Bittersweet memories envelope me today.
Manila? Or business size?
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(I blame the ‘e’)
One of my favorite contemplative poems:
Opus the Penguin.
This poem so impressed Mr. Weinberger that he requested (and received) the original art.
Nice!
Whenever I contemplate the bittersweet aspects of my life, that poem appears spontaneously in my head. Really derails my contemplation, I must say.
You’ve thoroughly cheered me up, kind Sir.
Thank you so much.
Perky beckdawrek has her down moments just like the rest of the human race.
(:))
Which mountain? Do I have to climb it, or can we drive to the top. It’s not going to be one of those treacherous jobbies that require a special transmission and heavy-duty brakes, I hope.
Our AZ house is located at 5500-foot elevation. Is that high enough? I can really rest there! Being “out in the middle of nowhere” is incredibly calming. Plus, we have a waterbed there. OMG, it’s like crawling into a cocoon!
What was the topic again?
~VOW
~VOW, you are a card! (:))
I’m a whole damn deck…of jokers!
~VOW
You’re the Ace of hearts to me, sister.
If I were the Queen of Hearts, I’d get to run around screaming, “Off with their heads!”
(and then we’re back to those damned deer mice!)
~VOW
Jesus ~VOW, I laughed out loud so hard the cats flew to the beams. They’re looking down at me with the ‘stink eye’.
I told them it was your fault. I also mentioned the deer mice and how bad you hate them. They might forgive me for laughing out loud. (:))
Hey, wait just a dang minute!
This was my personal pity-party thread.
I’ve laughed at every post.
How’s a gal supposed to have a respectable pity-party if she’s laughing? Huh?
Laughing is a better alternative than crying, isn’t it Beck?
If your friends on the SDMB can make you laugh in times of troubles, isn’t that a good thing?
I’ve been here almost twenty years, and my SDMB friends have supported me through many personal crises. And they’ve made me laugh while doing so. I’ve supported them also, sometimes with serious and sage advice; other times, with a quip that I hope makes them laugh and brightens their day.
If you’re laughing, Beck, then the Dopers have done their job. 
I’ve had a few trials to deal with in the past 24hrs. I’m an optimistic person. It takes a big thump to get me down and more thumps to keep me down.
Thank you guys. I love my Dope and you Dopers.(:))
Go rest high on that mountain…
Reminds me that earlier this week while driving home, I drove past Mount Shasta. Usually it’s covered in clouds but this time you could see the summit. I found it beautiful.
I hope you’re feeling better today, Beck.
Beautiful.
Yes, I’m better. (:))
Daughter got married partway up a mountain. Wilderness, no signal, so dozens of 20-somethings with no phones out, it was great. BUT it was full of … people. (I typed that with maximum disdain)
The whole time that I was in a majestic temperate rain forest, I was inundated with friends and family that I was obligated to chat with. I couldn’t wait to get back to the big city, find an anonymous crowd and have time all to myself.
So first day back I packed up my book bag and my noise-cancelling headphones, plopped myself in the window seat of a coffee joint, and watched a sea of people (NONE OF WHICH I KNEW) hurry by.
Ah, isolation mode. Very therapeutic…
ETA: Glad you’re better, Beck*!*
As I recall you are in the southern, flatter part of AR but you are (relatively speaking) not far from some really beautiful mountains.