Ffolkes,
As a day of reckoning, today leaves a bit to be desired. More than just a bit actually. It seems that the universe could go along with the program here, but NOOOO, today’s got to be all big & bad, with overcast. If I’m going to go and humiliate myself before my creditors, the least I think I should be able to expect is a nice day, weather-wise. And though it will most likely clear up in a few hours, by then I’ll not be in a place where I can enjoy it. Sometimes I believe Murphy has taken a strong dislike to me; no other explanation fits all the evidence. Oh well, we plod onward, as there is no other choice….no viable choices, that is. There is always one or more pathways that will lead to a final solution, but we are not quite ready to throw in the towel. What’s a few more mental bruises to someone who lives in pain? Not much…..today’s group is again somewhat eclectic. Gonna have to go find me some new waters to dive in soon….these oyster beds are getting a bit thin…..enjoy!
“I can handle reality in small doses, but as a lifestyle it’s much too confining.” — Lily Tomlin
“…Another writer again agreed with all my generalities, but said that as an inveterate skeptic I have closed my mind to the truth. Most notably I have ignored the evidence for an Earth that is six thousand years old. Well, I haven’t ignored it; I considered the purported evidence and *then* rejected it. There is a difference, and this is a difference, we might say, between prejudice and postjudice. Prejudice is making a judgment before you have looked at the facts. Postjudice is making a judgment afterwards. Prejudice is terrible, in the sense that you commit injustices and you make serious mistakes. Postjudice is not terrible. You can’t be perfect of course; you may make mistakes also. But it is permissible to make a judgment after you have examined the evidence. In some circles it is even encouraged.” — Carl Sagan, The Burden of Skepticism, Skeptical Enquirer, Vol. 12, pg. 46
“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot.” — D.H. Lawrence
Below the thunders of the upper deep,
Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea,
His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep
The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee
About his shadowy sides…
— Tennyson “The Kraken”
Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. Amass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it. Claim wealth and titles, and disaster will follow. Retire when the work is done. This is the way of heaven.” — Tao Te Ching
“I’ll tell you what kind of guy I was. If you ordered a boxcar full of sons-of-bitches and opened the door and only found me inside, you could
consider the order filled.” — Robert Mitchum
Now THAT’s a curmudgeon! One can only gape in awe, and hope that one day, I too will achieve such an exalted state of grouchiness. Getting plenty of reasons to be that way building up lately, so we can always hope….y’all take care out there…..
Sometimes I sits and thinks,
and sometimes
I just sits.
gigoid
Kowabunga!
gigoid 
I didn’t do it!…The blog editor is playing games with the font; it changed some of what I put in, and left some in the original font. Oh well, it looks okay, and I DIDN’T DO IT!…
Brilliant post! You tickle me that saying by Mitchum is so cute! You are sounding more like yourself these days , I hope you are some better or dealing at most! I haven’t heard from you in a coons age! Though you’d scatched me off your list of fans. Hope all is well! Keep cranking em out! I’m still reading!
Lori 🙂
Thanks Lori…no I haven’t scratched you…and I think I’ve responded to all of your comments, even if it was the day after. I’ve been hiding a lot; the morning Pearls are all I’ve written in over a week, & they’re pretty much routine for me now…..anywho, I’ll be writing more soon…the universe just handed me more stuff to deal with, & I have to go south tomorrow with one of my brothers. My mom had a stroke, and may not last the week, so we have to go see her…I’ll be back in a couple days…..y’all take care….
I love the D.H. Lawrence quote.
SO sorry to hear about your mother.
The tides have to change for you soon. You’ve had enough. I command it! (but don’t hold your breath)