3 Questions because I am still sick, and feel Melancholy
I suppose, that as we grow, older, that part of us really, really feels like we want to do something, to feel a sense of accomplishment, to look into the abyss, and have it look back with our reflection. But, does the abyss look back, or does the abyss, as all self-loathing metaphors, just sit there like a black hole of abyssiness? I do not know.
What I do know though is that I am sick. I came back to work a day early, and with that am not healed. As such I am going to end up wasting another weekend in the bed. Which is never appropriate for an unmarried 37-year-old good-looking dude.
So let us ponder somethings, and share some information. And yeah, the comma thing was on purpose.
- What was the most clichéd life lesson you have ever heard, that turned out to be true? For me it was living in the moment. Being present right now, and not trying to solve things that have not happened.
- Is it the heat or the humidity? I have been to Vegas and Prescott, AZ … and they are not so humid. But more than that, when did the heat become the ONLY thing you can talk to me about? The checkout person at the grocery store and 10 minutes later, the drive-up person at the bank. Both people in air-conditioned buildings. Not like these are dudes who are working on the road crews.
- Will Bill Forest replace Mike Morrissey? Will he have to step down as a City Council person? Dr Rent, I know your answer. Let others have a turn.
Cheryl Mathis said:
1. Don’t cry over spilled milk/Don’t sweat the small stuff. Having kids helped that along. I try not to get hung up on small disappointments. Life is a crazy circus, and I’m not the ringmaster, so I can’t control everything.
2. Both. I hate the humidity, and I also hate the heat. My husband is from Tucson, and I still hated the dry heat. I think I’ll have to move to Canada to get away from this heat/humidity. This suomalainen is not meant to live in this sweltering, stick mess. I should be closer to the Arctic Circle.
3. No response. I have no idea what is going on with that. Someone hasn’t been writing CW posts to let us all in on the gossip. !!
June 27th, 2008 at 1:18 pm #
PackOne said:
I guess I don’t get the whole comma reference. That is most likely due to the fact that I suck at commas and most other punctuation in general.
1. What goes around comes around.
2. I am not big on either. I too am guilty of talking randomly about the weather as well. Perhaps it is time to take a look at that.
3. Sure. Is there betting and prizes involved?
June 27th, 2008 at 7:51 pm #
oldwoodchair said:
Dino: I’m sorry you’re not feeling well. Commas can be good medicine…use as many as you can.
1. “Appearances may be deceiving.” I have learned over the years to never make an assumption based soley on appearances….positive or negative. I also like “the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree.”…but my kids hate that cliche.
2. I’m not a hot or humid weather person. A dry 75 degrees is perfect…hotter than that & I start to get cranky.
3. Haven’t heard that one…am I out of the loop????
June 27th, 2008 at 10:06 pm #
mapletownshrub said:
3. No way will this happen. After Forrest’s attempt of a coup with the commitees this spring no way will the city hire him. Even if they would choose to hire him (never happen)he would most definatly have to resign his council seat. According to city statutes in order to be considered for a position with the city you must be out of elected office for six months prior.
I think Bill would have been a great administrator if the city had chosen to go that way, but then I heard there was some contraversy which led to his departure from Weston.
June 27th, 2008 at 10:53 pm #
Melissa Sullivan said:
Hope you feel better soon, Dino!
1. “If your friends jumped off of the empire state building, would you?” My mom used to say that to us all the time and it annoyed me. But now I’ve finally reached the age where I just don’t give a hoot what people think anymore. Yeah, I still get caught up in the superficial “do-these-pants-make-me-look-fat” stuff. But I’m not worried what people think about the bigger stuff anymore. I drink wine from a box. I download Miley Cyrus songs. I no longer believe in guilty pleasures — if I like something, I own it, even if others think it’s lame. I hope to pass this life lesson on to my children, but I’m guessing it won’t take.
2. It’s both. Hell is a dry heat too, but I wouldn’t want to live there.
3. I have nothing intelligent to say on this topic, since I don’t follow local politics as much as I should. That’s lame, but I own it. See how that works?
June 28th, 2008 at 8:17 am #
swearingen said:
Make sure to properly season with an abundance of apostrohpes, too…they are a signal that an “s” is coming.
1. “Too many freaks, not enough circuses.”
2. It’s not the heat, it’s the stupidity. “But it’s a *dry* heat,” they whine. Yeah, so is my oven, it’s still damn hot!
June 29th, 2008 at 7:59 pm #
erik said:
1. A lot of the answers to this one are very true for me as well, but there’s one that really stands out: “The older you get, the smarter your parents are.” Damn, ain’t that the truth. I remember as a sophomore in high school I was already thinking that all human knowledge flowed through me, so by senior year I was quite the bundle of ego floating around and nothing my parents had to say was all that useful. It’s been almost ten years since I graduated from high school and my parents have moved from people I was required to involved in my life to the best people I know in this world, period.
2. I dislike the heat as well. When it’s cold out you can always toss on a blanket, cuddle up next to someone or do something active to get your body temp up. What do you do when it’s too hot out? Nothing, that’s what. Lame.
3. I don’t know but I’m interested to see where this all goes.
June 30th, 2008 at 1:33 pm #