I don't know how it is with you, or with most people, but I find that when my body falls into a clockwork motion of a simple task--such as washing windows or dusting or even, scary to say, driving--my body and mind detach and, for a safe duration, act independently of each other. It is during these periods that I mention the uncertainty of how it is with you or other people (for I have little doubt that we, as humans, can convert to roberts during mindless tasks and split as I have stated); during these periods I surrender myself to the many voices in my head; voices I have heard and not yeard, some with faces, some with backgrounds, some complete and utter strangers. These are the morphings of my Muse. All Muse are a rare fish, nearly impossible to catch and easily slip out of hand. However, I find that when I can truly let go of mind, Muse will almost certainly come. In the absense of my own voice cycling through tasks and petty trains of thought, Muse comes in and introduces me to the most marvelous of casts. Today Muse brought a pair of old ladies, a family quite similar to my own, a young teenage couple (who were caught kissing in the kitchen doorway), a tired mom, and a whole slideshow of funny images and dramatic moments. I only wish I could record my mind; record it and then download it to my computer and sift through the mess to sort out something undeniably good. Ah, but it is the difficulty in finding that treasure that makes writing so great. On a note for today, I haven't much to say--actually, I do have much, but unfortunately I also have a pounding head ache and a bit of a stomach ache--maladies with no sympathy to emotions not based on pain and pleasure. At any rate, Happy Fathers day, Happy Birthday to Grandpa, a Happy Birthday to Jackie, and, as it would be, Happy Anniversary to Lee and Bill. Grandma, you are constantly in our thoughts and prayers; we miss you terribly. I will have to be a successful writer some day so that I can write you in a story and make you immortal, so all the world knows that such an amazing woman did exist.