Poem for Friday and Furvana Vacation

The Prime of Life 

By Isaac Asimov 

It was, in truth, an eager youth

Who halted me one day.

He gazed in bliss at me, and this

Is what he had to say:

"Why, mazel tov, it's Asimov,

A blessing on your head!

For many a year, I've lived in fear

That you were long since dead.

Or if alive, one fifty-five

Cold years had passed you by,

And left you weak, with poor physique,

Thin hair and rheumy eye.

For sure enough, I've read your stuff

Since I was but a lad

And couldn't spell or hardly tell

The good yarns from the bad.

My father, too, was reading you

Before he met my Ma.

For you he earned, once he had learned

About you from his Pa.

Since time began, you wondrous man,

My ancestors did love

That s.f. dean and writing machine

The aged Asimov."

I'd had my fill. I said: "Be still!

I've kept my old-time spark.

My step is light, my eye is bright,

My hair is thick and dark."

His smile, in brief, spelled disbelief,

So this is what I did;

I scowled, you know, and with one blow,

I killed that rotten kid. 

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Friday was pretty quiet around here -- chores with cat help, photos of dogs and turtles in Malaysia from Daniel, chat about work and Thanksgiving travel plans with Adam. I tried to keep up with the news but then couldn't stand it any more, so I read the so-so novel about Sylvia Beach that mentions Margaret Anderson and The Little Review at least once a chapter so it gets a pass on everything else. Girlyman made me ridiculously happy by reuniting to sing "On the Air"; I was so sad when they split up with so much hostility and made it so public, it had kind of ruined that song and a lot of others for me. In the afternoon, we walked to the beach, and later were visited by a raccoon in one of the trees. 

Dinner was veggie avgolemono, eaten while we watched some of the Orioles loss and the Mariners victory (TIED FOR FIRST). We also watched this week's Peacemaker with Cheryl (fly Eagly fly) and the Foundation season finale (no Dusk no Dusk NO, but at least it's been renewed for a fourth season), and now we're watching the live-action Lilo & Stitch, which is absolutely charming and extremely funny, so just what I was in the mood for -- also it goes well with Pokemon Concierge, which I've seen in bits and think of as Pokemon: White Lotus. I think I mentioned that Furvana was in Ocean Shores while we were there, and now I will picture the town happily with furries everywhere: