Go rewrite bobos in paradise and finally I can read a version that has some relevant data and insights, not merely a close reading of the wedding announcements from the Times.
No. No you don’t want to live in a light house. The fog horn goes off 24 hours a day rain or shine. That turret motor noise never stops.
In a so called meritocracy unions are the only thing that keep wages from being eaten by those executives who have to power to roll them up into their golden parachutes.
Live on the street. There is more room and it is quieter.
I met two gay lighthouse keepers this summer at a lighthouse on the very northern tip of Vancouver Island. They seemed very happy. Their dog ran around in circles and ate ice cream sammiches. A helicopter brought their food.
I’ve got mixed feelings about mediocraty- I suppose I do like mediocraty, suburbia etc. in a way I suppose I’m glad that people can get on with their daily lives without having to worry about anything too important, and in relative comfort. Then again it’s not something I realy want to engage too deeply in incase it appeals too much. For now I’ll be happy with my ramshackle house, and dream of having a lighthouse.
I’m happy that someone else read the authorised Vanilla Ice/MC Hammer two-biographies-for-the-price-of-one neither-had-done-enough-to-fill-a-separate-book-in-’91 book that I did. In my defence, I was ten years old at the time.
October 13, 2009
I willed myself into existence.
October 13, 2009
“In a self-styled meritocracy, you are how far you have come” That is definitely deep thought of the day! Thanks Dorothy
October 13, 2009
Don’t we all, deep down, want to live in lighthouses?
October 13, 2009
Go rewrite bobos in paradise and finally I can read a version that has some relevant data and insights, not merely a close reading of the wedding announcements from the Times.
October 13, 2009
Reminds me of a TED talk I watched yesterday that made some interesting points on meritocracy: http://ted.com/talks/alain_de_botton_a_kinder_gentler_philosophy_of_success.html
October 13, 2009
Ever here the song “I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper?” Possibly one of the most annoying songs in history. Chris thinks our band should cover it.
October 13, 2009
Thanks; I knew nothing at all about Khalil Gibran before today, though I have read and liked some of his poetry.
October 13, 2009
Cat always has the best ideas.
October 13, 2009
No. No you don’t want to live in a light house. The fog horn goes off 24 hours a day rain or shine. That turret motor noise never stops.
In a so called meritocracy unions are the only thing that keep wages from being eaten by those executives who have to power to roll them up into their golden parachutes.
Live on the street. There is more room and it is quieter.
October 13, 2009
cute sailor suit on Girl.
October 13, 2009
I was wondering about that sailor suit.
October 13, 2009
To the lighthouse, then, Girl!
October 13, 2009
It’s a good thing that Cat asked before he finished his answer. That would have been a weird game of Marry, Boff, Kill.
October 13, 2009
dear Girl,
i wanna live in a lighthouse too.
sincerely,
thorn
October 13, 2009
“Live on the street. There is more room and it is quieter.”
It is cold and wet and there are cars. You sir are a nutter.
October 13, 2009
I want to live in melrose place.
October 13, 2009
Do they let people live in lighthouses anymore? I mean, now that maintenance by people is only needed sporadically?
October 13, 2009
I remember seeing some lighthouses for rent, though I can’t recall if they were functioning.
October 14, 2009
A lighthouse would be better than a missile silo.
I live in a jungle, but it grows fast, its a lot of work.
October 14, 2009
I met two gay lighthouse keepers this summer at a lighthouse on the very northern tip of Vancouver Island. They seemed very happy. Their dog ran around in circles and ate ice cream sammiches. A helicopter brought their food.
Girl is on the right track.
October 14, 2009
I’ve got mixed feelings about mediocraty- I suppose I do like mediocraty, suburbia etc. in a way I suppose I’m glad that people can get on with their daily lives without having to worry about anything too important, and in relative comfort. Then again it’s not something I realy want to engage too deeply in incase it appeals too much. For now I’ll be happy with my ramshackle house, and dream of having a lighthouse.
October 14, 2009
My favorite part is “We all like to pretend!”
That’s what I’m gonna say the next time I’m caught in / catching someone else in a lie.
October 14, 2009
I’m happy that someone else read the authorised Vanilla Ice/MC Hammer two-biographies-for-the-price-of-one neither-had-done-enough-to-fill-a-separate-book-in-’91 book that I did. In my defence, I was ten years old at the time.
October 16, 2009
Lighthouses kick ass.
October 18, 2009
I don’t really understand the punchline, but I like the idea before it.
November 7, 2009
khalil gibran was lebanese.
March 18, 2010
virginia woolf would be proud.
March 14, 2011
I want to live in a lighthouse, but I wouldn’t want to accidentally steer a group of strangers away from disaster. A darkhouse, perhaps?