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Tag: people
Saturday Evening
took a walk after I finished my supper and it is muggy as all hell and needless to say I was drenched … what helped me keep my mind off the humid air I listened to podcast about an independent bookstore… it was very interesting as I am a book lover and I do make the time each and every day to get some reading in … what surprised me was a few more people out and about both young and old … here I’m thinking that I would be the only person out walking which on most I may see a couple or more out there … not even going to bother to figure it out … now sitting on the couch writing this post along with a cup of coffee and finally feel like a normal self again
namaste
Music Quote
Sunday Morning Quote
One Sentence Story
Standing on the calm lake shore, her mind has finally emptied out the vile thoughts that was bothering her.
Saturday’s Quote
Okay So
June 1st signifies a new month, a new day and the month that has the longest hours of daylight. Also, it is the beginning of the sixth month which at the end will bring us to the halfway point of the year. Sure it is getting close to the real summer to begin, which means spending more time outdoors, this I do anyways throughout the year. Speaking of summer, it also the hot temperatures and the high humidity, which I detest, and positively do without. So all in all, I make the best of it, and I have been doing it for the past 73 years now that I am 74. Then there are the people who some you never see in the cold weather, come out of hibernation, and then there are the people from all walks of life. I’ve probably mentioned this before, tend to see real strange goings on. Some funny. Some sad. Some you can’t even make out what the hell they are doing. In the sum of it all, its what makes the world go around.
Sunday Night
Another Sunday is soon coming to an end, and a new day will come about. Took my walks today, even though it was hot, it humid at all. On the early evening stroll, I decided to go walking on the boardwalk as it runs parallel with the river. About halfway down the way I ran into a good friend of mine who was sitting on the bench. She is a very good person and love chatting with her, as she is a very understanding person. So I filled her in on what was going on with me and the happenings of the past week. She’s a great listener and that is why and I told her this, is when I am finished talking to her, I feel really good and happy to have a friend like, as I find it hard to talk easily to most of the people that live in the building I reside in. I just wish there were more people like her, as it would make the world a better place to live in.
Communication
Saturday Morning Quote
“I want my stories to be something about life that causes people to say, not, oh, isn’t that the truth, but to feel some kind of reward from the writing, and that doesn’t mean that it has to be a happy ending or anything, but just that everything the story tells moves the reader in such a way that you feel you are a different person when you finish.”
~ Alice Munro
Never A Dull Moment
As you all know, if not some of you know that I do a lot of walking. Most days, it will be three sometimes 4 times a day, and average about anywhere from three to sometimes 6 miles in a day. I will admit that there those days that I have to push myself to do it, as I may be a bit tired, or don’t feel all that great, so when I do go, I make it quick and short. The walking helps me in different ways; like it helps clear out my head, it helps keep my glucose readings good, also it keeps the weight in check, and above all, it keeps me away from using insulin, which I’m so happy to be off that fucking stuff.
When out walking there are times I have to deal with the fucking morons, who see me in a crosswalk, and don’t even have the smarts to stop and let you cross. Really!! I will call them a jackass, or some other choice word or words, but in the long run, I end up letting it go, and proceed with my walk.
The other thing I would like to mention, is that I do meet some nice people who also out for a stroll, and then there is the one or three assholes, that I will totally ignore. Then there’s the one strange and or funny stuff, that just seem to make one’s day.
With all this said, one of the first questions my doctor asked when I saw her the other day was, are you still taking your walks, and the answer was yes I do, she was very pleased. She said she didn’t know to many people who got off the insulin and manage to stay off of it, and not to have any problems with my sugar and weight. As I said before, I do what works for me and just keep on doing it. No need to spend time in the ICU again, unless I necessarily have to which is never, ever.
People Quote
“People? People are chaotic quiddities living in one cave each. They pass the hours in amorous grudge and playback and thought experiment. At the campfire they put the usual fraction on exhibit, and listen to their own silent gibber about how they’re feeling and how they’re going down. We’ve been there. Death helps. Death gives us something to do. Because it’s a fulltime job looking the other way.”
~ Martin Amis
Make You Smile
“If you find someone who makes you smile, who checks up on you often to see if you’re okay. Who watches out or you and wants the best for you. Who loves and respects you. Don’t let them go. People like that are hard to find.”
~ Franz Kafka
People Write
“People write about getting sick, they write about tummy trouble, they write about having to wait for a bus. They write about waiting. They write three pages about how long it took them to get a visa. I’m not interested in the boring parts. Everyone has tummy trouble. Everyone waits in line. I don’t want to hear about it.”
~ Paul Theroux
Cats or People
“I prefer cats to people, for the most part. Most people aren’t cute at all, and if they are cute, they very rapidly outgrow it.”
~ William S. Burroughs
Writing
“It’s not possible to advise a young writer because every young writer is so different. You might say, “Read,” but a writer can read too much and be paralyzed. Or “Don’t read, don’t think, just write,” and the result could be a mountain of drivel. If you’re going to be a writer, you’ll probably take a lot of wrong turns and then one day just end up writing something you have to write, then getting it better and better just because you want it to be better, and even when you get old and think, “There must be something else people do,” you won’t be able to quit.”
~ Alice Munro
Telling The Same Lies
“Every time I hear a political speech or I read those of our leaders, I am horrified at having, for years, heard nothing which sounded human. It is always the same words telling the same lies. And the fact that men accept this, that the people’s anger has not destroyed these hollow clowns, strikes me as proof that men attribute no importance to the way they are governed; that they gamble – yes, gamble – with a whole part of their life and their so called ‘vital interests.”
~ Albert Camus
Your Mind
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”
~ William S. Burroughs
Fear & Love
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.”
~John Lennon*
*Died: December 8, 1980
Reality
“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It’s all in how you carry it.”
~ Jim Morrison*
*Born: December 8, 1943
hmm
something is on your mind
she said: its complicated
he said: keep it yourself
she said: fine
he said: good
she said: alright then
he said: have a good day
she said: fuck off
Writing
“If you think of something, do it. Plenty of people often think, “I’d like to do this, or that.” ~Lydia Davis
Silhouette Of Man On Cliff
Photo by Zac Durant on Unsplash
“There’s simply no polite way to tell people they’ve dedicated their lives to an illusion.” ~Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett, Philosopher
War
“War: a massacre of people who don’t know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don’t massacre each other.”
~ Paul Valery, Poet, 1871 – 1945
Judging People
Photo by Alesia Kozik from Pexels
Calm State Of Mind
alone at his
favorite
outdoor table
while quietly
thinking …
blocking out the
sounds of the
traffic and
people passing by
… completely focused
on the other world
that he knows
will never happen
Interesting People
When I venture out for a walk, I sometimes meet some interesting people…from all walks of life. They could be dog walkers…people going or returning from an errand…the homeless… some of them I’ve gotten to know over the past few years…sometimes I’ll give them a dollar or two, as I know how it is to be in their predicament… then there was a woman who was sitting on the boardwalk bench and I told her I liked her new bicycle…she was tickled pink telling me how she was tracking it online from where the bike was shipped from California….
Anyway you never know who you’ll see…run into…and say hello and maybe a conversation
lost and found
its a perfect day to take a stroll, when a young female stops a few feet away. she has a dumbfounded look on her face… he stops dead in his tracks … excuse me… you look like you are lost… she replied… i am lost … do you need help… since you say that you are lost… nope… okay … so how can i help you in any other way … she told him i am no longer lost … huh … why is that he asked… because i found you … so my quest is over for finding the first man that noticed i was lost…
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oh how the words come flowing out. makes writing so much fun…
Strangers In The Park
Sitting on a park bench, reading one of his favorite authors, he noticed out of the corner of his eye, an acquaintance that he hasn’t seen in ages. He remembered her name, but as far some of the particulars go, they just passed right by him. He finally looked up, and said hello, and she said I know you, but can’t remember where I’ve seen you before.
After a few moments of happy chat, she still couldn’t place him, and when she got home, to look him up on the internet. What she learned was that he was a high school teacher, never married, and no brothers and sisters.
With that info, she was contemplating to whether to call him, and hopefully meet up with him, or just call it a day, and move on.
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I write for the hell of it.
Why Me
It is one of those days, when nothing seems to go right for a number of reasons. So what were the things that ended up ruining the neighbor’s day.
He looks out the window and sees that his car stolen…no milk in the fridge for his cereal…coffee maker shit the bed…later in the day…he burnt his sirloin steak…
With everything that went south,he took a double dose of Xanax..and called it a day.
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I write to entertain the masses.
People Are Strange
“People are strange: They are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a major matter like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice.”
~ Charles Bukowsk, Poet, 1920 – 1994
Life Is Too Short
“I don’t care what people think about me. Never did, never will. Life is too short to be worrying about that shit.”
~ Amy Winehouse, Singer-songwriter, Born: September 14, 1983 – Died: July 23, 2011
Dedication To A Friend
A few months back, I contemplated whether to continue blogging, or throw in the towel and call it a day. One of the first to email me, to say she would miss the things I post, and what not. Another follower from my local area, more or less said the same thing.
Anyways, after a couple of weeks passed by, I decided to ease back into it. So I’m sure I made the right decision. With that said, I dedicate this post to Georgiann and her blog is https://gigisrantsandraves.wordpress.com She has a wonderful blog, love her writing, and tells it like it is, as she doesn’t hold back. Please check out her blog, and tell her Don at a pondering mind sent you.
so
went to the store as I needed to get a few things…when it was time for me to do what shoppers normally do at the register…the cashier had the personality of a sloth… when I was done, I was just shaking my head in wonder as to why they hire people like her…yikes
wondering
do single unattached people
have love seats in their abodes
a thought redux
what I don’t see, hear and/or know about doesn’t bother me, and I am fine with that. so with that said, all is well and good and I will leave it like that.
a thought
working people seem to dread manic mondays
while a retired person like me looks at it as mild-mannered mondays
its a fair assumption
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” ~W. H. Auden
bummer
the table is all laid out with chef salad, a wedge of cheddar cheese, a plate of expensive cold cuts, and a bottle of red wine. with all the time she spent getting the food ready, the candles ready to be lit, her date nevertheless was a total slob… knocking stuff over, and … the evening turned into a bummer of night … she vowed never again … never
Good Riddance
I finally got rid of Twitter, as I had no use for it. This is second time I have done this. The first time was early last year. Then this past fall, I started a new account. At first it was going well, but then it seemed like Twitter was on this suspension kick, which happened to me twice. Finally, I had at it with all the bullshit and what have you, that I let it dormant for awhile, and last night I finally ended it. Twitter isn’t what use to be, so I say good riddance!
enlighten me
what do people do when they are bored?
and so
took a walk
in the heat
very few people
out and about
came home
dragging my ass
the a/c felt great
now i’m relaxing
knowing my
glucose reading
is excellent
tomorrow will
be hotter
do i dare to
venture out…
i’ll play it by ear
“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.” ~ Carl Jung
so
it is a saturday
it is june
it is hot
to hot for this time of the month
some say climate change is a hoax
i beg to differ
but no use arguing
with people in denial
then i ask myself
do people in denial
like being that way
or
do they live miserable lives
Hell isn’t other people. Hell is yourself. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein
People
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do rather than what they say.
~Rene Descartes
Beat Generation
“The so-called Beat Generation was a whole bunch of people, of all different nationalities, who came to the conclusion that society sucked.”
~ John Clellon Holmes, Author ~ 1926 – 1988
People who try hard to do the right thing always seems mad. ~Stephen King
“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.” ~Ernest Hemingway
Two Sentences
you meet all kinds of people in the supermarket, laundromat, drug store, and other places. but you knew that.
wondering
I get tired watching other people work. do you?
3:00 A.M. ~ London
I’ve been wondering if anything exciting, bad or both happened in London, England, at 3:00 a.m.. GMT. Are there people up and about, and what were they doing, probably some things not wanting to know about.
The People Of The United States
“The people of the United States are one of the people I most admire in the world. The only thing I don’t understand is why a country that manages to do so well cannot do better in choosing its president.”
~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
3:00 A.M. ~ Quick Fiction
A hot and humid night in the city. People without a/c, having a hard time trying to get any sleep. Some of them choose to go outside, sitting on the stoops at 3:00 a.m. They see there are quite a few of their fellow citizens, doing the same thing. Talking and watching the few cars and trucks pass their homes. After a while some will go back inside, and give sleep another try, knowing in a couple of hours, some will be off to their jobs, and others call in sick.
An Observation
When strolling the sidewalks, and pathways of the parks, you are more than likely will meet some interesting people, from all walks of life.
Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
People Know What They Do
“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don’t know is what what they do does.”
~ Michel Foucault, Philosopher – Born: October 15, 1926 – Died: June 25, 1984
Two People
“Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.”
~ William James
The Mad Ones
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved.”
~ Jack Kerouac
The Coffee Shop
“…Seattle has unleashed this weird phenomenon on the world called the coffee shop. And the coffee shop, thanks to Starbucks, is the place where socially isolated, lonely, needy people gather together to ignore one another.”
~ Mark Driscoll
Vindictive People
“There’s a natural law of karma that vindictive people, who go out of their way to hurt others, will end up broke and alone.”
~ Sylvester Stallone
Speak Your Mind
“I’d turn off the internet for a month and make us actually talk to each other, and be responsible for your opinions and not be able to hide behind the anonymity of the cyber-wall to speak your mind. To actually have to face people and see their reactions and discuss it – actually discuss it. It won’t happen. Unless the grid goes down.”
~ John Larroquette
For What its Worth
President Joe Biden wears a $10,000 Rolex watch. Some people on the right are making a big deal of it. Me personally, I really don’t give a fuck what he wears. Give me a break.
Hating People
“Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.”
~ Harry Emerson Fosdick
Living In The Past
“Too many people live too much in the past. The past must be a springboard, not a sofa.”
~ Harold MacMillan
Leadership
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”
~ Rosalynn Carter
Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other. ~Ann Landers
Be Who You Are
“About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all.”
~ Rita Mae Brown
“Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.” ~ Winston Churchill
What Is
“The ‘what should be’ never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no ‘what should be,’ there is only what is.”
~ Lenny Bruce
Elections Belong To The People
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”
~ Abraham Lincoln
Don’t you hate people who say they’re not complaining and then complain? ~Edna Ferber
The Truth Is Simple
People expect Byzantine, Machiavellian logic from politicians. But the truth is simple. Trial lawyers learn a good rule: ‘Don’t decide what you have to decide.’ That’s not evasion, it’s wisdom.
Mario Cuomo
People who boast about their I.Q. are losers. ~ Stephen Hawking
So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health. ~A. J. Materi
What To Make Of It
Taking my second walk of the early evening, I did not see any other people, nor an auto passing by me in either direction. It was pure silence, and I was thinking, this how it must be on a no-mans island in the middle of the ocean. And then, the silence could be deafening, or golden. I guess it depends how one looks at it.
Separation Of Church And State
The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a minister’s daughter. Because I always felt that the separation of church and state was what our forefathers and foremothers really fought for.
Tori Amos
People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining. ~ Stephen Hawking
Last Night
When I took one of my evening strolls, I saw less than a half dozen people doing the same thing. As for traffic, that has gone down too. I could practically walk down the middle of what some are the busier streets in my city, and this is before sunset. Eerie! The one good thing about the air, it is cleaner, which makes it more enjoyable to walk in.
The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours. ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Spring Time Snow
Took a walk in the heavy, wet snow. Of course I got kind of wet, I mean really wet, and I seen two other people outside, doing the same thing. It was enjoyable walk, and it helps keep the sugar in check, and also helps with keeping the mind focused.
In these dire times, I reccomend a good walk and enjoy every minute of it.
“Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.” ~ T. S. Eliot
City Life
I’m impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.
Michael Douglas
“At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou
People can do whatever they want. It’s when they conform to society that they restrict themselves. ~Erin Pracht
Time Capsules
We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in the next century or so some idea of what we are like.
Alfred Hitchcock
“Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.” ~Alice Walker
Beautiful People
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Copyright: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Family Limited Partnership.
People spend to much time finding other people to blame …..
People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.
-J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer – 1954 –
“Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.” ~ Paul Valery
“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Short, Short Story
Mr Positive debates Mr Negative. Egos clash. Neither comes out a winner. Both egos deflated.
The City
people on the stoops
watching the passersby
hydrants open
spraying cool water
on the neighborhood kids
ice cream truck has arrived
people lining up
to buy and enjoy
an ice cream or something
cold to drink
to hot cook inside
so pizza and sandwiches
are the meals for the hungry
the ones without a/c suffer
as the temps are stifling
window fans are useless
as they blow hot air
no break in sight
from the swelter
yet the people
are use to it
life in the city
Quiet People ~ Susan Gale
Sometimes quiet people really do have a lot to say. They’re just being careful about who they open up to.
~ Susan Gale
Short Story
During his morning stroll, the elderly man is curious, as to how many bricks did they use in making the one block long sidewalk. Maybe one day, he will find the answer, by the tedious task of counting the red rectangular blocks of clay.
Alice Walker Quote
People who boast about their I.Q. are losers. ~ Stephen Hawking
Few people know how to take a walk. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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