tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17379339.post8560458515508304976..comments2023-11-03T05:57:24.997-04:00Comments on Coupons from the Edge: If I Were Really CynicalBecky Willis Motewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136555605339679351noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17379339.post-77070246985655050342009-06-22T07:05:35.840-04:002009-06-22T07:05:35.840-04:00You're right, Kay. Purple vestments and gosh,...You're right, Kay. Purple vestments and gosh, they're somewhat boring too.<br /><br />My mother would have said I need more gumption!<br />bBecky Willis Motewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136555605339679351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17379339.post-29774576092602873212009-06-22T06:05:01.804-04:002009-06-22T06:05:01.804-04:00You forgot the choice of purple vestments as well....You forgot the choice of purple vestments as well.<br />Channeling Jackie and Elton - classic!<br />I take it living the dream sometimes lacks challenge?<br />Ah, but you're in the middle of a New England summer ... being bored in summer is allowed - maybe even obligatory.Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17379339.post-79729499131849963142009-06-21T07:29:50.102-04:002009-06-21T07:29:50.102-04:00You raise so many good questions, sm. Can openers...You raise so many good questions, sm. Can openers and cats made me laugh. I am walking around with cat hair in my mouth these days. It's hard for me to admit that Living the Dream is just the tiniest tiniest bit b-------oh, I can't say it.<br /><br />bBecky Willis Motewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136555605339679351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17379339.post-20900319387994595622009-06-20T20:34:40.101-04:002009-06-20T20:34:40.101-04:00I think boredom is a sign of intelligence, in a co...I think boredom is a sign of intelligence, in a course-grained sense. Snails and worms don't get bored. Cats kind of do, but snap right out of it when the can opener goes. Only humans can contemplate life in a larger sense, and appreciate how the boredom will only come back again soon after the can opener stops, and elevate the concept to ennui.<br /><br />Maybe need to spend a lot of time bored, though, to better appreciate the occasional non-boring bits.<br /><br />It's harder to be here now, nowadays, when everyone else is somewhere else courtesy of their effing cellphones...sandman1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11066816633017905095noreply@blogger.com