Game comes with subscription

Published 2:25 pm Friday, June 17, 2016

Mornings at my house tended toward the predictable in a specific sense until recently — feed the felines, brew coffee, fetch The Herald off the porch, a 10×6 foot piece of sheltered real estate right outside the door. Not too challenging for my uncaffeinated brain. Someone, however, decided I was living the life-not-enough-loca, and perfidiously changed the AM program.

One random day it was suddenly a game of Hide-and-Go-Seek The Herald, oh joy! Will I find you among the ferns? Lurking behind the shrubbery? Near the sidewalk, all impishly huddled up against the stair step? Lying in a puddle of rain with your plastic sleeve rakishly flapping open? One day you were missing completely, though I suspect that’s on me. I simply haven’t located you yet.

The Herald often delivers news that is difficult to absorb, as terrorists threaten, local criminals offend, and folks go through hellish experiences. I admit it, I work the crossword puzzles before I tackle those stories. Perhaps the fifth estate gods disapprove of my priorities and are punishing me with mischief? Well I say “game on!” The hand-wash clothes rack serves beautifully as a newsprint dryer, and coffee takes a few minutes, and I’m a subscriber, dang it, in for the long haul!

An energetic flip would accomplish the porch goal, so I know I’m being judged, but let’s be honest: that would end the fun for at least two parties!

Marjorie Heidrich

Everett