First day of true break. I stayed in bed with a bad ankle for most of it. I had a laptop and a cellphone and a landline cordless phone all around me. They formed a meditative triangle of isolation. I am a techno-monk.
I spoke with a few friends who don't have jobs. But mostly I read articles on Wikipedia. I'd search one term and allow myself to explore tangential hyperlink after link. The laptop battery died without warning.
I read the first three chapter of a novel I hope to bring into the classroom next September and thought a lot about how to make its antiquated content real and meaningful to today's young people so they will accidentally start to form an awed appreciation for the stylistic craftsmanship of the words.
I haven't figured out how to do that yet.
A glorious day.
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