on the whole...

On the whole, a good day, full and mixed.  The big news which I haven't absorbed yet: I have "pre-cancerous" bumps on my nose that a dermatologist treated with frozen nitrogen. My nose is  going to look worse before it gets better, but it doesn't hurt.  I also had a pink bump on my elbow. Pink is bad, according to the dermatologist.  So my elbow was frozen and she cut out a piece of it for biopsy and I CAN'T SWIM FOR THREE WEEKS!!!  Not even allowed to get wet for 48 hours. 

Well, now, the good news is I can go back go bed and do more work in bed in the morning, and heaven knows I have a lot to do.  I must pedal more to make up for no swimming. That means more mysteries and detective stories, thrillers, whatever.  And more walks - hope the weather holds.  That will be good.

But it was a nice day.  I felt quite buoyant and talked to everyone on the street and in the stores I went into and everyone was so friendly and responsive and interesting.  

Tonight I went to the Awards Night of the Writers' Trust. The awards are serious money: 20,000 dollars and 25,000 dollars, and I don't begrudge a cent of it because I know how hard writers work.  I'm not envious either, though I wish some of the recognition and success would trickle down to me.  Ah, well, I'm very good at being humble. 

you tell me your peeve I'll tell you mine

"It's not that big of a deal."

Have you noticed that one?  Why isn't it "it's not that big a deal"?  Where did the OF come from?

"It's a question for the both of you" Why isn't it just "a question for both of you"?  Where did THE come from? 

Extra words. Extra letters: you hear people speak of restauranteurs, sticking an N in where it doesn't belong.

Oh, and then, you hear people say "nucular" instead of nuclear. 

And "careen" instead of "career".  

oops - low battery....