tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936855.post6923169870090227886..comments2023-10-09T05:27:59.888-04:00Comments on Why Won't You Grow?!: "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live . . ."Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02587995461067202017noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936855.post-2908154420372879842008-03-07T14:59:00.000-05:002008-03-07T14:59:00.000-05:00everyone should do the most he/she can to make the...everyone should do the most he/she can to make the world a better place. as long as that's happening, he/she is doing okay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936855.post-77017853555221046832008-03-05T16:06:00.000-05:002008-03-05T16:06:00.000-05:00Lulu, you are correct that to achieve in this way ...Lulu, you are correct that to achieve in this way would demand sacrifices.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately, I recognize that my life is, in all important measures, a fantastic one. When I write this stuff, I feel guilty that I deign to even give any impression that I have significant stuff to complain about.<BR/><BR/>And yet . . . I suppose the point of it is that (from a significant distance) it seems that these people "got lucky" and have become recognized for their hobby/obsession. In reality, their hobby shifted into a second job a while back or they would not be recognized at all.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587995461067202017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936855.post-51203726056943830852008-03-05T14:38:00.000-05:002008-03-05T14:38:00.000-05:00Let me add that this is an issue near and dear to ...Let me add that this is an issue near and dear to my bourgeois, underachieving heart; my brother, whom you would like, is both Harry (Bailey not Potter) and George (long story), and he's married to Donna Reed. And who is the conniving villain played by Lionel Barrymore? Old man POTTER, of course! Coincidence?Sven Gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545633059051707884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936855.post-13413251793792374522008-03-05T14:33:00.000-05:002008-03-05T14:33:00.000-05:00You raise many interesting points, Burb. I am remi...You raise many interesting points, Burb. I am reminded of the Dave Matthews song "Dancing Nancies"--"Could I have been...a (whatever)".<BR/><BR/>What is it, exactly, that you want to do and aren't doing? It takes a large chunk of the day to do what you already do! Maintaining a running commentary on the gobs of media that you are interested in, and having someone stumble across that blog and making it an international phenomenon would mean other roles would be diminished. If not fatherhood or work, at least your time to decompress and just do nothing but watch. <BR/><BR/>I feel ya, Burb. I, too, have had my "am I a significant person?" moments, wondering about what I'm leaving behind on this earth, wondering if I'm truly a dynamic person or just another schlub, stumbling through the days. <BR/><BR/>I've pretty much concluded that I am a dynamic schlub. <BR/><BR/>But I'm cool with that.luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02078248950005444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936855.post-34680054460608536892008-03-05T11:30:00.000-05:002008-03-05T11:30:00.000-05:00It's worth watching "Pollock" again just to be rem...It's worth watching "Pollock" again just to be reminded of how much fun it is to be a great artist.Sven Gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545633059051707884noreply@blogger.com