tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post6820194430625848530..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday - LeisureRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-26335113860951636302009-01-06T05:10:00.000-08:002009-01-06T05:10:00.000-08:00I enjoyed the poem and your post--My theme for the...I enjoyed the poem and your post--My theme for the year is Do Nothing for 10-15 minutes each day. I hope to spend plenty of days daydreaming that time away and an equal number outside, just staring in wonder. It's something I never, ever do, being too caught up in the to-do list of life, as you said!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-52524281576062367492009-01-03T08:59:00.000-08:002009-01-03T08:59:00.000-08:00Yes, Anon, I think you are right. Yesterday I was...Yes, Anon, I think you are right. Yesterday I was out with a mom and baby and the baby kept looking around at everything. I remarked how great it was that he was so curious and the mom said that was a sign of being rude, because he was staring at everything! Pretty funny. I guess it's not rude to stare at ME, but it is rude to stare at anyone else. Ha.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-64595436517599341502009-01-03T04:52:00.000-08:002009-01-03T04:52:00.000-08:00I really don't think that staring is socially acce...I really don't think that staring is socially acceptable in our country but rather is socially acceptable for the local to stare at a visitor. I used to check this out frequently when I would notice people in the public transportation simply sitting and staring at us in our car. I would tell my children to stop what they were doing and stare at those staring. Immediately the starers (sp?) would look away as if embarrassed. I never got the idea they believed they had a right to stare but they were just too inquisitive to let the urge pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-10968626900629295082009-01-02T12:14:00.000-08:002009-01-02T12:14:00.000-08:00"Look" is an excellent word. I am sure we can spen..."Look" is an excellent word. I am sure we can spend the year trying to master it. I will keep this in mind. And thanks for the poem,which I will keep in mind when refraining from rushing my sons in and out.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-56585536982819929812009-01-02T11:38:00.000-08:002009-01-02T11:38:00.000-08:00That's a great poem. I have a quota of staring tim...That's a great poem. I have a quota of staring time each afternoon, but alas, I waste it staring blankly out the window and daydreaming.<BR/><BR/>I fear I'd have been less gracious with your beach-gazer... bolting suddenly to my feet and demanding, "WHAT?!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com