tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855802737317865685.post7728735782776174987..comments2024-02-24T15:58:56.712-08:00Comments on The Good Typist: I Went on A Trip, Part II-A Preview, and I Have A Poem Up at The Far Field!Kristen McHenryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467256747399406710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855802737317865685.post-62798045949096852812012-09-17T12:33:14.233-07:002012-09-17T12:33:14.233-07:00I have only two things to say.
1. Yes, I know you...I have only two things to say.<br /><br />1. Yes, I know your life is better than mine! I will note, however, that I have more puppets than you and they are amusing as hell. As long as you keep knives away from them.<br /><br />2. I know what you mean about smokers. I think the reason is that they are outsiders. I don't think in 1959 when everyone smoked that smokers were more interesting. But now, regardless of class, they understand what it means to be an outcast. They're more fun because they know pain. It is only through pain that we experience joy. This and many more platitudes coming soon in my new book, "The Sound of One Man Ranting."<br /><br />(Actually, that's good book title!)Frankly Curioushttp://www.franklycurious.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855802737317865685.post-51211504558466689372012-09-17T08:48:01.253-07:002012-09-17T08:48:01.253-07:00"Maybe it's because smokers tend to be me..."Maybe it's because smokers tend to be mentally hyperactive and sensitive and need the nicotine to ground their runaway thoughts." This is true. And smokers are a socially disenfranchised group. They are sneered at, glared at, snubbed, shunned and banished on a daily basis. They are the receivers of nasty hateful comments daily.It is socially accepted and applauded to treat smokers with disdain...publicly and privately. Thanks to the bigotry gleefully thrown at them,they develop a biting sense of humor. (they are remarkably peaceful people who never punch a rude dick in the face...no matter how much they want too.) Being on the outside, not allowed in ,they make keen observations. Smokers dont make knee jerk judgements. When faced with a situation , they take ten minutes outside,in the rain and cold, to think about it. Smokers make a choice several times a day to walk away from everyones bullshit! Thanks to the imposed isolation they are subject too, they are never part of the hive mind,the mob,the crowd.... If you ever need a clear perspective in any situation... Go stand in the rain, 25 feet from all the folks who truly believe they are better humans (because they dont have that particular bad habit), with the smokers. Be prepared though.... If you dont have a cigarette in your hand... They will treat you like a spider on a birthday cake. Artisan Lifestylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07793035377052027512noreply@blogger.com