Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 >I have a problem with pontificating (can't believe they didn't make >me the new Pope), HABEMUS PAPAM!! on this list , on a more serious note, do you take any sleeping tablets? I write incredibly "purple" prose if I write after my zolpidem (Ambien, I think, to you in the US of A) has started to take effect. The morning after I read over what I wrote and I am on the edge of my bed with trepidation as I have no recollections of what I have written the night before. Nelly PS: I didn't notice anything strange anyway [infections] My Outburst Yesterday ....was a storm in the brain, but not, unfortunately, a 'brainstorm.'I hope I said nothing to offend anyone, but know that what I said makes little sense, in the context of the article or even this list.A writer is supposed to distinguish between 'happenings' in the brain and things worth communicating. I thought I was lucid, therefore ok - using about as much sense as a doctor, there.I have a problem with pontificating (can't believe they didn't make me the new Pope), but when you see it uninterrupted by any reference to anything real, metaphor slung on metaphor, no familiar feelings evoked, chances are something has gone wrong upstairs.I try to catch these things, and usually I succeed, but yesterday I failed. I am ordinarily grateful that the firestorm in my brain leaves the higher language functions intact. Sometimes, though, it would be better if it didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Hi I did not read anything to indicate anyone took offense, I know I didn't. What your prose did do was to stimulate debates and discussions which is no bad thing; it helps focus our minds on the issues that continue to make it difficult for many of us to access decent health care and financial support for those unable to work. Cheers, Tansy -- In infections , " Schaafsma " <compucruz@y...> wrote: > > ...was a storm in the brain, but not, unfortunately, a 'brainstorm.' > > I hope I said nothing to offend anyone, but know that what I said > makes little sense, in the context of the article or even this list. > > A writer is supposed to distinguish between 'happenings' in the > brain and things worth communicating. I thought I was lucid, > therefore ok - using about as much sense as a doctor, there. > > I have a problem with pontificating (can't believe they didn't make > me the new Pope), but when you see it uninterrupted by any reference > to anything real, metaphor slung on metaphor, no familiar feelings > evoked, chances are something has gone wrong upstairs. > > I try to catch these things, and usually I succeed, but yesterday I > failed. I am ordinarily grateful that the firestorm in my brain > leaves the higher language functions intact. Sometimes, though, it > would be better if it didn't. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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