tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post8971633605336840706..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: walk in the rainTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-48774466356792288372017-08-01T12:05:35.798-04:002017-08-01T12:05:35.798-04:00Noticing things is one level. Noticing others kick...Noticing things is one level. Noticing others kicks it up a notch. <br /><br />Enthusiasm: <i>c. 1600, from Middle French enthousiasme (16c.) and directly from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos "divine inspiration, enthusiasm (produced by certain kinds of music, etc.)," from enthousiazein "be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy," from entheos "divinely inspired, possessed by a god," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + theos "god" (from PIE root *dhes-, forming words for religious concepts). It acquired a derogatory sense of "excessive religious emotion through the conceit of special revelation from God" (1650s) under the Puritans; generalized meaning "fervor, zeal" (the main modern sense) is first recorded 1716.</i>MamaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300520132972757396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-57054753394789263602017-08-01T11:22:50.200-04:002017-08-01T11:22:50.200-04:00It's noticing things that makes life living. T...It's noticing things that makes life living. Thanks for the reminder.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-67406962555971219192017-08-01T10:55:00.612-04:002017-08-01T10:55:00.612-04:00Wonderful little capture of your day, Chip. I like...Wonderful little capture of your day, Chip. I like that you appreciate the rain. I'm exactly the same when it comes to rain. Rain is something to celebrate. No fear - total love. Total acceptance, total rain dance.<br />Last Wednesday, I rode bike to the farmers market. I sat and ate my amazing corn tamales and the sky darkened quickly and then cracked. I walked over to get a few over-priced peaches, a beef steak tomato, and some Shoshito peppers. I thought, if I push it and stay it will rain. I wanted it to rain. ... It began to rain. I waited for a few moments under a tent but then decided it was useless. The night was closing in and the tents were coming down soon. Walked quickly back to my bike, already soaked. Pulled my rain jacket out of the pannier, and biked home in the pouring rain - soaked to the skin. Under 30th street bridge, a surprise as my wheel hit a disgusting 8" of accumulated filthy gutter water. That was the only scary part. Luckily I wasn't traveling too fast, as the ride back down the creek is all downhill. <br />My bike was so dirty and gritty I hosed it off before I wheeled it in. Went inside to peel the wet clothes off and realized my entire backside was covered in grit. Stopped and went back out and hosed my backside off. If any neighbors watched that must have been a sight. Why is she hosing off her butt? I was wearing jean capris and they were already soaked. I figured- what the F.Joe Biden, America's Putinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802605309593881825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-43669547716647139612017-08-01T09:31:47.794-04:002017-08-01T09:31:47.794-04:00Living in the moment!Living in the moment!Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-19351078017618684862017-08-01T07:52:51.455-04:002017-08-01T07:52:51.455-04:00Great story and cartoons.Great story and cartoons.Donny Genarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030784758958842374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-44790698953090859482017-08-01T07:00:36.040-04:002017-08-01T07:00:36.040-04:00What seemed like a short conversation, turned into...What seemed like a short conversation, turned into a major production. Bravo.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.com