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Only Once
I am by nature curious. Over the course of a lifetime, this has led to some wonderful experiences—along with many I never wish to repeat
As a child, I helped churn butter. Once. Believe me, it takes a whole lot of shaking to end up with a small amount of butter.
It seemed like a good idea at the time, but I’ve never made a second batch of homemade pasta. The investment in labor far exceeded the payoff of my so-so pasta.
I went skiing once. It’s a wonderful sport for people who can get past the requirement that it must be done on snow, meaning the weather is cold. It gets a lot colder when your body goes hurtling down a mountain, creating your own little mini-noreaster of icy breeze. One attempted schuss and I retreated to an overstuffed chair by the fireplace to sip hot chocolate.
Another normal human activity I’ve given up on is the scary movie. The logic of that kind of 'entertainment' escapes me. Why would I want to pay to enter a theater with the expectation I’ll be frightened half out of my skin? If I feel the need to be scared, I can watch the evening news, at no additional cost.
I’m just added a new item to my list of things I never need to do again—going to the mall on Black Friday.
Carlene Havel,author of "A Hero's Homecoming"
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As a child, I helped churn butter. Once. Believe me, it takes a whole lot of shaking to end up with a small amount of butter.
It seemed like a good idea at the time, but I’ve never made a second batch of homemade pasta. The investment in labor far exceeded the payoff of my so-so pasta.
I went skiing once. It’s a wonderful sport for people who can get past the requirement that it must be done on snow, meaning the weather is cold. It gets a lot colder when your body goes hurtling down a mountain, creating your own little mini-noreaster of icy breeze. One attempted schuss and I retreated to an overstuffed chair by the fireplace to sip hot chocolate.
Another normal human activity I’ve given up on is the scary movie. The logic of that kind of 'entertainment' escapes me. Why would I want to pay to enter a theater with the expectation I’ll be frightened half out of my skin? If I feel the need to be scared, I can watch the evening news, at no additional cost.
I’m just added a new item to my list of things I never need to do again—going to the mall on Black Friday.
Carlene Havel,author of "A Hero's Homecoming"
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nos...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Carle... http://www.prismbookgroup.com/AHerosH...
