Kevin, after being told that the South Pole was at the bottom of the world: "How come the penguins don't fall off?"
Well, the toe *was* better.... until I had to drive around dropping kids off. (Oh, ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
geekchick ? My theories about Spongebob Squarepants -- or, more accurately, the people responsible for SBSQ -- were confirmed, as well : > )
Part of the problem with LJ is the temptation to drop my two cents into situations where I feel strongly but where I do not know all the facts and know only one of the parties involved. Refraining from being judgmental when a person I don't know says something that on its face I find immature, cruel, or unreasonable is very difficult, even though my "wise mind" (as my DBT teacher would call it) says that I have no business saying anything.
I've been thinking about my strengths: I am smart, forgiving (most of the time), have a good sense of humor (most of the time), and caring. I also know more useless knowledge than most people I know. (Trivial Pursuit, anyone?) I think I need to concentrate on my strengths and not one my weaknesses more.
Current goal: having successfully had letters printed by the Mercury News, I'm aiming to get a letter to the editor printed by a magazine : > Actually, that's only my goal because I wrote a letter to the editor of The Economist, decrying a piece in which they claimed that Elizabeth Dole, in running for the U.S. Senate, was "copying her husband." As Elizabeth Dole is one of the very few people in the Republican Party I have any respect for (I say this as a registered Republican -- long story about that, please don't hate me), I felt compelled to write. Of course, after I sent in my letter, I reread the piece and decided it was tongue-in-cheek. Oh, that dry British sense of humour!
( Why I am a Registered Republican )
I've decided that this week I'm not going to try to accomplish anything. I had a rough summer, and spent most of my vacation trying to make sure other people had fun... Of course, the fact that I am not very mobile helps.... After all, with a broken toe, I can't exactly stand and fold the vast mountain of laundry sitting in the garage, now can I? : > And cooking dinner is right out...
geekchick ? My theories about Spongebob Squarepants -- or, more accurately, the people responsible for SBSQ -- were confirmed, as well : > ) Part of the problem with LJ is the temptation to drop my two cents into situations where I feel strongly but where I do not know all the facts and know only one of the parties involved. Refraining from being judgmental when a person I don't know says something that on its face I find immature, cruel, or unreasonable is very difficult, even though my "wise mind" (as my DBT teacher would call it) says that I have no business saying anything.
I've been thinking about my strengths: I am smart, forgiving (most of the time), have a good sense of humor (most of the time), and caring. I also know more useless knowledge than most people I know. (Trivial Pursuit, anyone?) I think I need to concentrate on my strengths and not one my weaknesses more.
Current goal: having successfully had letters printed by the Mercury News, I'm aiming to get a letter to the editor printed by a magazine : > Actually, that's only my goal because I wrote a letter to the editor of The Economist, decrying a piece in which they claimed that Elizabeth Dole, in running for the U.S. Senate, was "copying her husband." As Elizabeth Dole is one of the very few people in the Republican Party I have any respect for (I say this as a registered Republican -- long story about that, please don't hate me), I felt compelled to write. Of course, after I sent in my letter, I reread the piece and decided it was tongue-in-cheek. Oh, that dry British sense of humour!
( Why I am a Registered Republican )
I've decided that this week I'm not going to try to accomplish anything. I had a rough summer, and spent most of my vacation trying to make sure other people had fun... Of course, the fact that I am not very mobile helps.... After all, with a broken toe, I can't exactly stand and fold the vast mountain of laundry sitting in the garage, now can I? : > And cooking dinner is right out...
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