I was out walking this morning, a cold harsh wind blowing snow in my face. It could easily be February, except that daffodils, tulips and the young buds on the trees are curling up under the weight and stress of the snow and cold. Odd for mid April.
“Those who are to be his friends he knows instantly, and further acquaintance adds little to the intimacy and warm friendship that he at once feels for them. On the other hand, those who do not respond to him immediately cannot by any effort either on his part or theirs overcome that first alienation.”
-Randolph Bourne, The Handicapped
“You need to calm down and wax,” says one of my closest friends, Elizabeth. “Wax” is the way her mouth pronounces the word “relax.” She’s right.
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Television tells me what I want to hear. If it starts talking smack, I can push a button and it becomes palatable again. My television doesn’t call me a codependent borderline personality or file a restraining order. My television gets me. I watch too much of it. Sometimes WAY too much.
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