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The hunt for today\u2019s recycled post ended when I found this one in the October 2008 archives. It made me laugh out loud because three years later, these diversionary tactics are still highly effective. Probably because they get as much practice in 2011 as they did in 2008.<\/p>\n

Diversionary Tactics – Recycled<\/p>\n

Confession time!<\/p>\n

For the past two days, assisted by my mother who came to visit, I have successfully employed every diversionary tactic in my arsenal. I\u2019m avoiding a writing job – preschool curriculum for a mid-week church club program – that needs to be done before Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

With my book manuscript in the hands of readers, this is the perfect chance to work on the curriculum, but you tell me how to rewrite the story of Abraham sending his servant to hunt up a wife for his son Isaac and integrate it into the theme of \u201cFamilies Care About Each Other,\u201d for preschoolers, no less. I\u2019m thinking the servant\u2019s camels, water jugs and Rebekah\u2019s bangle bracelets are going to play big in this one.<\/p>\n

With this daunting challenge ahead, is it any surprise I\u2019m looking for diversions? Unfortunately, my supply is running low. I took Mom back to my brother\u2019s yesterday, so that excuse is gone. And I put the last of the bushel and a half of apples friends gave us into the dehydrator this morning, so that one\u2019s gone to. I dilly-dallied on my walk this morning and planned to spend as long as possible taking pictures of the wasp\u2019s nest along the road, but the camera battery died after a couple shots, so that diversion tanked. The farmer down the road is harvesting his corn, and I\u2019m sorely tempted to take pictures once the camera battery is recharged, but the excursion involves climbing around in ditches full of poking, diabolical weeds, so I\u2019ll pass.<\/p>\n

This diversion thing is common among writers. In fact one once said to me, \u201cIt\u2019s amazing how important alphabetizing your spice cupboard becomes when staring at an empty computer screen.\u201d Amen, sister.<\/p>\n

Which comes first, cloves or cumin?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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