hi, all,
i apologize profusely - i've been mostly asleep today except for brief bursts of hacking cough. i was due to write about president obama's "dreams from my father" - but reading for any length of time, typing and seeing what i'm writing is pretty much off the table tonite.
i'm sorry to be such a drag - but if i sleep for another two days, i hope to beat this thing - it is a nasty flu going around and i hope all of you in kossackland real world will be careful - use the sanitizing wipes at the grocers, avoid rude people who cough in your face - and especially, will have a bit of tolerance for a now 67 year old who got the flu for her birthday!
if yall want to dive in and talk about the book if you've read it, i can't guarantee how much longer i'll be around tonite. keeping my eyes open hasn't been very successful a venture.
i did make it out to the barn to kiss a pony yesterday and his "presence" was my "present" to me. remembrance and the little one joined us and actually brought us c'rots, c'rot cookies and c'rot cake! even sick, it was a good day.
today, though, i'm not coherent enough to read or write. so, mea culpa! and i promise to be back next week (since my hand surgery is postponed til november due to this bug.
stay well, drink lots of fluids, avoid sick people who don't cover their mouths when they sneeze and cough, and - most of all - ENJOY LIFE! (even if it is flat on your back)
from a now a bit older and thinner kossack (heckuva way to lose weight, but i'll take it!)
nite...