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10/05/02 - You took the road less travelled ... You always had the courage to stand alone. You won’t let arthritis pain stop you now. Visit Arthritis.com today. Now there’s a creative advertising plot. I found it very funny. No, you don’t have to visit Arthritis.com if you don’t want to. I didn’t. I haven’t got arthritis, yet. I like the road less travelled part though. That’s actually from one of my favorite poems, The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost. However, I will admit that I can’t live up to the ad’s line about having the courage to stand alone. I think I would have to end that line with just having the courage to stand. I appear to still be very much in need of that little bit of attachment. I’ve failed Free Spirit 101. I’ve found I can’t go without. I’ve gone ahead and done some shopping this weekend. It’s probably been three or four months since I’ve hit Costco. There’s way too much to tempt me there. I kept pretty much to the basics, string cheese, pretzels, a giant box of corn dogs. I did allow a couple of treats ... for The Child, a copy of The Lord of the Rings, one volume edition, the complete best-selling classic ... for Me, a new old CD, The Very Best of The Doors. I managed to get out of there spending just $130. Not bad. And, I guess when you visit Costco, you might as well go all out and check out what’s happening at Walmart. I went through the back door there, however. I only wanted to see what they had in the nursery. Not much, I’m afraid. It figures I get the gardening bug when the season is just about over. I did buy a gardenia plant. I love gardenias, the perfectly shaped blooms, the beautiful fragrance. It’s season ends in October. But, I should have a pretty well established plant when it’s new season begins next year in May. Wow, that’s a little bit of future thinking. I did get some winter plants, lettuce. My front yard garden will sport a healthy glow of edible foliage. It’s been a wonderful weekend so far. I had a delightful surprise last night. And, among other things, some inspiring conversation as well. I’m lucky to have a friend that I can talk to about all those inner concerns of mine. It’s true, you just never know what you might find when you aren’t looking. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference. ~Robert Frost |