Bald, straight, strict
Balls of fire
Slips by the house
Flips on the TV
(the horses are running ) and
Flips it back off when
The horses have run
…….
His horse having lost
Without a word he slips out
The way he slipped in
Balls of fire
Bald, straight, strict
Uncle Harold…
Strictly alone.
– Gordon C. Stewart, June 6, 2012, Chaska, MIN
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I love the thread-line with the horses. It’s a heartbreaking but honest image that shows so much about the character of Uncle Harold.
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Thanks, Courtenay. I’ve been swamped working on a book proposal these last two weeks and have done nothing put together the collection, revise it, throw it out, etc. Sorry I haven’t stopped by. Looks like you’ve been writing up a storm!
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Sounds like SOP for any major writing project. (And— it also sounds like you’ve been extraordinarily busy!)
I didn’t realize it, but I sort of have been writing up a storm, haven’t I? Wow. Thank for the much needed perspective check!
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I;ve never done a book proposal. MayI send you a copy for comment?
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Absolutely! Would love to look it over!
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It’s still a work in progress. I’ll send it on.
Thanks!
Gordon
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It’s my pleasure! I’ll check my email in a little bit!
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It’s been sent.
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I got it, and downloaded your proposal. I sent a note back as confirmation. I am excited for you! I will get back to you within the next two to three days w/ notations.
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Thanks. I’m already revising!
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I would expect no less! I’m reading the draft you sent tomorrow morning!
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And revising, and revising….
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He sounds, not necessarily reclusive, but solitary. Your real uncle? I’m assuming so. It’s interesting to think about what animates him. Is he an interesting man?
I have 3 new posts on Temenos about my family tree. Uncle Eld may be an opposite to Uncle Harold. Then again, maybe not.
http://mytemenosdotme.wordpress.com/
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It is my real uncle. He had been a Presidential Director of the Budget, President of the American Association of CPAs, Chair of the Budget and Finance Task Forces for the two Hoover Commissions responsible for eliminated waste in federal spending, VERY wealthy, very powerful, VERY generous with his money, owned five homes in Manhattan (NYC), Greenwich (Conn.), Glouster (MA), and two in Rockport, MA. This incident took place at the house my grandparents lived in by his grace. They were in awe of him and his achievements. To the rest of us he was a giant. Above us. Looking down on us. Expecting great things but God help you if you didn’t achieve as he had. He was married in his mid-40s, had two children, spent little time with them – very aloof, detached, great smile, hard not to respect or to love, but, it seems to me, he was locked in the spiritual and economic prison of high expectations and fear of losing his weal position.
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