Late Blog: Joyously Unconnected

Ahhhhh.... the 'net is back. Thus, I have a landline. And a computer. And we can watch Doc McStuffins.

 What I/we didn't (get) to do all day:

• Did not watch the doom and gloom report before coffee this morning
• Did not scroll for treason online
• Did not watch students hide behind laptop lids, scrolling for whatever-they-do while we talk about books
• Did not submit a/ grades, b/ attendance
• Did not a/ answer emails, b/ write emails, c/ review and discard emails
• Did not succumb to click bait
• Did not check for delivery dates for various online orders

What I/we did do:

• Have coffee and peanut butter toast and talk about The Iliad over breakfast
• Watch the rain fall on the deck, the new doggie, and the grandchild who refused to come in, and who lifted her pretty face and curls to the rain, tongue out and giggling
• Talked about Dickens, Trench Poets, and final papers with full student attention
• Talked about Sandra Lim's poem titled "Poem," and a few poems by Marianne Moore
• Put away some files and things and finished the yearly book count well ahead of time
• Left work a little early to shop for things at the Coop for dinner and tomorrow's lunch
• Watched the grandchild master the letter H for her name and then clap for joy
• Watched Ratatouille while the grandchild snoozed

Now, the internet is back on. And so am I, but only briefly, I think. I truly enjoyed a slower paced day, one without any chance of "connectedness" that only really translates into distractions. 

It was nice.

C