My Dilemma

Last night while I was lounging peacefully on the verge of slumber Todd came to me and said 'It's about time I put the E in the E Family Chronicles'. I was not happy, figured it may or may not be an open threat, and screamed at him a bit for taking something I have come to love and trying to kill it before it consumes any more of my precious free time (also commonly known as my Todd time). However, I was too tired to get up and protest.

So I let it happen.

I woke up this morning terrified at what I might find. Much like his favorite author, Todd is very opinionated, cynical, suspicious. But he also carries with him that 'crystal heart', open to new things as long as they prove to be worthy. The trouble is you never quite know which way he is headed until it is too late.

So this morning I checked the blog immediately.

Am I happy with what I found? Not the Bigfoot photo, I can assure you of that. But I appreciate his virgin post because it was thoughtful. And I love the words of Christopher Moore. (After years of being force fed his blog and books, I admit I have grown to be a modest fan and appreciate his honesty and sense of humor.)

So now what do I do?

Do I delete it since he tempts me to? Do I encourage more posting like the 'anonymous' commenter? Do I change my passwords so it can never happen again? Do I thank him for a job well done?

Nope.

Today I am going to get a haircut, do some laundry, and maybe take the kids to the movies. Tonight I am going to hang out with some friends and drink some wine. I am going to let the blog work it's magic for me. I'll let the urge to write more fester inside him like any other disease would. Knowing one day it will consume him to the point he can't control it any longer. Knowing he loves reading and writing more than I do. Knowing he'll be back.

Unless, of course, the cynical Todd reads this first. Then I will apologize for this post. And change my passwords.