Randomness: The good, the Blah, and the Silly

First, the Good: I got a good start on that story for Michael's birthday, yay! And, jekesta, I've got a good idea for your apple drabble, too. I shall sit down to write it tonight, when the President Shrub is on TV telling us how wonderfully well the war in Iraq is going. This will be a good an excellent reason to ignore him.

Next, the Blah: gordon_r_d, I tried to link to that picture of the tee-shirt you posted, and my Norton Anti-Virus started giving me dire warnings about trojan horse viruses, and asked if I wanted to delete the files. After I was given the all clear, and I logged off and on again, I noticed all bookmarks for my favorite places were gone. It will take a while to hunt them down and bring them home again, but, as many were links I haven't visited in ages, so it may just be what I needed to have a good clear-out. But I thought you should know.

And, finally, the Silly:

[Poll #522307]

jekesta's Apple Drabble! Yay!

WITCH APPLES

Gretchen had reread the letter until its news lost all meaning. Aunt Trudi was dead. She’d met her once, long ago, on a family visit.

Gretchen brought an apple as a present.

“Half green apples are poison apples,” her aunt said, and told her how witches made them.

For ages afterward, Gretchen had nightmares. Now she was weeping – not from grief, but freedom. She was free from Aunt Trudi’s disapproval, from her stifling veil of fear.

Gretchen wiped her eyes, and went to the kitchen. She knew what to bring to the wake: an apple pie – a brand new recipe.