I've been thinking long and hard about the failure of the experiment and today I had an epiphany. My cookie maker was dying. So I bought some batteries, and whiz, bang, I think that might explain things. I also want to note that I think I might have been in a mid-winter slump. I think there were things adding to the weather causing glumness...but I think I have crested the slump. I will be trying the experiment again - but this time I'll be "eating cookies" 5 times a week. I'm thinking April. Or should I just go ahead with March?
And, in a moment of craziness, I found myself thinking what my modern day dowry would be. Let's say that tradition was still around...what would my dad bribe some guy with to get me hitched? Here's the list I quickly created:
- In lieu of goats, livestock, etc, one little gray schnauzer.
- Cases of wine
- A pinball machine
- A guitar or two
- Some golf clubs
Why were you considering dowries? It's weird, because I was too, though I'm sure not for the reason you were. I was reading a book about modern India, hence the dowry thing (still a VERY big thing there).
ReplyDeleteAs for the experiment thing, I'm thinking of doing one of my own--the NaBloPoMo thing for March. And I might stick to the list theme, and post a list every day in March. I'm thinking on it.
That dowry would be desirable for some guys, and the question is: if that dowry was a desirable dowry to a certain man, would that man be desirable to you?
ReplyDeletei feel pretty certain a Wii would be a prime dowry option.
ReplyDeleteRegarding this cookie experiment: according to a discussion on a cancer message board I sometimes haunt, eating a cookie doesn't just make you feel better; it actually raises your blood counts. I can't think of a better reason to make it part of a healthy lifestyle.
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