I've Done Something Very Stoopid.
Actually, I've done many, many stoopid things...
Disclaimer: Women don't seem to have to make a lot of mistakes to be wise, or smart. But the men I was always fascinated with the most were ones who you could tell made a lot of mistakes. Great mistakes. I guess you could say they were the worst influence on me, in a way...
So this will seem aimed at men, and from a man's perspective. Or a boy's perspective, for the boy in us that I hope still exists...
I don't feel bad telling you that I've maybe done more stoopid things in my life than most anybody I've ever met. Okay, now that I see the words I just typed... maybe it's a tad embarrassing...
But I look at my scars now, and I am kind of fond of them.
I look at them, and then I think of all the people I see with no scars. Doing all the same things everybody else with no scars does.
I see the laughter in the eyes of the other bent people who know me (they are very few), and I feel like I have something the "un-scarred" never will, whatever it is, and I seem most connected to, and fascinated by the ones who have been there.
There is a vacancy in their eyes, these uninitiated. Their every move seems like there is a voice in their head telling them to do it, AGAIN. That same old tried and true, tired thing that will lead to the same next thing. And the next. And the next. And if they don't, there will be crackling noises, and smoke will start coming out of their ears.
What do they know about anything, really? Do they have any real thoughts of their own? Or does everything they know come from simply watching others do stupid things, and just doing the opposite of that, and the world calls it "wisdom".
They don't seem to have any deep thoughts, or real advice, do they??
I sometimes wonder if we are people, or lab rats, and the obedient ones are the ones whom whatever they are testing worked on.
Consider the many thoughts of the "idiot", though:
He has interesting thoughts when he is considering the daft deed to be done (and it must be done).
He has another thought or two as he is poising himself to do the daft deed.
He has yet some other pretty unique thoughts as he is stepping into the daft act.
He is thinking yet some other strange things as he is going through the weird experience, which he now knows is as stupid as his initial thoughts were probably telling him.
New thoughts again, as he sees the headlights of the consequences of his actions in the distance.
As he is face to face with the consequences, which are probably personified in the form of someone wearing either a white smock and stethoscope, or a blue suit with a stripe down the leg and swirling lights on the top of his car.
The idiot likely has a hard time explaining his actions, because he is still amazed with and processing all the thoughts he had along the way.
The many more thoughts yet to come will blend with the ones still swirling in his head, to distill themselves into something that will become something meaningful, and even useful, if only for entertainment for someone, somewhere down the road.
Anyway, if I'm not completely out to lunch here, I would like to ask you one question:
Whose lap did you sit on, most attentively, who told you stories as a child?
What kind of grandfather would you rather be?
Okay, that's two questions.
Anyway, I'm not talking about being a bad influence, I'm talking about being able to look back and say that you did something outside the box, or that was courageous, and set you apart from the boring people who don't question anything.
Blessings, my friends.
Craig
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Hi Craig
That reminds me of the day my Grandad (my Dad's Dad) told me about his black labrador. My Dad wanted a golden retriever. At about 7 years old he found some cream paint in the garden shed... apparently, it took well over a year for the cream labrador to become black again!
Then when I was 6 or so, when visiting my Uncle Ronald (my Mum's brother), he suggested my brother and I needed some target practice. He took us, and a bucket, into the garden and told us to wee in it! Someone had made a mess in the bathroom. Of course, we didn't do as told but got the message. Later, I thought it would be a good idea to practice on my own thinking that if I did I could avoid getting in more trouble (that way, I thought, it'd be my younger brother who got the blame) so ... I took the bucket behind the garden shed and proudly didn't miss at all. A great idea then... until the neighbour, who saw the stoopid practice session complained to my Mum!
Ho hum...
:-)
Richard
Haha, thanks for sharing these stories, Richard.
That poor dog!
I have a couple of childhood urination stories too, but I'm not sure I should share them here...
I'll just say that one of them involves my younger brother and a water pistol...
Wow! Some arerisk-takers; some not so much; and some, not at all!
I'm thinking those who tried things you didn't meet--well, they did not "make it back."
I think of Edison, who tried and learned 8,000 ways to make a lightbulb. Well, he lived to see it happen! That is better than some experimenters.
And, yes, Grandpa's with stories to tell are most interesting.
I loved this blog.
Have a good day!
thank you, Craig. They are improving slowly. Financially, energy, learning...
I work in a hot bakery/Deli. I leave the bakery in hot weather, and return to my hot apartment, where I think the 2 AC's are not working right. But I think it is only about 80 degrees F. outside.
I can aclimatize. (Is that a word?)
But rumor has it you people to the north may be having hotter weather than around Denver. How are you doing? How are your websites progressing ? Getting any traffic? I'm not "there" yet.
You know I bought my own domain...healthymyself.com... I will close down the old siterubix.com UNLESS it can be used (altered) to serve other purposes, like WA Marketing? or information storage... I think someone suggested that
Any ideas?
Good for you! I'm glad that things are improving, and that you got your own domain. That's a big step. I see you've also done some work on your site!
I'm spending about $9 a day on Microsoft traffic (Facebook shut me down), but other than that not much natural traffic yet.
I haven't been focussing at all on my frames site. Not much time.
It is very hot here again. Not quite as bad as it was a week or so ago, which was insane! Still too hot for my liking, tho. I'm pretty much in the same boat as you. I have one small fan right beside my bed so the concept of sleeping is at least fathomable.
Yes, I'm sure you could find a use for the other domain. Both the ideas you mentioned sound good to me...
I'm sorry that FB played God with your personal opinions. I have had an account, which I never closed, but I never go there anymore. I fear they would not like my opinions either, though they are very tame, actually. I'm glad you can say my additions or alterations are "improvements." I'd like to think so. My directions is more attention to natural lifestyle than supplements, which in the end may be like shooting myself in the foot--fewer marketable, big money items (supplements). I have some ideas up my sleeve, but have not progressed to the point that I know how to set that up. I will get there.
So are you still going the same direction, or hoping to try something else? Hey, you don't have to share your ideas here, if you don;t want.
It is nice talking with you.
YES, you and your fan, and I and my fan-like AC's. I open the windows to the cooler night air, and feel better.. I am pretty hot.
By the way, you are a good writer.
Have you ever read anything by Les Greene? He has a different style!
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One more thing: You never know what is STUPID, until you've tried.
Right?
Like Homer Simpson said, "Stupid like a FOX!" :D
Well, I have to snicker a bit.