Guest guest Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 - In ceda , MTLamar@a... wrote: " I can't seem to keep up with entropy, I don't know how to get ahead of the chaos when I can barely manage to keep myself washed and fed, or even just sit still. I keep making the effort, but believe me, just showing up isn't enough after a while. My good days are the ones when I can manage to blissfully ignore the fact I'm losing ground. " - - - - - - - Ah, entropy. It was my friend for once, this week. Sometimes procrastination works. I had lost my wallet, but I'm not getting out much, and am battling a flu now turned more toward pneumonia. (I was watching " Angels in America " and realized I was actually wheezing louder than the guy in the play with AIDS-related pneumonia trying to get his breath. Antibiotic time.) So by the time I wanted to find my wallet for something or other I had no idea how long it had been gone or how to retrace my last steps outside, and thought I must have misplaced it in the apartment, since I hadn't been out in a while. Finally it showed up more than a week later, perfectly intact. I'd left it at a Chinese grocery store, and they sent someone to return it. If I'd had more energy all my cards would have been cancelled, I'd have paid for a new bus pass, spent money on a new wallet, etc. etc. Lucky for me I was pretty much laid out flat. As for the more general discussion, I've been losing ground for a few decades now, and yet I'm in some ways better off now than then. My living conditions are too messy by half, especially the paperwork (hygiene is pretty much okay except for the slight bathtub rings and occaisionally dust bunny.) It's been pleasant building my web sites like logictutorial.com and bestpaperairplanes.com because there is no entropy in cyberspace, the sites slowly accumulate, as I find a little time, and don't fade or deteriorate. Digital memory is nice that way. Finished a play too, eco-oriented but not too dull I hope (it includes an EDS character, for once.) But I could list endlessly all the vital things I haven't done. So I expect that you're like me, winning on some fronts, but always losing on many other fronts too. That's the way it is, particularly if we EDSers measure where we are by the standards of the well and vigorous world. But they're losing ground to time too, and that's the dilemma of all humans. Nothing to be ashamed with that. Live well and leave a hopelessly confused estate, if that's what it takes, I say. The little things we do still count, making a child smile or reading a good book and gaining a little knowledge. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Hi -- Liked the part about " living well and leaving the hopelessly confused estate " !!!! My sis told me once she wanted me to have eveything taken care (and I mean everything - down to where my clothes would go!!) so that when I died she wouldn't have to do anything. I told her -- I'll do what I can but, sorry, I don't have time -- gotta go play and have some fun!!!!!!! I guess procrastination's my friend, too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Patti My good friend entropy - In ceda , MTLamar@a... wrote: Live well and leave a hopelessly confused estate, if that's what it takes, I say. The little things we do still count, making a child smile or reading a good book and gaining a little knowledge. Russ To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ceda.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Hi -- Liked the part about " living well and leaving the hopelessly confused estate " !!!! My sis told me once she wanted me to have eveything taken care (and I mean everything - down to where my clothes would go!!) so that when I died she wouldn't have to do anything. I told her -- I'll do what I can but, sorry, I don't have time -- gotta go play and have some fun!!!!!!! I guess procrastination's my friend, too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Patti My good friend entropy - In ceda , MTLamar@a... wrote: Live well and leave a hopelessly confused estate, if that's what it takes, I say. The little things we do still count, making a child smile or reading a good book and gaining a little knowledge. Russ To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ceda.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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