Wordless Wednesday

Creation Myths

Myself, Littleman and Electra (our cat) are having a snack in the kitchen.

Littleman: "Where did the first people come from?"

Me: "You mean the very first people anywhere?"

Littleman: "Yeah."

Me: "That's a good question." I'm impressed- I guess he's figured out that people come from people, so the first people present a bit of a puzzle. It's the old 'chicken and egg' conundrum. "No one knows for sure", I tell him, "but there are a lot of good ideas."

Littleman: "Like what?"

Me: "Well, there's evolution, for instance. One idea is that before people, there were other animals on Earth- like monkeys. Over time, the monkeys changed little bit by little bit, becoming more and more like people. Eventually, after a really long time, the monkeys were more like people than monkeys. Those were the first people."

Littleman: Thinks about this, then nods. "Cool."

Me: "There are other ways of looking at it, though. You see, people have been trying to answer that question for a really long time. So over the years, different stories have been made up to help explain where the first people came from. A story that explains where people came from, and how the Earth was made, is called a 'creation myth'. Just about every religion on Earth has it's own idea of where we came from- it's own creation myth. The Christian religion believes that God made the first people. He made a man and a woman, named Adam and Eve, and they were the first people."

Littleman: Thinks some more. Nods again. "Oh." He seems satisfied with my explanation. "Well", he decides, "I think the first people were made by a bear."

Me: (a little stunned, then a little impressed) "That's a good creation myth."

Littleman: "Yep. But Electra thinks the first people were made by a cat."

bad cold and book 7

Friday, July 20, 2007

bad cold and book 7 Current mood: sick Well, L..ttleman has a sore throat/cough/cold. .. thought the buck would stop there, but now Sweetcheeks has a low grade fever, and .. have a sore throat. .. feel awful. .. hope th..s passes qu..ckly. Usually when .. have a cold, .. can st..ll funct..on pretty darn well- .. am not the type to cl..mb ..nto bed and feel sorry for myself. But today, .. just wanted to pull the covers over my head and wa..t for someone to br..ng me ch..cken soup. (..mposs..ble, of course! .. have 2 s..ck cranky boys to care for!) ..t's not that there are any part..cular symptoms that .. can recogn..ze as be..ng worse than usual- ..f ..t weren't for the fat..gue th..s would be a p..ece of cake. But for some reason, .. FEEL s..ck. .. am t..red, worn out and feel..ng m..serable. S..gh. L..ke .. sa..d, .. hope th..s passes qu..ckly. On the plus s..de, .. am soak..ng ..n a warm, fragrant bath as .. type. Ah, the joys of w..reless. Electra keeps show..ng up to l..ck me dry. :P S..lly beast..e. Wow, ..n mere m..nutes the ..ntrep..d Harry Potter fans l..n..ng up at bookstores w..ll beg..n rece..v..ng cop..es of book 7. The last ..nstallment! Know..ng .. would not be able to snag a copy ..n person, .. pre-ordered m..ne onl..ne. .. d..dn't pay extra for overn..ght sh..pp..ng, so .. w..ll have to wa..t a few more days. ..t's OK- .. can wa..t, ..f a b..t ..mpat..ently! My bath ..s start..ng to get cold. My one-handed typ..ng ..s gett..ng ted..ous, too. ;) T..me for bed, and may my rest..ng body beat th..s bug! PS- Where d..d all the ..'s go?? You know, the letter between h and j?

late night adventure (of sorts)

Saturday, November 05, 2005

late night adventure (of sorts) Current mood: moody OK, so the night after I post about inner peace and acceptance of nightly interruptions, Electra (our cat) strolls into the bedroom at 4 am with some sort of little mole- a mole who is very much alive, and very loudly squeaking about it. I tend to pile my shoes behind the bedroom door, and this is where the mole finds refuge. So, at 4 am I am up locking away the cat and then trying to catch a terrified little mole with a towel. Billy got up to help, but it was still a bit of an adventure before we were finally able to release the mole, round up the now excited dogs downstairs, release the cat and get back in bed. Neither one of us was able to sleep right away, and I of course had to get right back up soon after I dropped off. Sigh. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day. :)