posted on May 5, 2001 09:47:33 AM new
This is some of the shoddiest troll work I've seen. First the ol' bump-the-ancient-thread-to-the-top schtick, now this lame attempt to incite disruption.
posted on May 5, 2001 10:14:58 AM new
A battle without a topic.
A battle prefaced with cartoon characters.
An attempt to incite disruption before the battle has started.
Wow! this is indeed wierd.
posted on May 5, 2001 11:47:10 AM new"In taking offense, are you identifying yourself as a troll, krs?"
I certainly am, Mr. Modeus, and I'll have you know (as if you didn't already know) that in chatboards 'troll' as a title bearing significant note; one not easily earned nor readily retained. To one day be counted amongst the world's great trolls is and has been a goal of mine for several years and I'll not have you dishonor my so far unworthy efforts in the way that you just have.
posted on May 5, 2001 11:55:55 AM new
For no particularly discernible reason, Voices as a topic brought to mind this short poem by Marianne Moore, and since no battle is yet ensuing, I'll toss it out there as a further point of confusion.
My father used to say,
'Superior people never make long visits,
have to be shown Longfellow's grave
or the glass flowers at Harvard.
Self-reliant like the cat--
that takes its prey to privacy,
the mouse's limp tail hanging like a shoelace from its mouth--
they sometimes enjoy solitude,
and can be robbed of speech
by speech which has delighted them,
The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence:
not in silence, but restraint'.
Nor was he insincere in saying, 'Make my house your inn'.
Inns are not residences.
How ironically appropriate to associate Emily Dickinson with the subject of Moore's poem; her life certainly embodies those concepts. The little "nun of Amherest" was quite a rebel, her genius original.
posted on May 5, 2001 01:29:51 PM new
Thanks for your reply, Antiquary!
I don't know a lot about poetry, but the Moore poem reminded me right off the bat
of Emily Dickinson and especially the poem
that I posted, which is one of my favorites.
posted on May 5, 2001 03:23:38 PM new
Helen, I've enjoyed seeing people today, but I'm just taking a day off from working on some pressing projects, especially the lawn and gardens. The weather is more cooperative this spring than it's been for several years so I'm making the most of it.
Ken, I'm not certain exactly what you were conveying, but it's good to see you. As usual, your posts reflect great form, so I assume that you're doing well.
posted on May 5, 2001 03:55:36 PM new
~ The Life We Choose ~
Here's the premise: We are all, right now, living the life we choose.
This choice, of course, is not a single, monumental choice. No one decides, for example, "I'm going to move to L.A., and in five years I will be a waiter in a so-so restaurant, planning to get my 8-by-10's done real soon so that I can find an agent and become a star," or "I'm going to marry a dreadful person and we'll live together in a loveless marriage, staying together only for the kids, who I don't much like, either."
No. The choices I'm talking about here are made daily, hourly, moment by moment.
Do we try something new, or stick to the tried-and-true? Do we take a risk, or eat what's already on our dish? Do we ponder a thrilling adventure, or contemplate what's on TV? Do we walk over and meet that interesting stranger, or do we play it safe? Do we indulge our heart, or cater to our fear?
The bottom-line question: Do we pursue what we want, or do we do what's comfortable?
For the most part, most people most often choose comfort - the familiar, the time-honored, the well-worn but well-known. After a lifetime of choosing between comfort and risk, we are left with the life we currently have.
And it was all of our own choosing.
Peter McWilliams
Do It! Let's Get Off Our Buts
Prelude Press
(Sorry, I had to use this TWICE today.)