You are so kind.

Thank you. You know who you are.

The person who always comments on my blogs, whether they deserve attention or not. The reader who clicks "like" on my inane Facebook commentary. The individual that researches an issue and provides me an answer in mere moments.

It would be terrible to write without a reader to acknowledge one's existence.

Today was a productive day. I wrapped up a 20 page PowerPoint for numerous executives, engineers and technicians to sit through on Friday. Doubtless to say, they will more than likely be multi-tasking throughout my riveting presentation. They have to stay on schedule, you know.

Schedule. I like the way the Brits and some Canadians say it. "Shhedule" without the hard C. Maybe I will see if I can pull that off Friday. "I say, we must stay on shhheduuule. For, if we do not, we will be quite late, my dear fellows. That will place us in a sticky wicket, I am shurrre." (You have to imagine the clipped, highbrow, somewhat nasally British accent).

Obviously I have nothing to talk about. I spent 10 hrs on work, don't want to talk about that. Have not spiffed up my bedroom yet. My house is dusty and needs a deep cleaning. I sit here with no desire to do any housework. Oh, I did clean out the slide out cabinet drawers to store BRUCE'S new "Emeril" cookware. Now, in addition to all else there is to do, I have a counter covered with an overflow of spices.

I am watching Jane Austen's "Emma" starring Gwyneth Paltrow as I type. It is at the part where the handsome Mr. Knightly criticizes Emma for being cruel to a poor neighbor. She deserves the criticism, but it is sad - you can see it pierces her soul. I did see a very good, newer version, I think it was on PBS? a few months ago. The "Emma" was quite unlikeable, but made for an entertaining show. Yes, I just checked: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/emma/index.html. I recommend it, of course.

I wish I had a group of like-minded lady friends who would have wine and book discussions, Jane Austen movie nights and rousing discussions about historical fashions. We would also take a yearly trip to somewhere in northern England, or the Lakes district. Or, maybe stay in a drafty Scottish castle and drool over handsome gardeners. Maybe go to one of those "Jane Austen costume weeks" where you actually "go back in history ", doing all the things they might have done in the late 1770's-1800's. Tea, dances, crumpets and empire waist gowns.

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/jane-austens-bath-cream-teas-and-genteel-spas-for-ladies-at-leisure-2202349.html#

I have been to Bath, England. Would love to go again. http://www.royalcrescent.co.uk/

I better send my passport off for renewal, it expires in March. I filled out everything last weekend, but needed two 2x2 color passport pics. I couldn't get my printer/photo program to shrink a picture to 2x2. I do have photo paper.

That Mr. Knightly is almost as handsome as Mr. Darcy in "Pride and Prejudice".

Good night, kind person.