“1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the sentence in your journal with these instructions.”
“HDL cholesterol levels appear to be a particularly important risk factor for IHD in women.”
from Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 15th Edition; Braunwald, et al.
Boy, do I need to get a life. No wonder I have no problems with insomnia, with that as my bedtime reading. One paragraph, I’m out. I need a good trashy novel.
I actually cheated a bit on this one. My closest “book” is “No Ordinary Time”, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. However it’s an audio book, and I could not figure out what page 23 and sentence five would be. I received an Ipod for Christmas this past year, and have discovered the joys of “reading” and knitting at the same time.
I’ve done more knitting on the same things. I also think I might have found the perfect yarn for a bucket hat, but I’m just not posting any more pictures till I swatch it up to see. It’s more of a DK weight than a worsted, so I’ll have to do a little fiddling with the pattern.
There were a couple of comments to my previous post about the “front porch” culture, and why we have so much trouble making connections in our own neighborhoods. I think many of us turn to blogging for this reason. Since we became civilized and moved our family activities to the back yard instead of the front porch, it is not unusual to live in a community for years and not know one’s neighbors. Heck, there might be knitters right next door. Maybe I’ll drag the hammock out to the front driveway for the summer. At the very least it would entertain the locals.
Great post! I’m in stitches!! 😀
Front porch culture. I grew up with that model and I miss it. Back in the days when moms stayed home all day, four or five moms on my street gathered on someone’s front porch around 4ish. It was their time to get some adult companionship and relax before all the dads came home from work. That was in the days when most moms and dads were still married to each other. I don’t recall anyone ever knitting, but sometimes there was mending going on. Anyway, it’s a sweet time in my memory. Lorette, I’m jealous of your Interlacements Seeds for a sweater. I want some.