tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7268203703599287453..comments2024-03-29T07:24:34.346-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The WindowOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38244705514162999222015-04-30T04:40:03.671-07:002015-04-30T04:40:03.671-07:00Damn!
Get better, enjoy the view!Damn!<br /><br />Get better, enjoy the view!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75552669790380701542015-04-29T23:46:09.753-07:002015-04-29T23:46:09.753-07:00My two front windows face the West...................My two front windows face the West.............................I was at the podiatrist today.<br />No anti-inflammatories due to the lack of the left kidney and having to take them bloody statins....................<br />Capsulitis and Neuropathy...........................<br />I think I am almost to the point of sitting on the verandah at Casa de Sharon y Glenn on a daily basis...............looking into the setting sun over the Tehachapi and The Southern Sierra Nevada............................Glenn Mark Casselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305109383344139028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60736186500692104272015-04-29T18:37:40.769-07:002015-04-29T18:37:40.769-07:00Hardwood looks good in photos, but it's kinda ...Hardwood looks good in photos, but it's kinda hard to get comfy on.<br /><br />OTOH, it's easier to keep clean.<br /><br />Stretching out on a carpet in a ray of sunshine, sometimes of a Saturday, I like to share that joy with my cats. They think I'm odd...<br /><br />They're correct.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39434275445599689792015-04-29T18:35:35.106-07:002015-04-29T18:35:35.106-07:00Heh, she is indeed!Heh, she is indeed!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88236996304644351292015-04-29T18:09:48.594-07:002015-04-29T18:09:48.594-07:00You're hardly alone in these feelings, my frie...You're hardly alone in these feelings, my friend. I'm generally an optimist - MY WIFE sometimes calls me "Pollyanna" - but I've been having more and more dark days lately. I don't believe I've seen a time during my life when there has been more outright hate being expressed.<br /><br />Just yesterday, I was having very similar thoughts to yours. In my case, we have hardwood floors, but when I was a kid, we had rugs and carpets. I used to love to stretch out on the carpet, especially where the sun had been or still was, and get lost in a comic book or TV (or even radio) show. There was something very comforting about the texture and warmth. You can't get that on hardwood :-)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41463056074139807262015-04-29T17:37:58.348-07:002015-04-29T17:37:58.348-07:00A Jellicle Cat!A Jellicle Cat!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50652843091092891112015-04-29T16:23:05.374-07:002015-04-29T16:23:05.374-07:00I think you have the right of it Ron.
I certainly...I think you have the right of it Ron.<br /><br />I certainly enjoy life far too much to stay negative for long. I find joy in the little things.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56702185515971929022015-04-29T14:26:01.420-07:002015-04-29T14:26:01.420-07:00I am lacking in many areas, but like most of us tr...I am lacking in many areas, but like most of us try to do the best I can. Much of how I believe I will be judged, or to what extent my life has been worthwhile, is to what degree have I added to the positive side of life for others. I do take almost childish delight in my pets and how little they ask and how much they give. Staying in a positive mindset is a constant challenge, but being negative all the time, is to waste the boundless opportunities for joy that are offered to us every day. I get all my news from the net, and go granular where I believe it warranted, but zero TV news, and virtually zero news from the very occasional paper I may browse. It is an interesting view from the wrong side of the aging bell curve. Actually I do not think we have changed all that much in 50,000 years, let alone a mere 2,000 years.Ron Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217389199007968254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34667718378153140332015-04-29T13:35:32.436-07:002015-04-29T13:35:32.436-07:00Like the man said, "Just do your job."Like the man said, "Just do your job."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84592216060351299352015-04-29T13:22:08.875-07:002015-04-29T13:22:08.875-07:00Same here. The internet lets me know what's go...Same here. The internet lets me know what's going on in the world. Then I search for details, if I wish. Usually I don't.<br /><br />Like you say, unsettling.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32921572659643931052015-04-29T13:19:00.024-07:002015-04-29T13:19:00.024-07:00A pretty wise fellow told me once that you're ...A pretty wise fellow told me once that you're the least aware of it when you're having your most important impact on others. Which argues for being an ethical and principled man and then just getting on with life.<br /><br />Another fellow (a former skipper) told me, "You better have your own $#!+ suitcased before you worry about what other people are doing."<br /><br />None of us can change the world, but that's okay. The world will look after itself. Ship, Shipmate, Self. Or as Gayle Sayers put it, "I am third."PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42289015360111800362015-04-29T13:16:20.672-07:002015-04-29T13:16:20.672-07:00I don't watch the news these days. I used to. ...I don't watch the news these days. I used to. It's unsettling now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3988849093422713582015-04-29T08:53:20.308-07:002015-04-29T08:53:20.308-07:00Same here WSF. You do the best you can, you hope y...Same here WSF. You do the best you can, you hope your kids will do the same and maybe, just maybe, you might influence one or two people along the way into doing the right thing.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16086104248802844492015-04-29T07:49:50.404-07:002015-04-29T07:49:50.404-07:00The only thing you truly can control, for better o...The only thing you truly can control, for better or worse, is yourself. Your example can influence others, especially your children. Sorry I have nothing profound that will solve the world's problems.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10302614950017206242015-04-29T07:20:47.290-07:002015-04-29T07:20:47.290-07:00Amen Kris.Amen Kris.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30221653246513278442015-04-29T07:06:37.154-07:002015-04-29T07:06:37.154-07:00As Joe said above...you just have to keep on keepi...As Joe said above...you just have to keep on keeping on. The world is a crappy place; it's up to each of us to do what we can to be sure our tiny corner is less crappy.Kris, in New Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185696221729269932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16380559779865695152015-04-29T06:26:55.041-07:002015-04-29T06:26:55.041-07:00It's hard to remember that, Joe. But I try as ...It's hard to remember that, Joe. But I try as I know that there are folks out there who are doing the right thing.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57416341976703241532015-04-29T06:02:52.700-07:002015-04-29T06:02:52.700-07:00And beyond the window and the lying and the not le...And beyond the window and the lying and the not leading, there are still a lot of good people doing the right things and caring, and that is what gives us hope beyond the window.<br /><br />But I think you know that.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com