Cherry on Top

I like this building a metaphor via teamwork…let’s top it off (like my titular cherry) by adding you at the guardrails waving to me (God knows you’re not reading!) while I’m aboard the Shandy Express and me oblivious because my nose is firmly entrenched in Tristram Shandy.

Why that’s quite pretty I think.

Sorry to confuse you with the math…I forgot how numbers aren’t your thing…how well I remember your face scrunching up with confusion, like a frustrated bulldog, as you tried to figure out last week’s Sodoku puzzle.

Bulldogs have scrunchy faces right?  I was going to say “like a frustrated scrunchy” but too much scrunch.  Too much scrunch!

As we come to the end of this Shantastic Voyage, I’m getting excited for the next book we discuss.  I’ve got a book or two in mind, but I should be ready for the unveiling on Sunday (it makes me feel kind of like Oprah…except no one really cares what book I pick).

Well I must not tarry too long on this post…Tristram and the gang are getting antsy.  I wish you great joy as you go about finishing the book and you’ll hear from me soon.

Best wishes,

Jon

The Definition of Confused

Golden Girls is whatnow? Samantha is Dorothy who is Uncle Toby who is Tristram. Let’s see, that means I am Justin who is confused.

Wow, way to stick with the extended travel metaphor. Your use of railway imagery is second to none Twin Brother. Second. To. None.

In my never-ending journey through Shandyland I find myself stuck behind the guardrails at the crossing as I continue to wait for the slow moving train that is Volume VI to pass. Unfortunately, its a slow train (a very, very slow train) with many cars (many, many cars).

Now there’s some train imagery.

So, I am still pretty far behind you. Like a volume. Okay, like a volume and a half, but I am going get caught up. I am planning on having a big ol’ Shandy Shindig this weekend, and making some major headway in the book. Tristram is invited. Papa and Mama Shandy are invited. Trim is invited. Slop is invited. Obidiah is invited. Susannah is invited. Even Jenny (who is barely even mentioned in the book) is invited. Me and my fictional friends are going to get reacquainted, and I am going to finish off this book.

Just you wait and see.

Shandy on my friend,

Justin