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Re: Well, take my word for it, English teachers don't cringe that easily,
especially when good poetry is on the table.
posted by
2902
on December 18, 2011 at 2:45 AM
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Re: Well, take my word for it, English teachers don't cringe that easily,
posted by
2902
on December 18, 2011 at 2:44 AM
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I would have thought my time ran out years ago, so all of this is a bonus. Nice poem, and I never knew you were a English teacher Bob, how you must cringe at times when you read me.
posted by
UtahJay
on December 17, 2011 at 7:01 PM
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Re: Three blogs! How do you find time to eat? Better get on
with the hoovering, by all means!
posted by
2902
on December 17, 2011 at 2:08 AM
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Re: That's the worst thing about leaving - loved ones
Raye, some may feel these thoughts of death are gloomy, but I think we both agree that if they lead to cherishing someone we love, they lead to fuller life. How can that be bad! Now you've got ME thinking about my wife and son and grandchildren more! - Bob
posted by
2902
on December 17, 2011 at 2:06 AM
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A calling card Bob so you will get the dubious benefit of the same. I can't keep running three blogs it takes too much juice out of the tank at this time of the year, I would just like one but I need the others for photos at times. JUst going to do the hoovering.
posted by
C_C_T
on December 17, 2011 at 12:36 AM
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"this IS"..lol..
posted by
Raye09
on December 16, 2011 at 6:15 PM
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That's the worst thing about leaving - loved ones
Your post inspired me to write out my feelings about death and illness. I think death is recognized by young people and greatly feared - because they understand it is real; by the teens most kids have lost a grandparent or maybe older relative or family friend or they know someone who has. So they grasp the reality but if they are healthy and strong and if the world is fresh and delightful for them, they don't want it to happen to them! Ever they think. Well, this what I seem to recall..:)
posted by
Raye09
on December 16, 2011 at 6:14 PM
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Re: Fascinating and thought provoking indeed, Bob...
The play itself makes you want to hug the people close to you, and not waste another minute about it. The question itself, though, is a little scary - it makes you look at your life and plans a little differently. Not many stories do that.
posted by
2902
on December 16, 2011 at 5:53 PM
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Re: I don't know for sure, but the older I get the less I'd fear taking
that peak. I think. It's a real hypothetical. At a certain point you know that you're closer to the end than the beginning. The merciful thing about getting old is that it happens so gradually, but it does happen and we can't ignore it. For the teenagers I taught, they definitely DIDN'T want to look, and that's what opened up the discussion. An old Ed Psych teacher I once had and respected said teens DO think a lot about death, even though they believe they'll live forever. I try to remember how I felt back then, but it's too long ago. Go figure.
posted by
2902
on December 16, 2011 at 5:41 PM
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Fascinating and thought provoking indeed, Bob...
..kind of timely for myself...:) I think I would be torn between curiosity and dread - to look or not..I haven't read the play but will look for it.
posted by
Raye09
on December 16, 2011 at 5:39 PM
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Now you have me pondering whether or not I would look! I suspect I would though! sam 
posted by
sam444
on December 16, 2011 at 3:38 PM
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Re: You're leaving for a while. Not for too long, I hope. What kind of
card are you leaving? I'm going to miss my CC "fix". As for peeking at that clock, what rattles me is the thought that there are people who woke up today that , if they peeked, know now they won't be around this time tomorrow. Bummer.
posted by
2902
on December 16, 2011 at 11:37 AM
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Re: I would really appreciate seeing that play.
You'll be able to get a copy at a library or a bookstore. While you're there, look for his other play, By the Skin of Our Teeth, and his novella, The Bridge of San Luis Rey. (For my money, it's the first act of Skin of Our Teeth that really shines, all by itself.) Both are very much worth your time and can be read in a day.
posted by
2902
on December 16, 2011 at 10:32 AM
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BOB I am leaving this blog for a while I will leave a card.
posted by
C_C_T
on December 16, 2011 at 7:27 AM
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No I would not look at it Bob it might say live to 120 and then I would worry how I could afford to stagger on for that long. Have not seen the play but you give a good description.
posted by
C_C_T
on December 16, 2011 at 7:10 AM
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I would really appreciate seeing that play.
posted by
Kabu
on December 16, 2011 at 6:12 AM
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