tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post8949935682445283076..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Post-Epiphany ResolutionsMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-38975872436743406532008-01-18T09:44:00.000-05:002008-01-18T09:44:00.000-05:00Robert,Just got back from NYC, so my eyes are cros...Robert,<BR/><BR/>Just got back from NYC, so my eyes are crossed and my compass pointing to N A P. <BR/><BR/>I suppose my resolutions fall into the realm of things that Robert Browning (the other Robert) would say "exceed my grasp." That is: "A man's reach must exceed his grasp, / Or what's a heaven for?" ("Andrea del Sarto," 1855).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-85184189578128738192008-01-16T13:45:00.000-05:002008-01-16T13:45:00.000-05:00Doesn't matter what hats you are all wearing Marle...Doesn't matter what hats you are all wearing Marley, it is a tall list. I liked the Arty one, number 4 especially, I will clearly have to become more er...but I don't want to give up the dark "spirit". I expect I would be healthier if I did but "north of the boarder" needs our support.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533678970029159873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-29966283237906173612008-01-10T11:01:00.000-05:002008-01-10T11:01:00.000-05:00The movements of the stars and the cataclysms of n...The movements of the stars and the cataclysms of nations just might depend on the wearing of right hats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-66070545137012072982008-01-10T10:07:00.000-05:002008-01-10T10:07:00.000-05:00I had on the wrong hat yesterday, I dont know what...I had on the wrong hat yesterday, I dont know what I was thinking!Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419802372495554966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-8204438048516455572008-01-09T18:03:00.000-05:002008-01-09T18:03:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419802372495554966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-73934334941077190972008-01-09T09:19:00.000-05:002008-01-09T09:19:00.000-05:00b. q.,"Analysis of the sunset"That would make an i...b. q.,<BR/><BR/>"Analysis of the sunset"<BR/><BR/>That would make an interesting story, Donna--the world devolving into a place where such things are done!<BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Zephyr,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad those words passed the ninny-test, at least for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-41972966718671732132008-01-09T07:03:00.000-05:002008-01-09T07:03:00.000-05:00I realized how gloomy that sounded about the dark ...I realized how gloomy that sounded about the dark ages and all, yet I do see some glimmers of beauty. It's just that art doesn't seem to be valued as much in society as it once was. Maybe it never was, I don't know, but I would love to see people enjoying themselves again without having to be so anylytical about it. Some of this may come from the fact that I work in a system where we now test artblog queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17229423128584570391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-8080722803780028902008-01-08T21:05:00.000-05:002008-01-08T21:05:00.000-05:00Thank you, Marly, for the added words on No. 4. So...Thank you, Marly, for the added words on No. 4. So on the mark...and humbling.<BR/><BR/>i am so grateful for books. When the rushing, gushing, crashing world is too much with me i can go into a room and look at or read pages that bring me back to...or at least closer to the heart of things.vicki johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564450760405974595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-51744618015195190092008-01-08T19:32:00.000-05:002008-01-08T19:32:00.000-05:00I'm having a The Loneliest Monk moment, Susanna. G...I'm having a The Loneliest Monk moment, Susanna. Go read <I>David Copperfield</I>, quick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-10262148002611090952008-01-08T19:13:00.000-05:002008-01-08T19:13:00.000-05:00I have a uriah heep album on vinyl. Yes, not only ...I have a uriah heep album on vinyl. Yes, not only do I have a ridculous hat collection, I also for what ever reason have a banging record collection as well...no false modesty here!<BR/><BR/>I think one of the most recent movie moments of humility that I saw was the jewish screen writer in The Holiday. I loved it when he came in to the hall and saw everybody had showed up for his shin-dig (I Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419802372495554966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-43437675850783421542008-01-08T18:50:00.000-05:002008-01-08T18:50:00.000-05:00Ah, Donna, what a lovely thing to say--thank you f...Ah, Donna, what a lovely thing to say--thank you for the compliment. I hope you have a fruitful and glad year as well.<BR/><BR/>As long as we're hoping, let's hope the cloud between us and the sun floats off and we find that we're wrong about the state of things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-57097670909597219592008-01-08T16:12:00.000-05:002008-01-08T16:12:00.000-05:00I too love your list, especially number four. You ...I too love your list, especially number four. You always seem able to put into words what I'm feeling, I guess that's why you're the writer. ;)<BR/><BR/>I too think we are moving away from beautiful words, and art/beauty in general. I think we as a society are falling headlong into a deep hole of artistic darkness, not unlike the last dark ages.<BR/><BR/>And yet, as before, there will be keepers blog queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17229423128584570391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-55173504011560229152008-01-08T11:45:00.000-05:002008-01-08T11:45:00.000-05:00Oh, yes, people who like to make things do a lot t...Oh, yes, people who like to make things do a lot that looks wasteful to others.<BR/><BR/>On humility... That's probably why I said so little about it originally. It's slippery. And really it probably shouldn't be discussed. One is too likely to tumble into Uriah Heepism when talking about such things.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I believe we are moving away from a reflective culture that loves words and Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-74846062873792893122008-01-08T11:32:00.000-05:002008-01-08T11:32:00.000-05:00A fine list, though as with all such things, the c...A fine list, though as with all such things, the charism of discernment is needed to know exactly what constitutes the thing you aspire to and what to avoid...for example, what is time wasting and what is necessary resting and falling back the better to leap forward? <BR/>I've been pondering the nature of humility, false and true. Ideally, true humility frees you to do greater and greater thingsLucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-89140253851008944432008-01-08T10:44:00.000-05:002008-01-08T10:44:00.000-05:00Susanna,When my three were squabbling a lot one we...Susanna,<BR/><BR/>When my three were squabbling a lot one week, I sang everything I said to them for several days. Then they sang back. Somehow it broke up the tension and ended in laughter.<BR/><BR/>zephyr,<BR/><BR/>I shall go and make myself clear. Pronto! I hate being murky...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-56553891917132226832008-01-07T20:53:00.000-05:002008-01-07T20:53:00.000-05:00This is the best such list i've read, though i wou...This is the best such list i've read, though i would like you to expand a bit on no. 4...i'm feeling dim and not quite understanding.<BR/><BR/>i do not do resolutions. i balk at any enforced behavior modification, even imposed by myself. You know, i need to know i can whisk hither and yon at will!<BR/><BR/>But, as with most things, it's a matter of language, semantics...i do seem to spend chunks vicki johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564450760405974595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-36334606368430418462008-01-07T17:44:00.000-05:002008-01-07T17:44:00.000-05:00hahaa I dont know why he hates musicals so much, I...hahaa I dont know why he hates musicals so much, I myself could sing my sentences all the time without just saying it plainSusannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419802372495554966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-6727880406883500582008-01-07T16:07:00.000-05:002008-01-07T16:07:00.000-05:00Susanna,What's wrong with musicals?If you have you...Susanna,<BR/><BR/>What's wrong with musicals?<BR/><BR/>If you have your galiquan hats organized, you're good to go!<BR/><BR/>Never heard that AA remark, but it seems apt.<BR/><BR/>Amanda,<BR/><BR/>Take what you will!<BR/><BR/>Hot air is always free here.<BR/><BR/>Hope you have a grand year sculpting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-13475029684769038492008-01-07T15:35:00.000-05:002008-01-07T15:35:00.000-05:00May I adopt some of these, 8-12 at the very least?...May I adopt some of these, 8-12 at the very least? They resonate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-70433136031927180732008-01-07T14:49:00.000-05:002008-01-07T14:49:00.000-05:00That is a great list. The only one I think I have ...That is a great list. The only one I think I have a handle on is number 9. I would rather just do the shit myself, even if it means that I have to come up with a rope and pully mechanism to get the job done than wait for someone, other than hubby of course who is always game for anything but musicals, willing to help me. If they want to join in then I am ever so pleasantly suprised. I always Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419802372495554966noreply@blogger.com