Parallel Posting

Over the years, I have discovered that I am not terribly creative. Once given an idea, I can embellish it; I can grow it; I can destroy it; but I can't create it. [I have also discovered over the years that I cannot tell jokes; I have a good sense of humor (so people say) and I am witty and sarcastic - but I can't tell a punchline joke...but that's for a different post.]

So, I am going to follow my sister's blog - South Carolina to Santa Cruz - and attempt to provide the Tom Conversion by embellishing her story with tid-bits of information that may provide color and rounding to the very few that read my additional posts.

So, in response to the comments - encouragement is the key. I want Mary to know that we are watching and patiently experiencing her creative blogging development. Good work Mary - we're all rooting for you.

Here is the story behind the forcefield story. Force fields were actually created by a guest in our house - I believe it was Anne Stevens - although maybe it was someone else. Force fields were created because the Chapman kids would gang up on the newbie with direct sock and annie doll assaults from many different angles. In addition, as the Chapman kids were tremendous dorks - things like that's not fair or stop it you are hurting me - simply did not work. Instead, only the use of intellect (so maybe it wasn't Anne Stevens - notice the e) was able to overcome us. So, much as Denny was befuddled for many minutes by Mary's circa 2009 use of the forcefield. So were the Chapman children of lore. The Garfield and Odi additions were only added later when it was discovered that certain Chapmans (and it was certainly not me) were, I am sure inadvertently, launching sneak attacks with socks and other various projectiles after certain other Chapmans (and this really was not me) had fallen asleep. If I remember correctly, Jim woke up one morning with an entire drawer full of socks in his bed. Thereby creating a whole new need for a forcefield.