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft a-gley.’ (Robert Burns in “To a Mouse”). What, pray tell, does that mean? A-gley? So, I’m sticking with the mis-quote…

Okay, all quoting aside…once Kiddie-Daughter and Kiddie-Son were out the door for summer camp, I had intended to sit down to the newly warped loom and begin tossin’ the shuttle. Lovely! First, though, the treasured summer morning ritual of cappuccino making, as there usually isn’t time during school mornings to indulge in this luxury. Next, do a quick check of email and…

Oh…….flippin’………no…….

What to my wondering eyes did appear? 93 emails. No, I did not become instantaneously popular overnight. What was looking me straight in the face was notification that my blog had just become the recipient of:

As a lunch meat it’s rather tasteless. As an unwanted intruder to my blog it’s downright disgusting.

And so, because I am that kind of person, I have spent the last who-knows-how-long going into each post and deleting these anonymous-computer-generated-flippancies.

I feel so violated.
I am so naive.

I had erroneously thought that my simple little blog would attract no unwanted attention. Boy, was I wrong! Well, not to remain a victim for long, I have made the necessary changes. I still value your legitimate input and welcome it. But, I’ll have to:

a) trouble you to type in the ‘looks-like-they’ve-lived-in-the-70s’ word verification letters.

b) let you know that anyone who logs in as ‘Anonymous’ without signing his-and-or-her name at the end of their comments will be deleted. A better option is to log in as ‘Other’ and put in your name. If you don’t have a webpage, no big deal.

Okay, the morning’s diversion is done. Now, to the loom…