tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post416468700550865302..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: Drip, drip, dripThe Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-27164210342334338722010-02-17T05:57:26.073-05:002010-02-17T05:57:26.073-05:00A number of those things could be made better by m...A number of those things could be made better by migrating to Australia. <br /><br />Just saying. <br /><br />Hang in there. February in the Northern Hemisphere blows, but it will pass. <br /><br />Out of curiosity, who was the musician?A Free Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038930031019179647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-35449612816384522112010-02-14T20:38:39.761-05:002010-02-14T20:38:39.761-05:00Jimmy: That's exactly what I need once in a wh...Jimmy: That's exactly what I need once in a while. And you're just the man to deliver it.<br /><br />Jo: This may be my favorite comment ever. Thank you for the chuckle, my dear.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-51784681933436151112010-02-14T19:38:24.497-05:002010-02-14T19:38:24.497-05:00Yesterday I saw a dead wombat by the side of the r...Yesterday I saw a dead wombat by the side of the road.<br /><br />At least you're not the wombat.<br /><br />Isn't wombat a nice word to say? Try it. Say it outloud. WOMBAT.<br /><br />Now extend it a little bit. WOMMMMMBAT. Then repeat it. WOMBAT WOMBAT. Hahahaha. Wombat. <br /><br />(this made me laugh yesterday. if it doesn't work for you, THEN i'd try suggestions 1-14 above.)Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-39431120689898823692010-02-14T15:31:02.625-05:002010-02-14T15:31:02.625-05:00UB, that aside, see my foot in your arse as a frie...UB, that aside, see my foot in your arse as a friendly reminder that you have people who look out for you on all shores.Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-64042136505995894902010-02-14T09:09:43.661-05:002010-02-14T09:09:43.661-05:00Map: Indeed, everything at once. It seems to be pa...Map: Indeed, everything at once. It seems to be part of the human condition. I don't feel alone in that regard.<br /><br />Nurse: If I can wear my slippers to work, can I also bring my blanket and ask my colleague to read me a story?<br /><br />Jimmy: I always feel a bit sheepish when I see that you've read my complaining posts. You've risen above circumstances that were much more dire than these. It's humbling.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-21817869021030477052010-02-14T03:34:16.729-05:002010-02-14T03:34:16.729-05:00The pain of a thousand pinpricks is merely weaknes...The pain of a thousand pinpricks is merely weakness leaving the body. Fear and pain is what sorts the wheat from the chaff.<br /><br />Dig in... let defiance shake its own fist at the gathering blackness of the clouds.Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-77298586669480731732010-02-14T02:50:52.731-05:002010-02-14T02:50:52.731-05:00you could start going to work in your slippers.......you could start going to work in your slippers.....nursemyrahttp://nursemyra.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-82037677867005823762010-02-13T22:44:59.398-05:002010-02-13T22:44:59.398-05:00SheeeSe UB!
Don't stuff come all at once some...SheeeSe UB!<br /><br />Don't stuff come all at once sometimes!<br /><br />But, you are alive, and so is Mrs Wife and the family. And stuff sucks times, but cuddle up on the couch with the folks and watch crap TV and laugh and be together. Be well my friend. Be well. :¬)mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-82116307142509355492010-02-13T19:34:18.267-05:002010-02-13T19:34:18.267-05:00Savannah: But tomorrow is another day! (Shakes his...Savannah: But tomorrow is another day! (Shakes his fist at the sky.)<br /><br />Daisy: These are minor annoyances but there seems to be an abundance of them at the moment.<br /><br />Rob: I don't know how helpful it is but it's certainly a lot cheaper than a therapist. Unless you guy start charging me for comments.<br /><br />Leah: We were all set to go to Teresa's on your suggestion! I haven't had home Polish cooking in so long. I was [am] very disappointed.<br /><br />JZ: The horrendous weather has prevented me from running. I'm sure that has exacerbated my angst.<br /><br />PG: Actually I meditate so, yes, I've been watching my breath a lot recently.<br /><br />Point: That's very sweet of you. Thank you so much.<br /><br />HIF: Fuck and shit certainly works for me tonight. Will do something perky and positive tomorrow.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-88347494854566099062010-02-13T18:56:54.828-05:002010-02-13T18:56:54.828-05:00Trying to think of something perky and positive to...Trying to think of something perky and positive to say, but all that comes to mind fuck that shit. <br /><br />Does that help?Here In Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249969885696185864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-71525608003284809052010-02-13T17:40:45.416-05:002010-02-13T17:40:45.416-05:00oh my, so sorry. sounds like all the not-so-good s...oh my, so sorry. sounds like all the not-so-good stuff seems really magnified. Thinking of you - be gentle with yourself.<br />:)Poindexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02754293708567921996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-43555160166325553062010-02-13T16:22:19.225-05:002010-02-13T16:22:19.225-05:00Are you concentrating on your breathing? Good. K...Are you concentrating on your breathing? Good. Keep breathing.Pueblo girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904318623281033442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-8609316966932860322010-02-13T14:44:55.632-05:002010-02-13T14:44:55.632-05:00This is when it is very important to remember to a...This is when it is very important to remember to a) meditate, b) exercise (exorcise?) the body, c) consume copious, but not irresponsible, quantities of alcohol and d) do NOT stop working on SOMETHING.<br /><br />I think I listed them in the ideal order, however I seem to place 'c' frequently before the other three...which seems to lessen the frequency of the others....<br /><br />hang in there.JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879490525987015381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-29564299579908521692010-02-13T11:02:37.997-05:002010-02-13T11:02:37.997-05:00I like what they said above--
they're right.
...I like what they said above--<br /><br />they're right.<br /><br />And I think that this list is, in a funny way, helpful. You can look clearly at the things that will pass, the things that will be better in the morning, and the things that need to be either dealt with or valiantly ignored for the nonce...<br /><br />hang in there sweetie. And make another date for that Brooklyn diner, and then hang onto its promise like grim death!!! That's what I would do.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-43569888987585117412010-02-13T10:56:25.635-05:002010-02-13T10:56:25.635-05:00I hope that getting this out "on paper" ...I hope that getting this out "on paper" helps dude.<br /><br />Take a deep breath, or two.<br /><br />Tackle things, one at a time; try not to let the aggregate be overwhelming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-75808801894752181352010-02-13T10:17:10.597-05:002010-02-13T10:17:10.597-05:00the little things seem amplified when they descend...the little things seem amplified when they descend en masse. you've weathered worse things... hunker down with the family, play in the snow for a couple days, and hit 'reboot' on monday...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-18919400733942550452010-02-13T10:16:45.778-05:002010-02-13T10:16:45.778-05:00i'm sorry, sugar, i know the feeling. i'm ...i'm sorry, sugar, i know the feeling. i'm in scarlet o'hara mode today. xoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.com