Wednesday, August 05, 2009

I Wonder...

--if the slush pile of grant proposals at the National Institutes of Health is deeper than the stacks of manuscripts in agents' offices

--if the man passed out in his own vomit on this morning's metro received medical attention

--what the woman in the fur-lined parka was screaming in the alley

--why the tornado only took trees and not lives

--why we marginalize our mentally ill to the streets

--how to keep grace alive

Just wondering... Peace, Linda

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  1. Hmmm...you got me thinking about now.

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  2. Those are some good ponderings. Pretty deep for so early in the morning.

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  3. --how to keep grace alive

    You're doing a fairly good job of that yourself.

    Good luck on the NIH slush pile. Hope your proposal(s) fairs well.
    ~jon

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  4. Eh. Every now and then I get reflective. Stuff on my mind. So please, folks, don't ponder too hard - the weekend is upon us.

    Jon... sigh... my proposal didn't get a score. Sigh again. I'm thinking I'd rather write fiction and poetry than science - better hit rates.

    Peace, Linda

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  5. --Why are there 10 weiners in a pack but only eight buns in a bag?

    --Is it possible for someone with an outee bellybutton to have a sustainable relationship with an innee?

    --Who wrote the book of love?

    --Why can't we all just get along?

    O.k. I'm done. Guess my rough day at work brought out the smart alec in me.

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  6. Ha-ha-ha, Kevin. Great way to rev up my morning! My rough days get me all sappy - I'm gonna plagarize your attitude. Peace, Linda

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  7. Deep thoughts, Linda. No answers here. The only consolation: such wonderings lead to writings.

    Greta

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  8. Yep.

    Got quite a few writings out of sorrows. In fact, almost every single pub this year. Cheaper than therapy... and sure beats the pills. Peace, Linda

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  9. "Cheaper than therapy..." Isn't that why most of us write? :) Peace to you also.

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  10. Great thoughts, Linda. And here I've been wondering why we duck heads and goose rears. Just crazy 'ol me, I guess.

    If it weren't for all the wonderings, we wouldn't have any stories to write. Such is the beauty of being a writer.

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  11. Here's another one: If the adage of "Garbage-in,garbage-out" is true, then what the hell have I been eating?

    O.K., I'll stop. ;)

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  12. Heh-heh-heh... Laura, are you saying we're all crazy? Of course we are...

    Stephen, great wonderings from yourself.

    I promise to be more upbeat. Truly. Peace, Linda

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