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2000-07-12 | 04:00:47

"nothing requires force." -brian's grandpa

amen, guy, amen. so why do i try to force things all the time? control issues? well, sure. impatience? definitely. selfishness? duh!

my co-worker brian told me that his grandpa shared that epigram with him when he was growing up and broke something by pushing on it too hard. as he quoted his grandpa, he used a craggly, slow-like-molasses, whittling-on-the-porch, quaker oats voice. the delivery adds a lot to the saying, is what i'm saying.

nothing requires force, aye? that's rich.

let go. wheeeee! whoa. i'm dizzy. i want to hold onto the handles. i want to double-check the parachute. doors locked? check. knees locked? unfortunately. brain locked? too often. no use jimmying the lock. nothing requires force, remember?

also, short-cuts don't pay. brian's gramps said that, too.

i like short-cuts A LOT. short-cuts plus force describe my dating life to a T. if only i had heard brian's grandpa's advice first...it would have saved me a shitload of trouble, i tell you what.

ah, well. could save me some trouble now, too.

like alanis once crooned, "it's like the good advice you just didn't take."

ironic, alrighty. i guess grandpa told me what for. and how!

too bad i'm hard of hearing.

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