too soon I get tired

No excuse, really  everyone gets tired, sooner or later.  With me, these days, it's sooner.   

But my computer gets tired, too, I mean, the battery. And then it warns me: battery low or running on reserve power, and then it cuts out.​ People don't always cut out; they go on, doing shoddy work, yelling at their co-workers or children or dog, whoever gets in the way -  or makes them feel guilty, more likely. There used to be an expression, "flogging a dead horse."  Gone With the Wind comes to mind: Scarlett slashing at the horse to force it to go on.  We don't have easy access to horses any more, at least, I don't, and dead batteries are not to be flogged.  So we force ourselves, and wish for a clone.  Do robots run on batteries?  

Happy March First

It was my fathers' game:​ first one in the family to remember the date and wish others a happy first of the month wins.  No prize. Just the satisfaction of knowing what day it is and calling it to others' attention.  I mentioned it in one of my two books about family and had a few responses; some people called the game "Firsters".  I wonder if anyone still plays it. It's a form of celebration, a tribute to the ordinary, to time passing, to dailiness, consciousness and appreciation for small blessings.  The acknowledgement of a new month, a new day is a way of saying "Hey, I'm still here!"  I hope  you are.