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Ethel Gets a Day Job
As previously stated, Ethel—my middle-of-the-night brain—has taken it upon herself to fill my head with silly ideas and send me off on endless tangents when I should be sleeping. Consequently, I periodically try to catch up on sleep during the day.
Chatting with Ethel
I named my brain Ethel so that when I share 3 a.m. thoughts, (it is actually 3:45 a.m. as I type this) I present them as if they are simply part of a polite conversation with Ethel, a dear friend who stopped by to chat.
A hawk landed on a fairly low branch above the street catching my attention as I walked through the neighborhood. I watched it ruffle its feathers and expected it to fly away as I got closer. It took wing but flew only a short distance and found another branch. Several steps later …