Such a biblical word, beget. I've certainly never heard it used in everday conversation. Until I went and used it the other day. Like it was a totally normal thing to do.
With the kids back at school, I've been trying to get back into the normal groove--running, writing, practicing guitar, etc. And I've been regularly accomplishing one, semi-regularly accomplishing two, and hardly ever getting to all three. Yet. But it's my goal, and I'm a pretty determined person.
So as I was discussing my strategy to meet my goals with Steve-o, this came out of my mouth. "I finally realized running begets running. Writing begets writing. Playing begets playing."
We both understood my point--that all you have to do is get started, get back into practice, and you'll actually want (and almost need) to keep on doing these things. But it was pretty hard to take me seriously when it sounded like I'd been possessed by Moses or something.
It reminded me of the time we were talking about a bird. Stevie asked me what kind and I said, "I don't know. A finch?" And he proceeded to heckle me and call me Finch for three weeks straight because...well, who the hell uses the word finch in everyday conversation?
Sigh. I guess finches beget finches, too.
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