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Sep. 21st, 2005
a smattering of ignorance
Sep. 21st, 2005 07:09 pmToday I was on the bus and there was a girl in a wheelchair. She began to undo the restraints that kept her wheelchair from moving before her stop. In fact she was doing it as we were going down a hill. The bus driver stopped right in the middle of the hill and went back to her and put the restraints back on and said, "if you fell and slipped I would lose my job. DON'T do that. I am not getting fired for you." I respected the bus driver for that. As she got off the bus and the busdriver said, "please don't do that." She said, "um...like whatever." The girl was a bit of a bimbo. One doesn't think of crippled people as being bimbos. I suspect we mostly like to think of disabled people as being brave and insightful. She was an eejit. Eejit cripple. *snorts*
After the adventure on the bus I came home to find a wheelbarrow in the livingroom. This isn't a common experience for me but it was kind of fun. It is a wedding present from some of Mr. Jenner's relatives. It isn't something you normally think of for a gift but it is rather useful. It will make carrying the remains from trimming various bushes much easier.
Tomorrow there will be much to do; errands to run, an interview to attend (I really don't want to go) and things to prepare. There is still so much to do but I am staying fairly calm. It is just a matter of plowing through irritations.
I have was having a brief conversation with someone regarding princples/values. I said that it is important to have a sense of compassion in addition to principles. I suspect he thinks I meant he lacks compassion. It was not the case. I just think that sometimes people dwell more in the esoteric and less in the practical when it comes to such things and it makes for difficult moments in life. But hey what do I know, there are a lot of people I can't be around because of my so-called principles and values and there is at least one person I know that I have a lot of trouble forgiving because of their actions. As Oscar Wilde said, I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
I just hope my mood mellows with age. I have definitely grown younger in spirit as I have grown older. I am hoping to be six by the time I am seventy.
After the adventure on the bus I came home to find a wheelbarrow in the livingroom. This isn't a common experience for me but it was kind of fun. It is a wedding present from some of Mr. Jenner's relatives. It isn't something you normally think of for a gift but it is rather useful. It will make carrying the remains from trimming various bushes much easier.
Tomorrow there will be much to do; errands to run, an interview to attend (I really don't want to go) and things to prepare. There is still so much to do but I am staying fairly calm. It is just a matter of plowing through irritations.
I have was having a brief conversation with someone regarding princples/values. I said that it is important to have a sense of compassion in addition to principles. I suspect he thinks I meant he lacks compassion. It was not the case. I just think that sometimes people dwell more in the esoteric and less in the practical when it comes to such things and it makes for difficult moments in life. But hey what do I know, there are a lot of people I can't be around because of my so-called principles and values and there is at least one person I know that I have a lot of trouble forgiving because of their actions. As Oscar Wilde said, I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
I just hope my mood mellows with age. I have definitely grown younger in spirit as I have grown older. I am hoping to be six by the time I am seventy.
We're sorting out music that we want played at the reception. There are moments where I am absolutely horrified by the taste in music Mr. Jenner and I have at times. So shameful. I even found a recording of McArthur Park in my mp3 collection.
Now here is one to discuss...should there be any Barry Manilow?
If you were a guest what would be your guilty pleasure choice to dance to?
Can one really get away with playing songs from the Beach Boy's "Pet Sounds", or even songs by The Darkness?
Now here is one to discuss...should there be any Barry Manilow?
If you were a guest what would be your guilty pleasure choice to dance to?
Can one really get away with playing songs from the Beach Boy's "Pet Sounds", or even songs by The Darkness?