Fire Ant Theatre: Classical Readings, Vol. IV
Years before I knew what a blog was, I was blogging. Sort of. Like probably hundreds of thousands of others, I was writing stories and uploading them to a website for friends and family to read, and for the occasional serendipitious Google-led visitor (only it was Lycos, Infoseek, or WebCrawler back then). I wasn't prolific, but at least I was amateurish...and it's comforting, isn't it, to know that some things never change?
Anyway, I thought it would be fun to give voice to one of those early stories*, all of which have some basis in actual events.
*For the complete list, you could go here...or you could wait to hear if they'll eventually show up as an FATCR.
Uh...dude...was that cow wearing bells, or was that a clock I heard chiming in yon background?
Posted by: sherry at May 12, 2006 04:20 PMBeth, I knew I could eventually drive you out of your home, if I just kept after it! ;-)
Sherry, that was my bicycle bell...don't you have one on yours?
I guess that was the mantel clock chiming in the background...it's been around so long that it [obviously] doesn't even register in my consciousness. What concerns me is that you're listening that intently. I'd really hoped that all of these things would be heard only as an insignificant part of multitasking...while running the vacuum cleaner or mowing the yard, for example. ;-)
Posted by: Eric at May 12, 2006 04:27 PMI heard the Marilyn Monroe impersonation! That was great! ;-)
Posted by: Gwynne at May 12, 2006 06:00 PMSweet story. Funny!!
Lots of yeehah-savvy adjectives and nouns.
I'm impressed. You got all the bovine descriptions correct*...were you raised on the range???
(*except for the "steer "thinking"" part)
Posted by: Janie at May 12, 2006 07:12 PMGwynne, you are so naive...I switched to Jane Russell right at the last minute!
Janie, you just couldn't see the "air quotes" when referred to thought. And steers are still smarter (less stupid) than sheep. ;-)
Posted by: Eric at May 12, 2006 07:26 PMAnother great addition to the classic list! It's almost inspiring me to do my own one day hehe!
Posted by: Rachel at May 12, 2006 09:36 PMRachel, come on in...the water's fine!
Posted by: Eric at May 12, 2006 09:59 PMAbout the publisher
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All Thorns, All the Time
Hitchin' a Ride
"...the flower fades..."
Finding meaning in random events
Random Thursday: The Thanksgiving Edition
A Matter of Perception
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Glad you - and the cow - were ok! Is this where I can begin all my cow puns? Cause I have a lot of them...no, I'll let them slide this time.
Yay for Fire Ant Theater!
(And I'm getting out tonight, so potentially the "entertain beth" bar will be higher next week.)
Posted by: beth at May 12, 2006 04:08 PM