Carpentry Set

    * Chin
    * Goat string
    * Headache
    * Norwegian Carpentry Set
    * Ready-Toasted Hamster Knees

There endeth today's Holy Shopping List.

Once upon a time, there was a time that was the time of the time of the time of the things.

Once we were young, beautiful and free. But now we have knees attached to the legs of our bodies.

We dare to use the paper handkerchiefs as though we understand the significance of the thing that is different.

We have a thing. We know the size of batteries it needs. We turn it slowly clockwise and then touch the touching thing that protrudes so proudly from its case.

Now I know how to rearrange the underwear of the reluctant traffic warden who sits outside the shopping precinct every Friday afternoon. But still she will not consent to remove her helicopter from my fridge, even though it makes it very difficult to reach the butter.

Now then.

Then now.

Now now.

Then then.

I saw how the goat stared as the intergalactic hamster landed the spacecraft. But this is not a planet for those species that do not truly understand the many uses of string.