The Glass

I was pretty little when my mother presented me with the concept of The Glass. I was definitely still in elementary school, but I don't know more than that. She described a glass on the table, I believe it had milk in it, that was filled half way, and asked if it were half full or half empty. Perhaps a visual aid would have been useful, because instead of betraying my optimist vs. pessimist personality, I sat and pondered the semantics of the question. Does "half a glass" convey the implication that it is half full (or half empty)? Plus, there is always the question of what the glass was before. Was it an empty glass, that has now become half full, or was it a full glass that has been emptied of half of its contents? Okay, so I didn't actually know words like "semantics" or "implication" when I was younger than 10, but you get the idea.

This may be very telling about my inner workings. Or not. Who knows?

I think I'm going to read Howl's moving castle again. I feel like reading, and I haven't read that one since I got it back from the neighbors. It's a good thing we don't have any nice bookstores around here, because I am secretly in the mood to buy books. Best not to be tempted. Or maybe I just need to make a trip to the library. Much less fun, but perhaps a livable compromise.

The weather today has promise. It's not a beautiful day. It's going to storm. The wind has picked up, and the clouds are coming, but they are white clouds, not black ones. If it weren't for the lightning I can see, I would never have suspected anything. I tried my best to put the chairs so that they won't blow away. I hope it was alright. If the burning bushes don't blow away, I'm going to plant them this weekend, and move the tulip bulbs to the other side of the house. You might notice that I had actually planned to do that yesterday, but my children decided that they had been outside enough for one week, and so I was outvoted.

Last night was taiko practice, too. I'm a little sore. Maybe I worked extra hard. I've been told that when I play, I look like I'm very unhappy to be there. Maybe I look like I'm pondering whether the glass is half full or half empty. When you are thinking about so many different limbs at once, it seems a little nit-picky to throw a smile onto the pile. On the other hand, who would want to watch someone scowl, even if they were doing something extremely cool. So, despite that I am not quite cool yet, I shall make an effort to not look annoyed while playing. Gee. I wonder what face I used to make when I was studying. 'Cause that really DID annoy me.

I have all the things to make delicious and summery pudding pies, but I can't. I have so many goodies from my mother and grandmother, that making another seems superfluous. So, when we are done eating the cake, and the pecan swirls, and the dozen St. Louis Bread Company bagels, and the little bags of cookies.....well, then I'll make the pie.

We are watching Nightmare Before Christmas right now, and waiting for the rain storm. It's a classic.

I am hoping that you all have a wonderful and happy Wednesday! Maybe we'll get hail!