Posted by Sarah T. on June 14, 2005, at 2:18:55
In reply to So hot and muggy, admin, ramblings :-), posted by Deneb on June 12, 2005, at 21:26:42
> Admin...> Please don't get too caught up...it's sad to see people getting upset.> Maybe my lauguage skills are lacking or something, but I neither have the determination to read through the many posts there nor the concentration to follow and understand all the issues.> I wish everyone could be happy, and I do mean *everyone*. Hugs to (((((everyone))))) who wants a hug. :-)> > Deneb
Hello, Deneb.
I'm so glad you wrote that. I agree. I started to get enmeshed in one of the threads, and fortunately I stopped. Two things stopped me. The first, a few words from one of T.S. Eliot's poems: "Distracted from distraction by distraction." I had to admit that getting caught up in that would serve to distract me from what really matters to me right now. The second thing that went through my mind was a quotation I have up on my bulletin board that I took from the Woody Allen movie MANHATTAN. Granted, Woody Allen's personal life leaves much to be desired, but I still think he is a prolific, often brilliant writer. The passage from the movie occurs as Isacc, the character played by Allen, makes notes for his next writing project. He says he has "an idea for a short story about people. . . who are constantly creating these real unnecessary neurotic problems for themselves because it keeps them from dealing with more unsolvable, terrifying problems about the universe." It's really quite remarkable how the mind can distract itself, and even more remarkable how we rationalize those distractions.Putting ice on Hammy's cage sounds like a good idea. Air-conditioning for hamsters! I put ice in my cat's water dish so the water stays cool a bit longer than usual. This humidity is so oppressive, and it's lasted several weeks. I think the weather will improve in a couple of days, at least where I am, in the U.S.
Good luck on your taxes!
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