I wish that politicians who can't add 2 + 2 would stop saying, "By my calculus... ."
We all have a life story, and the clue to the ending is not necessarily in a chapter already written.
It's curious how so many people who are old and cynical believe exactly what they were taught when they were young and gullible.
There is this sense you get in old age of having outlived your completed memoirs.
One of the easier questions to answer in life is why you have so little when you ask so little.
The strongest person is vulnerable in some way, and the weakest person strong in some way. In exactly what way neither knows until they are tested, and in fact, until they are tested, neither knows which person they are.
Maybe the world is made such a perilous place so that no one would ever think they were meant to face such peril alone.
You get to an age when fewer things pique your curiosity than pique your don't-give-a-damn.
In explaining one's self to others, one should make especially clear the part where the explanation is over.
After a lifetime of receiving consolation prizes, I finally finished first, and know what -- it's actually more consoling.
“The strongest person…” A life lesson indeed, Robert.
ReplyDeleteSo pleased to hear from you, Gary. An old friend indeed!
DeleteI resemble these age remarks already and I'm only in my early 50s, how sad is that. Then again, the 2016-2025 years have aged me about three decades. Thanks for keeping up with the entertaining and inspirational posts. Happy October, enjoy your day.
ReplyDeleteHello, old friend and patron. Terri, if you haven't asked Google AI "What is Terri Guillemets known for?", do so. And follow up on all the links and questions. Quite a read.
DeleteActually, I've experimented a bit with AI chatbots over the past two years, but never thought to ask it that question. It provided interesting and amusingly semi-accurate answers. Basically, I said 'yes' to all its follow-up questions and let it lead where it wanted. Then I asked a question of my own and ended up with quite fascinating output. After omitting all the horrible lines and polishing up the decent ones, a delightful compilation blossomed. It's too lengthy to post here, so I added the results to my secluded little AI playground blog, link follows. For reference, the relevant part of my Q&A with the bot is at the end of the page. https://terriguillemets.com/goblinbard/20251001-0913-robert-brault-terri-guillemets.html
DeleteFreaky and scary stuff -- a Pandora's Box I wish I hadn't opened. I will assume, for the sake of sanity, that your editing touch is strong in that list of lines, otherwise it strikes me as a challenge to what we believe the creative source of poetry to be. Wow!
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