Spanking Machine

            On Sunday I didn’t put the denture in until it was time for song practice, so yoga was much more relaxing. Not that it wouldn’t be relaxing anyway, but just comparatively less so. Having that upper front gap in my mouth filled has given me back the letter “F” when I’m singing and everything else I belt out sounds better too. I have noticed though that the false tooth does loosen very slightly over time. About every three songs, when I pushed it I could feel the little snap of it going back into place. I don’t know if there would be any danger of it flying out but it helps my confidence to be mindful of the possibility.

            I had expected on Sunday to finish my review of Linda Stitt’s Words and Music Salon but the research was time consuming.

            I watched two episodes of Leave It To Beaver, one of which, though not a great story, had an interesting situation. Beaver was invited to spend the weekend on a farm but his father couldn’t drive him there because of a prior commitment. Wally though offered to escort him there on the bus. About halfway there they stopped for lunch and so they ate in a diner. When they were finished, Wally went to pay the bill and Beaver went to buy a comic book so they agreed they’d meet back on the bus. Beaver though got confused as to which bus to get on. When he asked someone, they wanted to know which bus he wanted. He told them it was the Mayfield bus because that was where they had gotten on, not realizing that busses are named for their destination. Beaver got on the bus that was headed back home while Wally continued to where they were supposed to go. I would have totally freaked out if I’d been in Wally’s shoes.

            On Monday I spent the day trying to finish my review of Linda Stitt’s salon but it still wasn’t done by the end of the day.

            In the afternoon I went out to the liquor store and bought the last can of beer that I would have for the next month, because of my annual fast.

            I watched two episodes of Leave It To Beaver. The writers rarely seemed to come up with an actual interestingly written teleplay for that show. I think they would first brainstorm crazy but plausible situations for Beaver to get caught up in and then they’d write a script around it. In one story, Beaver and his friend Larry stayed after school to clean the blackboards and Larry told Beaver a fib that the principal has a spanking machine in her office closet with multiple paddles that she uses on older students. On their way out, Beaver realized that he’d forgotten his cap back in the classroom, so he went back to get it while Larry went home. Beaver passed Mrs. Rayburn’s office and curiosity got the better of him. He tried the door and it was unlocked, so he went in to see. After discovering that really was no spanking machine he heard the night watchman making his rounds and hid under his desk. The watchman came in, looked around then turned out the light and locked the door behind him, thus locking Beaver in her office. He couldn’t get anyone’s attention from the window, nor could he get her phone to work, so finally he pulled the fire alarm.