25 March
It has occurred to me that I live in a small town.
Of course, I consider myself to be a New Yorker, since I have lived in it or close enough for rock and roll since 1982, because that's where I spend the majority of my waking hours, and because I know where everything is there and in New Jersey I get lost once I'm out of sight of my house.
For instance, the other day, Deb asked me if I knew where the Department of Motor Vehicles registration office in North Bergen, was, and I replied that neither did I know how to get to the moon from here, but for the general direction "up".
But, when it comes right down to it, I do live in a small town, and the reason I realize it at last is because of the local paper, The Weehawken There - Is - No - Reason - To - Read - This - Unless - You - Have- Read - Everything - Else - In - The - House - Including - The - Backs - of - Cereal - Packets - And - Ketchup - Bottles or whatever it's called.
I never look at it, I'd rather slit my wrists with a butter knife, but it was shoved in front of my face the other week when Katie won a prize at the Science Fair, and her name was in the paper.
I mean, I'm from Los Angeles, grade school info is rarely featured in the LA Times, and that was when it hit me that I wasn't in Kansas anymore. Or rather, that I was in Kansas, or an incredible simulation!
Yesterday's question of the day on the journal-l list was a goodie:
"If you knew someone who you wanted to hook them on journals...and you didn't want to give them your own URL--which journal would you pick? Which journal do you think would "hook" them, both on the journal and the genre, best? (This doesn't necessarily mean it's your favorite journal, just the best introduction to the journalling phenom.)"--- Al
And my answer:
I've been thinking about this all day. No really, I have! And I think that if I can't say myself (and it's killin' me) and I really want a well written diary but not too polished that includes day-to-day details, I'd have to point them to American Grafitti. I think that what a really great journal does is let you see into a life very different from your own, and Dawn's unique point of view as an American in small-town Italy is a perfect example.Then I'd shove them at Beth and Pamie and Diane and Tracing and Rob and Scott and Lucy and and and...
And me!
I'm having a hugely annoying problem with Eudora, if anyone would like to give me a damn hint about what this error message means, I would be eternally grateful:
"There was an error during the Flush...Cause: File or device is read only or file no longer open (9)."
Why would anyone write an error message saying that, and then include no Help file containing the word "Flush", especially since it is so important, it is capitalized! Not that I know what I'm complaining about, because anyone who expects Help files to be at all helpful is a simp, but that stupid message is popping up three times every time I check my mail for the past few days, and it's making me crazy!
Anything I can do about it short of reinstalling Eudora?
Today's horoscope:
Your friends give you an opportunity to try something new. Keep an open mind.
One year ago today:
"If I ask for this folder back again, kill me!"
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