So How Is Your Day Going?
So today is officially the most depressing day of the year.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/13698761.htm
http://www.nypost.com/health/62137.htm
Hey, it wasn’t me who decided so. Apparently Cliff Arnall, psychologist / scientist (and I might add- / mathematician) has come to the indisputable conclusion that today sucks.
Odd really, since my stroll out this morning was surprisingly beautiful – especially for this time of year! A brilliant sun and white puff clouds with the temperature hovering in the very comfortable high forties.
Had they labeled yesterday ‘Stinkiest Day of the Year’, I would have gone along with it. Because aside from the weather being a downer, I had to put up with tantrums, junk-food binging, and laziness resulting in a movie marathon – when I should have been working. Come to think of it, I actually do think that the weather was to blame for all of the above!
Or maybe Cliff Arnall actually did know what he was talking about.
Well, I guess we ought to consider ourselves lucky. As someone has pointed out - if the world didn't suck - we'd all fall off.
posted by Totally Content @ 1/24/2006 02:17:00 PM
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Hey Undecided / Still Choosing -
I stand by what I said, hence my blaming laziness for my poor choices in activities.
BTW - What are you having such difficulty choosing? Need assistance in the matter?
Hey Mindy - sorry to hear that. Well now you at least you know that there is someone scientist who takes responsibility.
Sometimes our days suck, and we subsequently may make errors in judgment in how we deal with it. But it's been said: To err is human, to shift the blame - - even more so. :)
Whom will we blame next month when we have a crappy day?!?!!
That last line is hilarious!Unfortunately falling off maybe a better alternative than all this sucking!
The mentality of 'shifting the blame' is precisely why Williamsburg - and our way of life have been labeled a faulty system.
Some unsuccessful dissatisfied souls awoke one day and found that if they don't conduct their own trains, it will nonetheless keep chugging along - only they will find themselves to be passengers - - and they might not like their destination.
Naturally, they'll blame their conductor.
It won't change the situation though. Their car will still be sitting idly on some deserted siding or scrap yard.
They do have a simple choice to make. Either they head to the front car and point the train in the direction they want it to go… or they can point a finger. Guess which one is easier.
Café_28 said: Sheitel, re: your comment about the train and conductor
That was precisely my point. There are tracks already layed out to a certain secure destination. At the same time, alternate routes exist. Some more treacherous than others, but all with a safe destination in mind.
To simply hop off the tracks, in search of an ‘adventure’ and ‘freedom’ is foolhardy and unsafe
On the other hand, to follow blindly could be dangerous too. It would be far wiser to keep your eye out on the road to prevent derailing or any other snags on th way.
…that is, unless you implicitly trust the designer of the tracks, and the conductor of the train.
Dear Interested -
This is one time that you can't contradict me - mostly because I agreed with 99% of the approaches one might take in living their lives. There are main highways, side roads and multiple alternate routes. I merely suggested that one be on the lookout for bumps, and be aware of the intended destination. The only approach that I denounced is wildly, blindly traveling for the sake of adventure with no idea where the road can lead. Driving Under the Influence – that’s anything that can ‘influence’ the driver with the notion that he is infallible and above the law - is potentially hazardous.
Those who actually 'discovered by chance' something worthwhile having, are a minor percentage of those that have gone looking.
But hey, we were all indeed given that opportunity to lead our own lives and to screw it up as we see fit!
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