March 19, 2003
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About That Time ~
"Hey Dad, whatcha know?" (Me to my Dad this morning over the coffee pot)
"It's gonna be Wednesday all day except for a spot of partly Thursday around 3:00."
In my comtemplations of the philosophy of time, there is generally one of two different views to be considered. Either time is seen as circular, the revolving seasons et al, or it's linear, the march through history. My dad totally messed with my head this morning and now I'll be thinking about time all day. He was being a "smart alec" as he would say. But he caught my imagination! Darn it. I had planned for today to be a "thinking lite" kind of day.
Spice Talk
Things continue to go well here as I'm engaged in my mission of mercy. Except that last night I fell asleep trying to watch the final installment of Children of Dune. I think there's a lot that the Sci-Fi Channel production got right in terms of making the sets and effects jibe with Herberts' description. (I didn't like the 1980's theatre version of Dune at all, I know that other people did, and I really wanted to just because I like Sting so much, but there were too many liberties with the story for my taste.) Now, I don't like where they've gone in this second installment of the mini-series attempt because it's just too confusing. More than any adaptation of a book I've seen in a long time they ASSUME that you've not only read, but memorized the thing. I got confused in the rebroadcast of part 2 which I'd already seen the night before! Yes, even on the second viewing I coldn't figure out what was going on.
Apologies ~
I'm having a terrible time getting to the computer at all and I'm way behind on reading your sites. Thank you for your patience. I appreciate the many good wishes and prayers for my Mother. She continues to be easily tired and has aches in her legs, perhaps from muscle spasms she suffered during the attack. But, her spirit's are high. So we're hoping that this is the end of the worry.
Comments (20)
*laughs* ..
My husband always says something similar about the weather -- at night.. "Dark, getting slightly darker towards early am"
I have a linear but also circular philosophy..
I(m glad to hear your mom is doing better. I was surprised you made it in at all to blog and glad you did. Its great that your dad has a sense of humor.Its been a long time since I saw dune but i know i didnt like it..Im an oddball though i like things that most dont but that was an exception..
Belinda
I(m glad to hear your mom is doing better. I was surprised you made it in at all to blog and glad you did. Its great that your dad has a sense of humor.Its been a long time since I saw dune but i know i didnt like it..Im an oddball though i like things that most dont but that was an exception..
Belinda
Terri , time is circular , time is linear but not forget time is money !!!
Love Michel
Oh sorry ! I have read in the last , your mother had been sufering of an attack .I am glad to hear she is better now ! All of us cross these terrible moments .
Love Michel
lol love your dad's sense of humor. those old guys can really make ya laugh, usually. except for the mean 'uns!
...Terri, my best wishes for your Mom and may she have a speedy recovery.
MuSe
...i've heard time is either like a river or building blocks.
Good for your mom!! Yay.
As for dad, he sounds like a fun character. Like my dad.
I hope your Mother is well again soon! How nice that you are able to be with her. I am sure that has helped her spirits.
I was going to tape it since I'd probably fall asleep too but as I watched part of the first one being rerun before the new one, I was so confused that I decided to heck with it. I pray your Mom continues to receive healing and that you have a great time sepnding time with your parents. o/
God Bless - Dale
Still have you and your mother in my thoughts. May she have a speedy recovery. ((hugz))
It's good to know that your Mom's getting better.
My thoughts are with you.
Glad your mom's doing well! Your Dad sounds like a complete hoot. I love it: "a spot of partly Thursday...."
that's okay, I've gotten horribly behind, too!! going back a few days in my SIR list to make up for it...man, they sure pile up!
Glad to hear your mom is doing better. Did your head explode from all the "time" thinking?
Its nice to know dad is still dad, and that mom is getting better. I did not realize that the Sci-Fi channel was doing the series. I know they redid Dune a couple of years ago, but I totally missed out on Dune Messiah (if they did it) and now I'm missing Children. Oh, well, such is life and the lack of good cable, and the need to be away from tv.
How come time gets to 'be up' on everything except itself? If you ask me, time has run out of clock. It was a marvelous invention while it lasted. But now I think it's time ------- Oh, hell, I just lost my train of thought.
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