We look past places
With traits unlike our designs
Let’s make do, and thrive
Nest in an elevated pipe
NaPoWriMo Day 7
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Tag Archives: Choices
Anything But Not Everything
You can do anything, but you can’t do everything. ~ David Allen
I updated my to-do list and separated the items into “one and done” and “on-going.”
Quilting cruise to Alaska? One and done. Watercolor painting? On-going. Visit Montreal, Quebec, Canada? One and done. Knot tying? On-going.
The list continues. Looking at it, it appears I think I’m going to live a couple of centuries. At the end of the summer, I’ll revisit my list and remove a few items, culling it down to a number I think I can manage to take care of in only 127 years (or so).
With Glittering Eyes
And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. ~ Roald Dahl
Magic: double rainbow
Weekly Photo Challenge: Up
You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Take the first step
Hold on to the railing.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Up
Not Downwardly Compatible
If you watch any TV, you’ve seen the commercials for dating web sites.
Match.com “The leading online dating site for singles and personals”
eHarmony.com “From single to soul mate”
ChristianMingle.com “Find God’s Match for You”
Ourtime.com “The premier online 50+ dating service”
There are hundreds of other specialized or local dating web sites. I asked hubby if he thought we would have been matched if we had profiles on a dating web site. “No,” he laughed, without elaborating.
I agree with him. No, indeed. However, I know who would show up as my match: Sheldon Cooper of The Big Bang Theory (portrayed by Jim Parsons).
Jim Parsons (You can tell he’s not in his Sheldon role, as he’s not wearing two t-shirts.)
Sheldon has a low skill level when it comes to social interaction and he’s from Texas. That makes two things we have in common. I’m sure this is all that would be needed for any dating web site to ring the bell and declare him as “The One” for me.
However, I don’t think I would be “The One” for Sheldon. I have a Liberal Arts degree from a university noted for its partying and sports. (I didn’t do either while there.) Even though a benefit of such a degree is that it makes me open to new ideas and, ultimately, upwardly compatible, Sheldon is a theoretical physicist and has made his feelings clear as to how low Liberal Arts are on the university food chain (the very bottom, and he would volunteer them for permanent elimination, if he had his way). He wouldn’t even consider speaking to me, much less go on a date. Sheldon is not downwardly compatible.
Fortunately, hubby and I get along, so I’ll go see if he’s still laughing at the idea of a dating web site matching us up. Now that I think about it, he has a science degree and he’s from Texas. Maybe we are compatible.
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