Thanks, Marie. Puns welcome, always. But you obviously are aware that we pun lovers do not engender the same hilarity in non-pun lovers as we do in ourselves? It's kind of a unique club.
Great post. I firmly believe that wisdom is knowing what you don't know. It becomes truer with every birthday. And I love your Seurat analogy. For a visual demonstration of it, this famous scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off is quite illuminating about the clueless character viewing that painting: https://youtu.be/gAzU-IZXaJk?feature=shared.
As for dumpster-fire years, I'm put in mind of this scene in All About Eve (1950):
Eve: ... that sounds medieval, something out of an old melodrama!
Addison: So does the history of the world for the past twenty years.
Alas, the current dumpster fires are not unique, nor are they even the worst.
Linda, I love that you have such a breadth of knowledge to draw on. I had completely forgotten that scene from Ferris Bueller. Such a great movie. Every time I think of the "Twist and Shout" parade scene, I chuckle to myself.
And certainly Addison's "twenty years" were a bit more flammable than today.
What a great read John. And beautiful piece of piano. So peaceful.
I loved the analogy between the pointillism and the news. So on point. (Pun intended)
Thanks, Marie. Puns welcome, always. But you obviously are aware that we pun lovers do not engender the same hilarity in non-pun lovers as we do in ourselves? It's kind of a unique club.
Great insights John
Thanks, Susan! I appreciate your reading.
Thank God we are not just inate objects and will hopefully soon, with a power greater than ourselves, remember who and what we really are.
And of course, that we don't have to blow up the whole dumpster to evoke some change for the better!!! LOL
First off, thanks for reading.
And I share your hope: that soon the heat from the dumpster fire will spur us to kind, compassionate behavior.
Have a wonderful day!
John
Great post. I firmly believe that wisdom is knowing what you don't know. It becomes truer with every birthday. And I love your Seurat analogy. For a visual demonstration of it, this famous scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off is quite illuminating about the clueless character viewing that painting: https://youtu.be/gAzU-IZXaJk?feature=shared.
As for dumpster-fire years, I'm put in mind of this scene in All About Eve (1950):
Eve: ... that sounds medieval, something out of an old melodrama!
Addison: So does the history of the world for the past twenty years.
Alas, the current dumpster fires are not unique, nor are they even the worst.
Linda, I love that you have such a breadth of knowledge to draw on. I had completely forgotten that scene from Ferris Bueller. Such a great movie. Every time I think of the "Twist and Shout" parade scene, I chuckle to myself.
And certainly Addison's "twenty years" were a bit more flammable than today.