Comments on: Lone tree http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1680 The daily organ of the Northeast Corridor Social Club Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: marleyfan http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1680#comment-49567 marleyfan Sat, 11 Aug 2007 05:12:38 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1680#comment-49567 I too wouldn't hesitate to fight for chili! (as long as there are Saltines). I too wouldn’t hesitate to fight for chili! (as long as there are Saltines).

]]> By: PB http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1680#comment-49566 PB Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:18:04 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1680#comment-49566 Marleyfan, Funny you should ask, in high school I confronted a girl who cut in front of me in the cafeteria line on chili day and she punched me in the nose. To the floor, broken glasses and all. hmmmmmmm . . . Marleyfan,
Funny you should ask, in high school I confronted a girl who cut in front of me in the cafeteria line on chili day and she punched me in the nose. To the floor, broken glasses and all.
hmmmmmmm . . .

]]> By: Arius Cragg http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1680#comment-49565 Arius Cragg Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:27:20 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1680#comment-49565 Wow, good use of the rhetorical questions and you propose some interesting observations about social interactions. Your language is also very vivid. I felt like I was on horseback right beside you watching the tree. What are common moments where people feel the need to alienate in order to protect their fragile emotions? I have a friend Shelly who has a friend named Barabara. Barabara and Shelly are leaving for college and Shelly noticed Barbara being grumpy and nasty to everyone in their circle of friends. I think Barabara is trying to alienate her friends so as to protect herself from the painful loss of moving on from high school. She reminds me of the tree, trying desperately to not get burned. However, to ever truly enjoy life you might have to risk playing with fire. Very good post. Wow, good use of the rhetorical questions and you propose some interesting observations about social interactions. Your language is also very vivid. I felt like I was on horseback right beside you watching the tree. What are common moments where people feel the need to alienate in order to protect their fragile emotions? I have a friend Shelly who has a friend named Barabara. Barabara and Shelly are leaving for college and Shelly noticed Barbara being grumpy and nasty to everyone in their circle of friends. I think Barabara is trying to alienate her friends so as to protect herself from the painful loss of moving on from high school. She reminds me of the tree, trying desperately to not get burned. However, to ever truly enjoy life you might have to risk playing with fire. Very good post.

]]> By: Marleyfan http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1680#comment-49563 Marleyfan Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:50:01 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1680#comment-49563 Loved it, loved it, loved it. You are so good at painting the picture with words. I just got back from a fantastic training called Functional Family Therapy, and they talked about how most anger is caused by an emotional hurt or disappointment (and sometimes fear). So, I got to ask: were you angered by the old man, and if so, what was your hurt/disappointment (or fear)? PS: What kind of tree was it? Loved it, loved it, loved it. You are so good at painting the picture with words.

I just got back from a fantastic training called Functional Family Therapy, and they talked about how most anger is caused by an emotional hurt or disappointment (and sometimes fear). So, I got to ask: were you angered by the old man, and if so, what was your hurt/disappointment (or fear)?

PS: What kind of tree was it?

]]> By: tb http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1680#comment-49562 tb Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:43:24 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1680#comment-49562 Your discussion of "the potential for both toxic and beneficial fruit" in all of us reminded me of an old Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode in which one of the characters gets split into two---one half containing all of his best, most desirable qualities, the other half containing all of his flaws and foibles. The demon who did this had intended to split the Slayer into two entities. Though this seems counterproductive to the demon race since it would create a seemingly indestructible super Slayer, devoid of any weakness, it also would result in a Slayer whom is nothing more than a distillation of human frailties. This entity would be vulnerable and easily destroyed. And, what we learn is, that if this half is killed, the other half dies as well. Both the weak and strong aspects carry equal weight in defining the individual and without one, the other cannot survive. Great post PB. Your discussion of “the potential for both toxic and beneficial fruit” in all of us reminded me of an old Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode in which one of the characters gets split into two—one half containing all of his best, most desirable qualities, the other half containing all of his flaws and foibles. The demon who did this had intended to split the Slayer into two entities. Though this seems counterproductive to the demon race since it would create a seemingly indestructible super Slayer, devoid of any weakness, it also would result in a Slayer whom is nothing more than a distillation of human frailties. This entity would be vulnerable and easily destroyed. And, what we learn is, that if this half is killed, the other half dies as well. Both the weak and strong aspects carry equal weight in defining the individual and without one, the other cannot survive.
Great post PB.

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