As I lay writhing on my sickbed I was catching up on my milehigh stack of unread periodicals, and made my way to an article about one of the leading competitors for an upcoming race for a high position of public office in the country in which I’m living.
Because, you know, there aren’t many articles written about this, which is surprising, because from the sound of things, the race for this public office is not of no importance. So it was nice to find such an article, one that really cuts to the quick of the more serious matters of a campaign. In it is quoted an assistant, or an aide, or associate (who can remember when you’re reading through the dengue) who says something to the paraphrastic effect of “you know, you really get to know her, and she gets in your foxhole, and you get in her foxhole.”
Now, when you think about it, surely you know what’s being suggested here. But when you don’t think about it, or when you’re sick and can’t think about it, it might mean something else entirely. It might remind you of Barthelme. Don’t you think? Might it?
I don’t know, Miette. It does sound a little bit prurient, if that’s what you mean. Thank you very much for planting that thought.
Thanks for the Barthelme!! I love this story.
Miette, you may have heard this: iTunes is suddenly telling me that “Miette’s Bedtime Story Podcast does not seem to be a valid podcast url”. Outrageous! I tried to resubscribe to no avail.
Come back, Miette!
from a faithful listener
I too am no longer receiving regular podcast updates. I haven’t had a proper nights sleep for days.
Well, this is what is known in my trade as a Major Drag, isn’t it? A friend and resident iTunes expert has carefully diagnosed the situation and his analysis is that ITunes is Notoriously Bad (finicky with feeds).
I -think- it’s been fixed, and I’d recommend un- and re-subscribing to the feed in iTunes, then letting me know if it works, because I simply can’t stomach the idea of sleepless listeners.
xo
— Mtte.