First, I have to
give you a link to one of the funniest things I've come across lately. A guy is
trying to live for 7 days eating only monkey chow, the food zoos feed to the
large primates. He notes that technically large primates include humans, so he
assumes he will be okay. There is the
Monkey Chow Diaries page, a
companion blog, and a series of videos. The
videos are what you want; you'll find them linked from the Monkey Chow Diaries
page.
He is allowing himself vodka and black coffee.
When he slammed a shot of vodka with monkey chow in it, trying desperately to
find a way to get monkey chow down, I laughed so hard. The guy has a very nice,
dry sense of humor and the sort of personality that goes along with that. I like him.
Michael, thanks for the link to this guy.
Second, I'm
enjoying a few days of not having the constant and ever-present burden of blog
posting. I've learned to live with this burden after 3.5 years of Real Live
Preacher. Pretty sure I could go on indefinitely. But any creative deadline will
take its toll. Strangely, I haven't stopped writing. I finished a piece for the
Christian Century and another one for The High Calling. And I've started a
couple of other things. I'm writing as much as usual, but it feels like a
vacation. Interesting.
rlp
