261. I think helicopters are the most frightening form of transportation I've used. Went fifty miles into the Gulf once, then back two weeks later. It was unnerving enough, but, one of them suckers hit a wire on one of the other rigs, falling into the water and losing all occupants. Once safely on the ground in Houma, I resigned.
262. I think most people aren't aware that the new gasoline formula they are selling us can severely burn the skin very quickly.
263. I think New York (including all burroughs) is the most interesting city I have lived in.
264. I think it awesome to stand in Nebraska and contemplate how such a place could exist.
265. I think it helps my equilibrium to read through portions of Zen Flesh, Zen Bones from time to time.
edgarblythe wrote:262. I think most people aren't aware that the new gasoline formula they are selling us can severely burn the skin very quickly.
I hadn't heard of this before. So, one has to be really careful none splashes on your arm when filling up?
I heard a lady telling how she spilled gasoline on her leg recently and how it burned into her flesh.
Wow, that sounds dangerous, doesn't it? Or, is it a possible allergic reaction, perhaps?
I figured it was the ethanol, or whatever it is.
266. I think it amusing how many persons have guessed at my ethnicity my entire life, and got it wrong.
267. I think it amazing how friendships are formed via the internet. Spoke with dys on the telephone this morning, while Diane slept. Going to meet them face to face one of these days.
268. I think I need a shoot 'em up type of fix. Going to watch a western movie when I get through here.
269. I think eating a bowl-full of Lucky Charms cereal this morning was St Paddie celebration enough for me.
270. I think I'm argued out on the religion/atheism threads.
271. I think the reason we ascribe human characteristics to animals is, we come from a common background; there is more than a little of them in us and us in them.
272. I think people would be surprised to read Big Sur and The Oranges of Heironymous Bosch, by Henry Miller. It is a totally sweet book, with no raunch that I recall. A mellow fellow, enjoying life on the California coast. Quite an opposite to his The Air Conditioned Nightmare.
273. I think I will live to drive the Pacific Coast Highway one more time.
274. I think with sadness of the fate of the destroyer I served on. It was given to Turkey, and dismantled for parts.
275. I think with nostalgia of the time I walked from the base at Osaka and became lost. I went through neighborhoods that looked much like some of the ones I recall in 1950s Fresno. Small kids proudly told me "Hello" and were pleased when I replied in turn. Eventually, an old old man, who knew not a word of English, set me on the path to the naval base. I was not into raising hell over there, just wanted to get a feel for the country in a few short weeks. Having no money, I went to only a few places.
In about a year and a half.
Edgar must be busy. No thoughts. :wink:
276. I think gus must be back in jail again.
277. I think I've reached some sort of plateau, but don't know for sure what it is. For several years, I have made a chicken stew (or soup, not sure what to call it) which I ate five days a week for lunch. Suddenly, my body has revolted against the soup. Instead, all this week, I have been having roasted chicken and raw vegetables (Kale, radish, carrot, onion, broccolli) and a few sardines. It suits me fine.
278. I think having a very young fellow working alongside me the past few months has quickened my step. I feel more energetic.
279. I think that if God wanted me to believe in him, he would not have made me an atheist.
280. I think I'm going to enjoy this springtime more than most. Our winter was miserable.
edgarblythe wrote:277. I think I've reached some sort of plateau, but don't know for sure what it is. For several years, I have made a chicken stew (or soup, not sure what to call it) which I ate five days a week for lunch. Suddenly, my body has revolted against the soup. Instead, all this week, I have been having roasted chicken and raw vegetables (Kale, radish, carrot, onion, broccolli) and a few sardines. It suits me fine.
What's it they say? A change is as good as a rest?
Sounds yummy!
I'm guessing, the soup did it's job, and now my body has new requirements.
281. I think relatives who resurrect quarrels from 40 or more years ago ought to be horsewhipped. If I had the horse, I'd do it, too.
282. I think Horace Greely should have said, "Go back, you fools."
283. I think naming a rooster Robinson, because he crew so, is a lame joke.
284. I think airplanes ought to have springs on the bottom, so if the landing gear collapses, they will bounce instead of crash.
285. I think people who show rage and aggression when driving ought to be buggywhipped. If I had a buggy, I'd do it, too.
edgarblythe wrote:
283. I think naming a rooster Robinson, because he crew so, is a lame joke.
i think for this joke alone, edgar should be offered a laurel and hearty handshake
Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.
(fiddles with tie)
What made you do it?
286. I think Sebastion is a fine Irish name.
287. I think computers ought to have beer spigots.
288. I think I look mighty tough, since I started using the weights.
289. I think my wife gets prettier each year.
290. I think all this rain was good for the potato crops. It washed them all out of the ground. People eat too many potatoes anyway. That's vintage Bud Schulberg.
I took some abandoned weights from an empty apartment. No sense letting them go to waste. Already I crushed a paper cup in my mighty grip yesterday.
