To Indulge My Wonton Doodling Desires

I was so happy when I won the bid for a new Summa Sketch. It’s been a year or two since I blew up the last one. The best part is, this one is factory sealed, never used. The first one was a used model that was advertised as new-in-box. I was a disappointed Ebayer when it arrived and I found it to be in less than new condition. You could say I was ready for a repeat performance of that purchase. Sometimes it’s great to be wrong, isn’t it? I love my office equipment. Maybe too much so. I come by it honestly…actually…genetically. My Dad loved his techno-toys. I never thought I would inherit that. I never thought I’d inherit a lot of things, like varicose veins, facial hair or organizational skills. I realize the latter is something most would call a learned skill and not genetically coded. I disagree.

Like my daughter, Destiny, I fought the urge to create a file system for such nonsensicals as used batteries with yet a breath or two of life left in them, enough to jump start a thread-bare Barney in a pinch. I’m constantly re-systematizing, unscrambling the organized jumble of my entire catalog of used and discarded genius. Like myself, she rebelled against the swelling yen of domesticity only to fold under the pressure of obsessive compulsion.

My purchase now sits before me all shiny and new whispering sweet nothings, pleading me to pick up the stylus and create, in remonstration of the clickety-clunking of my fingers in their intimate dance with it’s adversary, the keyboard.

Like the color-coding fanatic that I am, I have stuck to my horse-feathers and poppycock list of prerequisite to-do’s that rated a scratch or two higher than playing with my new toy. Hopefully, tomorrow I will free up enough guilt-free time to indulge my wonton doodling desires. In the mean time I’ll post my ramblings and hustle off to bed in my dutifully meandering manner, before drifting into la-la land. Most importantly, I’ll be sure and not blow up this one. There’s no way I can possibly cross up any wires this time; I spray painted the Summa Sketch cords red from plug to jack!
7/14/2005 2:10 AM
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