Thought for the day - January 30, 2000

Subject: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 01:23 AM

Loosely paraphrased from an interview on NPR of, I believe it was, Marcel Marceau:

When you have more hopes and plans than memories, you remain forever young.

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: JenEllen
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 03:19 AM

Ah, but was he trapped in an invisible box at the time?

Plans and dreams make a person alive. It forces your soul to move forward. Memories are lovely bits of life that you can treasure in repose, but why give up the perfectly good chance to survive, adapt to life, and to once in a while be so strong as to make life adapt to you?

Beautiful thought, kat...something to plan and dream about.

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 04:13 AM

Funny that, Marcel only ever recorded one word on film, in Mel Brooks 'Silent Movie', he said "non". If a man can become internationally famous for not saying anything, why can't politicians take a leaf out of his book?

LTS

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: Amos
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 03:19 PM

Liz, you hit it right on the head!

In fact you haveshown qualities I would like to see in office and I think you should run!!

"Course getting elected on a platform of silence could get tricky but I am sure you have the necessary to crack that. I promise you a vote as soon as I see how you plan to present your positio!:>)) I still agree with you, though!

A

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 04:31 PM

Is that run for office or just run!!!

LTS

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 30 Jan 00 - 08:27 PM

In the movie Being There, I think Peter Sellers moved up the ladder quickly by being silent. At the end of the movie, he even walked on water.

Inspiring thought Kat. With that in mind, it is also important to focus on being in the moment, releasing the past and allow the future to unfold.

BB

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: GUEST,Neil Lowe
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 10:24 AM

Thanks, kat. Lovely thought. Probably why, at age 42, things like wanting to build a habitable treehouse keep me from having much in common with my peers.

Regards, Neil

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: Amos
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 10:46 AM

Neil:

You don't need approval from your peers to build a habitable treehouse. No peers, just studs :>) You go for it. I want a video.

A.

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: catspaw49
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 11:28 AM

The problem here with Neil is that h did order some great studs from the forests of British Columbia and had them shipped by Canadian Pacific Rail. Sadly they had to make a stop halfway across Alberta because one of the loggers had fallen asleep accidentally on one of the loaded flatcars. They stopped to let the lumberjack off and now all the wood is ruined.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: katlaughing
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 01:42 PM

Oh, yes, Spaw, I can see it now, hundreds, nay thousands! of four by eights or whatever size they *cut* them to, all somehow raising their phantom branches to some appendage unseen, whacking off en masse!

Thank yew for that image! LOL! kat

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: Amos
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 01:51 PM

They stopped to let the lumber WHAT?? Oh, 'sPaw you are a wicked abuser of innocent Fur!! I mean, Fir! That wasn't Miss Douglas' Fir was it?

It does tend to ruin the wood, though, don't it?

A

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: JedMarum
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 05:45 PM

chuckle - how did a well crafted, thought provoking, innocent thread get twisted into a discussion on the masturbatory practices of the Canadian lumber industry? Spaw obviously had a hand in this.

No pun intended.

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: katlaughing
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 06:08 PM

He does exhibit a deft flick of the wrist, doesn't he?**BG**

luvyaSpaw, kat

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: catspaw49
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 06:26 PM

HEY!!! Its Neil's treehouse............And as this is a folk site, I'm sure it was spruce.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: GUEST,Benjamin
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 06:27 PM

Hello Kat

A great quote to think about having turned 20 yesterday (the day this thread was started). As for now, I have plenty of hopes and dreams, and Fantasies to work on. The future is looking bright. Too bright to see it as a matter of fact.

BMW

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: catspaw49
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 06:42 PM

Bugger off Ben........

Spaw (two and a half times older but still has a flicker now and again)

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: katlaughing
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 06:49 PM

Pay him no mind, Benjamin. Congratulations on turning twenty! Happy Birthday, sorry this is late. And, remember, kiddo, if it is too bright sometimes, wear yer shades, man!**BG**

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

katlaughing (with a lower case "k", 'cause there was already a "Kat" when I came on. Tks:-) (Oh, and I think Caitrin has you beat on being the youngest 'Catter. She just turned 18 recently.)

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: catspaw49
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 06:53 PM

So maybe there's something in that for you Benboy. She's very intelligent, has a great sense of humor, and bakes a mean cookie.....plus Meebo ain't doin' squat about her. I think the boy's too wrapped up in art or something.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: GUEST,LEJ
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 06:58 PM

I know I'm going out on a limb on this one, but Ewell Gibbons once had a terrific recipe for Fir Pie in his book Eating Out in the Woods.

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: catspaw49
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 07:05 PM

Here's a saw..........

Spaw

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: katlaughing
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 07:08 PM

Yeah, LeeJ, there used to be some joke about him and his wild hickory nuts, too.

BTW, "guest,LEJ"?? What'supwiddat?

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: GUEST,LEJ
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 07:21 PM

My cookie done crumbled on me.At least on my work computer.

And Spaw... stop needling me, you son of a Beech. We all know where yo aspen.

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - January 30, 2000
From: katlaughing
Date: 31 Jan 00 - 07:24 PM

Pretty soon there's gonna be a weepin' willah in heyah,if'n ya'll don' play nice lyk.**BG**

(Thanks for the info LeeJ, just wondering if you were legit in the flash thread.)

katlaughing&scratchingherclawsonallthatwood!