Hoo-ha! A momentary break in the tedium, like the weird sliver of sun that bolted a beam of light through a hole the gray sky as I rode the ferry to the Island this morning.
A lot's been going on lately in the world outside of my cranium. An important policy statement on Iraq by the President, outlining for the first time the underlying "crack dat mofo wide open" strategy for the region.
A new design was chosen for the World Trade Center site. First reaction: Feh! Second reaction: Mmmm, OK...but only if the actual towers are built out of transparent lucite, so Superman can stay there when he's in town.
And other news, I'm sure. But: I am enjoying focusing on a) working on the house (Buckyness and dryer-smashing notwithstanding), and b) working out some philosophical issues in me 'ead, the results of which will show up on these pages forthwith. Well, not forthwith, but soon enough.
It really is amazing to me how constant focus on events out in the muck of the world can be so draining. I don't know how the hard-core pundit-types can stand it; it makes me sort of depressed and fearful and mentally run down. It must be a talent of some sort, like being able to pedal up Alpe D'Huez like a fiend because you have the VO2 max of a god. They've got a high VPundit max, and are able to utilize vast quantities of Punditene as the news of the world floods their brains.
Not so, me. I've discovered that if I focus too long and hard on such things, I eventually overreach, pull a brainstring or get a cramp in my ideation, and then I have to sit on the shoulder of the information highway massaging my cerebrum and feeling foolish. So I've learned to pace myself, a bit. The past couple of weeks have been an easy lope, with words about painting and kitchen applicance violence and such. I like that. It's restful, somehow.
If you're so inclined, please feel free to continue walking with me at an easy pace, with ample breaks for water and looking at amusing wildlife.
I'm sure things will get energetically weird again soon.
I'm in the Easy Pace camp... no big thoughts at my end. I like the home and personal stuff best. I read everything else, though... sometimes twice, to be sure I get it. (Terry=duh)
Posted by: Terry | February 28, 2003 08:38 PM
MB thinks Terry [above] hit the nail on the head. Too much "news" and immediate 'goings on' put too much stress on the nerves. Your site offers enough other things to provide for reasoned thought and some relaxation of the tenseness.
Thank You!
Posted by: MommaBear | March 1, 2003 08:32 PM
I'm jealous of your new dishwasher myself....
Posted by: John | March 3, 2003 04:07 AM
Mmmm...effortless cleansing.
Posted by: --iaw | March 3, 2003 02:14 PM