tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post4818960807047040598..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: Abstract moment of the week #3Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-70291711168238009022013-03-14T15:56:32.079+00:002013-03-14T15:56:32.079+00:00It's a horrible shock though, isn't it, wh...It's a horrible shock though, isn't it, when you realise that what you often heard older people say now suddenly applies to you too: "you just can't do what you used to do..." :-(Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-17518801203546891312013-03-14T10:47:51.407+00:002013-03-14T10:47:51.407+00:00Indeed! I used to skateboard and I wince at the st...Indeed! I used to skateboard and I wince at the stuff I used to do. I recently stepped on a skate to show my son how it's done. "Step back boy, this is how you do it." Blam! On the deck and I didn't get up as quickly as I used to. I don't have that close relationship with gravity anymore. flycasualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11216911927644223730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-45765694651301051682013-03-07T15:49:30.008+00:002013-03-07T15:49:30.008+00:00Thanks, yes I think I'm getting worse as I get...Thanks, yes I think I'm getting worse as I get older too. I fell down the stairs a few years ago and would've been ok with the fall itself if it hadn't been for the fact that as I slipped I went crashing into a large freestanding metal candleholder which then hit me on the head!<br /><br />I share your hatred of clowns, btw. Awful things.<br /><br />Stay safe yourself - watch those paving stones! (And those evil clowns...)<br />Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-7014603715662906182013-03-07T12:10:20.674+00:002013-03-07T12:10:20.674+00:00Oh, gosh, nasty. How I empathise. I am notoriously...Oh, gosh, nasty. How I empathise. I am notoriously clumsy and it's getting worse as I get older. If there's a loose paving stone around, my toe will find it. Were I but younger, I could join Charlie Caroli's team and do it for a living (much as I hate and fear clowns). <br /><br />The best you can say about your escapade is that at least the bruises are where you can't see them (often). Recover soon! Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-84253519532187083782013-03-07T10:24:34.424+00:002013-03-07T10:24:34.424+00:00That's shocking, Yve. Do hope you're ok. ...That's shocking, Yve. Do hope you're ok. Take care!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-63823437103680275382013-03-06T11:38:14.303+00:002013-03-06T11:38:14.303+00:00Oh dear - hope you recovered as well as those CD c...Oh dear - hope you recovered as well as those CD cases, replacement body parts are not quite so easy to come by!<br /><br />I like the Buddhist approach... I knew of a group of people who were in a (luckily non-fatal) car crash once, the only one who got through without any real injury was the one who had been fast asleep (no, not the driver...) The doctors said it was because his whole body had been relaxed rather than tensed up against the impact. If only it were that easy, though...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-40262742888460506692013-03-06T11:34:00.534+00:002013-03-06T11:34:00.534+00:00Love it!
Tell you what though, when I realised how...Love it!<br />Tell you what though, when I realised how much it hurt just to do something as ridiculously stupid as fall over and hit myself in sensitive places, I wondered how/why on earth anyone would put themselves through unecessary bruising etc. via cosmetic surgery Aaaaarggggghhhhhhh, the very thought.<br />(And he looked fine to start with. Why did he do it?)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-13336001154275631852013-03-06T11:29:59.861+00:002013-03-06T11:29:59.861+00:00(Sorry!)
A lot less tender today, thank you!(Sorry!)<br />A lot less tender today, thank you!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-38863470841806366502013-03-06T11:28:59.064+00:002013-03-06T11:28:59.064+00:00Thank you and yes, that's a really nice idea. ...Thank you and yes, that's a really nice idea. I'm relieved my right arm and hand are still ok for typing! Always a worry in my line too with the drawing, aargh :-(Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-92153936800388667032013-03-06T11:24:21.783+00:002013-03-06T11:24:21.783+00:00Thank you, bena48. Feeling much better today.
I&#...Thank you, bena48. Feeling much better today.<br />I've often wondered how anyone manages to get out of (or into!) a wetsuit without falling over. I imagine having to lie on one's back and wriggle about like a caterpillar, but that might not be such a good idea in a car park or layby...<br />Hope you don't fall over too often yourself, though!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-22960264457507358432013-03-06T11:21:02.203+00:002013-03-06T11:21:02.203+00:00A few wee drams would certainly help to soften the...A few wee drams would certainly help to soften the blow!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-46362764721060996172013-03-06T11:19:48.993+00:002013-03-06T11:19:48.993+00:00Sorry! Couldn't resist :-)Sorry! Couldn't resist :-)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-23628190244394016992013-03-06T07:12:36.723+00:002013-03-06T07:12:36.723+00:00There is an ancient Buddhist proverb that goes som...There is an ancient Buddhist proverb that goes something like' if you find yourself falling then the appropriate thing to do is to fall'. Guess they've got it all covered, like a cat you could then just act like you meant to do that?<br /><br />I had a similar inexplicable fall not so long ago in the middle of the night but landed upon a couple of stacks of CDs. I got some cuts and bruises and to add insult then had to make a trip to an office supply shop to buy new cases for the worst of the small casualties.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914898097781351084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-41958951246305861362013-03-05T23:23:58.551+00:002013-03-05T23:23:58.551+00:00"At least I didn't lose a tooth"
Th..."At least I didn't lose a tooth"<br /><br />That's a low blow. <br /><br />:)e.f. bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940814285264472785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-58190801741095488692013-03-05T21:41:42.417+00:002013-03-05T21:41:42.417+00:00Much.!
Hope you feel better soon. Much.!<br /><br />Hope you feel better soon. Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-30482572909641300392013-03-05T21:03:24.629+00:002013-03-05T21:03:24.629+00:00Oh dear. I hope you're healing well, feeling b...Oh dear. I hope you're healing well, feeling better and using your recuperation time to consider back-stories, plot devices and unexpected twists for your short story. Perhaps this is an opportune time to act on Yve's suggestion that you set yourself a week to just write?The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-74240692409093672482013-03-05T19:39:28.220+00:002013-03-05T19:39:28.220+00:00I sympathise and empathise.
Struggling out of a w...I sympathise and empathise.<br /><br />Struggling out of a wet wetsuit in a muddy car park or layby often ends with me in the same situation. I find it hurts more (falling over) these days but I embarrass less.<br /><br />Heal quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-18707689855863127752013-03-05T19:08:18.124+00:002013-03-05T19:08:18.124+00:00That is why a Scotsman never falls over in the bed...That is why a Scotsman never falls over in the bedroom when he undresses. Unless he has had a few wee drams of course.Old Pa's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367815328789444775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-89538573141028640182013-03-05T17:59:14.503+00:002013-03-05T17:59:14.503+00:00Thank you!
Weird how you seem so much better equip...Thank you!<br />Weird how you seem so much better equipped at dealing with falling over when you're a kid than when you're 49! It must've looked quite funny, though...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-46203334277939638832013-03-05T16:24:51.832+00:002013-03-05T16:24:51.832+00:00Obviously, I meant 'relieved'. Double oops...Obviously, I meant 'relieved'. Double oops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-10601308618464147052013-03-05T16:24:24.797+00:002013-03-05T16:24:24.797+00:00Ooops! Relived to hear you're OK, if slightly ...Ooops! Relived to hear you're OK, if slightly bruised. Take care of yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-76566865687861400172013-03-05T16:07:44.173+00:002013-03-05T16:07:44.173+00:00In any other circumstances I'd have been quite...In any other circumstances I'd have been quite happy like that ;-)<br />But it bloody hurt and I was sober! At least I didn't lose a tooth...<br /><br />I read somewhere that, statistically, most accidents happen in the bedroom. (I think this is the sort of thing they mean?)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-34424094866084403032013-03-05T14:42:23.276+00:002013-03-05T14:42:23.276+00:00I have to confess that the teenage boy in me read ...I have to confess that the teenage boy in me read "naked from the waist up...jeans around the ankles" and nothing else registered until the third time around. :)<br /><br />Stay safe ma'am. Dangers everywhere. e.f. bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940814285264472785noreply@blogger.com