tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post9097809018908653393..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: Trying To Take the PlungeAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-29527048032605528542008-08-01T19:11:00.000-04:002008-08-01T19:11:00.000-04:00hm, do i detect a hint of sarcasim there,on your b...hm, do i detect a hint of sarcasim there,on your billy post?<BR/>our local pool for a town of 2,000 plus the neighboring towns used to charge $4..then it slowly would go up ..and now it's $9for adults and $7 for kids..and under 6 are free...way to much money but its a terrific pool...<BR/>have a great weekendyellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-50626113686299723332008-08-01T12:12:00.000-04:002008-08-01T12:12:00.000-04:00There is a Y around here somewhere, and there are ...There is a Y around here somewhere, and there are other community centers/health clubs with pools. I just got hankering for a swim under the sky.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't Billy sound superbly pleased with his life?Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-9856988528071696782008-08-01T10:45:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:45:00.000-04:00Check and see if there's a YMCA within a reasonabl...Check and see if there's a YMCA within a reasonable driving distance. The rates for ours are quite reasonable, and you get all sorts of stuff, not just a pool. And year-round too, instead of an outdoor seasonal pool.<BR/><BR/>We haven't signed up, because even as reasonable as the rates are, our schedules don't leave us with much opportunity to actually go to the Y.Maevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852349354673305704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-52692303244508442552008-08-01T00:11:00.000-04:002008-08-01T00:11:00.000-04:00Don't look at me, I'm not into all that crap that ...Don't look at me, I'm not into all that crap that owns me, my monthly bills for living are under two hundred a month except in the winter when the electric bill goes up to about 80 bucks for one month. If I want a pool I will hike to the hot springs. But I am going to put a shower in here. <BR/><BR/>But it won't cost much to do it, got all the parts for free and I get the water for free so the only expense will be to heat it.<BR/><BR/>Now get your butt back to work for the man so he can get richer. Ha, ha, ha.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-86320952960574141122008-07-31T22:27:00.000-04:002008-07-31T22:27:00.000-04:00Happy Lughnasadh, my dear friend!Happy Lughnasadh, my dear friend!Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-28895469331030043562008-07-31T18:35:00.000-04:002008-07-31T18:35:00.000-04:00Anne,The best harvest poem in the whole, entire wo...Anne,<BR/><BR/>The best harvest poem in the whole, entire world IMHO is by (no surprise) Mary Oliver.<BR/><BR/>Little Summer Poem Touching the Subject of Faith<BR/> <BR/> Every summer<BR/>I listen and look <BR/>under the sun's brass and even<BR/>into the moonlight, but I can't hear<BR/><BR/>anything, I can't see anything -<BR/>not the pale roots digging down, nor the green stalks muscling up,<BR/>nor the leaves<BR/>deepening their damp pleats,<BR/><BR/>nor the tassels making,<BR/>nor the shucks, nor the cobs.<BR/>And still,<BR/>every day,<BR/><BR/>the leafy fields<BR/>grow taller and thicker -<BR/>green gowns lofting up in the night,<BR/>showered with silk. <BR/><BR/>And so, every summer,<BR/>I fail as a witness, seeing nothing -<BR/>I am deaf too<BR/>to the tick of the leaves, <BR/><BR/>the tapping of downwardness from the banyan feet -<BR/>all of it<BR/>happening<BR/>beyond any seeable proof, or hearable hum. <BR/><BR/>And, therefore, let the immeasurable come.<BR/>Let the unknowable touch the buckle of my spine.<BR/>Let the wind turn in the trees,<BR/>and the mystery hidden in the dirt<BR/><BR/>swing through the air.<BR/>How could I look at anything in this world<BR/>and tremble, and grip my hands over my heart?<BR/>What should I fear? <BR/><BR/>One morning<BR/>in the leafy green ocean<BR/>the honeycomb of the corn's beautiful body<BR/>is sure to be there. <BR/><BR/>It's in my will as one of the poems to read at my funeral.Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-12600353161556548582008-07-31T15:41:00.000-04:002008-07-31T15:41:00.000-04:00Ann, you can come swim with us. We allow swimming...Ann, you can come swim with us. We allow swimming in Lake Melissas as soon as it appears after a good thunderstorm. You WILL be expected to give right of way to the cars going back and forth. You have to sign a health waver, as we cannot guarantee than an alligator won't discover the same temporary lake at the same time and disagree over occupancy rights, but so far we haven't spotted one. Oh, and yes, you have to sign over the soul of your second born.Alex Pendragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877845166621794334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-73536462727559695222008-07-31T15:27:00.000-04:002008-07-31T15:27:00.000-04:00Here's to the swimming holes of my youth!We belong...Here's to the swimming holes of my youth!<BR/><BR/>We belonged to one of those pools for a couple years when I was kid, my folks wanted us to have options, but I hated that place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com