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[noahgibbs]

Often enough I feel that I'm being foolish about the way I approach my life. I tend to forget that, foolish or no, I have no shortage of people to encourage me in many of my follies.

Brezsny, for instance:

Memorize the lines below, which were written by George Bernard Shaw, and deliver them to the one with whom you'd most like to make beautiful music together. If there is no human you feel moved to address so tenderly, speak them to a pet, muse, angel, or yourself. "You are my inspiration and my folly. You are my light across the sea, my million nameless joys, and my day's wage. You are my divinity, my madness, my selfishness, my transfiguration and purification. You are my rapscallionly fellow vagabond, my tempter and star. I want you."

This reminds me, a little, of one of the first of his horoscopes that I ever read. I was hooked, but that happens when something so simple does so much good for you.

Ah, well. As the excellent Irish telephone installer from Orange County points out, life is just exactly weird enough. He also points out that 90% of those installing DSL use it only for porn, but that's a different topic.

Comments

[bredmold.livejournal.com]

I love that quote. I keep debating whether I should be getting these horoscopes myself. At worst, I can get my own horoscope pretty consistently, since your birthday is something like a week off from mine.

[angelbob.livejournal.com]

I just have a look at his site once a week or so.

DSL

[jd5p.livejournal.com]

He also points out that 90% of those installing DSL use it only for porn, but that's a different topic.
And don't forget talking about movies and downloading music.

Re: DSL

[angelbob.livejournal.com]

Actually, this was a few years ago, before Napster made it big. And actually the figure might have been 75% rather than 90%. But he installed it, and apparently three quarters of the people he talked to used it only for porn.

Follies

[shipofools999.livejournal.com]

I tend to forget that, foolish or no, I have no shortage of people to encourage me in many of my follies.


That is because we enjoy and appreciate your many follies.

Have you thought about building one for the Disaster House?

~pirategrl

Re: Follies

[angelbob.livejournal.com]

I'd realized that I now have a back yard, and that it's still possible to buy a cheap trebuchet kit, yeah. Eventually, though, irate neighbors would track down the source of those one-pound metal balls, even most of a mile away.

Now if I had a trapdoor assembly in the back yard and a retractable trebuchet, that might be different...

Re: Follies

[shipofools999.livejournal.com]

I was looking for a definition (http://www.heritage.co.uk/follies/ffdef.html)of an architectural folly (http://www.britainexpress.com/History/follies.htm)and realized that a trebuchet could count. (BTW one of the suggestions the spell checker recommends for trebuchet is debauched.)

If you build one, who says you have to use one-pound metal balls? You could use something ephemeral, like ice or otter-pops, or something gooey that will dissolve. You could have the neighborhood's largest spit-balls!

On the retractable front, it could be collapsible, or you could build a folly to cover it. Whip away the walls and the trebuchet is ready to launch. Fire away and replace the covering. You could even use a child's playhouse or shed to hide it's true nature.

[desdemona612.livejournal.com]

GBS - What an awesome writer...he has some pretty interesting views on love and marriage. When I first met Kevin I was in rehearsals for "Getting Married" by GBS.