Sometimes I wonder if it's odd that I changed Siri's voice to an Irishman to help me cope with the psychic weight of these 2020s.
Sometimes I wish psychology was a core subject, like language, math and science and sometimes I think this might solve all the world's problems.
Sometimes, unless it's about mobility or herding small kids, I am so deeply confused by people who park aggressively. Sometimes I park like a lollygagging idiot.
Sometimes I wonder if the person I'm having a conversation with is also struggling to hear and hence we're both pretending to hear what the other is saying and nodding periodically and hoping for the best. Sometimes I wonder what I haven't heard.
Sometimes I have to give my default people-pleasing self a stern talking-to.
Sometimes when I press unsubscribe I picture the bot(?) in charge of fulfilling my request, smirking. Sometimes I wonder if I actually forgot to unsubscribe. Sometimes I can't recall from what I unsubscribed.
Sometimes I wonder if my DIY shortcuts are actually genius—like carpet tape works just as well as glue to install vinyl in a closet, right?—and then I remember that time my Dad renovated and left the old chimney hole in the living room floor and just strategically placed a tv tray over it. (Sometimes I wonder if environment is also genetics.)
Sometimes I wonder in my grandson L is actually an adult comedian trapped in a toddler's body and he's pissed off because he knows it too.
Sometimes I suspect I might be the only human who walks laps around the dining room table while I read.
Sometimes I'm 20% in the room with you, but 80% also elsewhere.
Sometimes I wondered how a coworker was able to find her way to work (mean I know, but sometimes I'm mean).
ReplyDeleteI wish we taught all children the course that Jack is taking. Learning how to deal with your emotions is such a good skill to have. I also wish that all parents had the same course.
Sometimes I wonder if I should get hearing aids, I have the same problem.
I don't even know how people manage to survive in the world without a good science background, or why they don't use their smart phones for useful information.
That course about emotions? That's exactly what I mean.
DeleteI have also been known to get in steps while reading something :-)
ReplyDeleteInsert fist-bump here...you just widened my perspective.
DeleteI like your list of random musings! Interesting topic and format for a blog post.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Indeed, I do enjoy finding connections among the random.
DeleteSometimes I wonder what other people wonder about.
ReplyDeleteHa. Me too.
DeleteCodex: Right now I wonder why your comment on my duck post is gone.
ReplyDeleteNot sure psychology would solve world problems, but I'd be happy if arm chair psychology disappeared.
Yeah. It's hard to cope with.
re: the comment...no idea, weird.
DeleteAnd yes, there are plenty of arm-chair-isms that could benefit from more scrutiny.
...having studied horticulture, I think about this stuff.
ReplyDeleteInsert fist bump here.
DeleteBrilliant list.
ReplyDeleteAbout parking, I sometimes wonder why some drivers have to upset the apple cart and reverse into parking lots while we are forced to await their cumbersome maneuvers.
Sometimes, I wonder why I can't spell maneuvers and have to rely on spellcheck.
Sometimes, I have those only partial hearing conversations like you do. Case in point was the Jamaican lady who gave me my shots at the pharmacy. Was it mostly her accent, the volume, or the rapidity of her speech that defeated me. I also wonder why she couldn't or wouldn't adjust when she saw that I was struggling.
Meanwhile, I am almost sure that you are the only human who walks around the table while reading although I have occasionally done similar while listening.
Thank you for the compliment and the list! Yes, what emergency requires backing into parking stalls? Sigh.
DeleteMore than sometimes, the voice of an Irishman has helped me to cope with the psychic weight of my life for over 40 years, and that includes the weight of his fecking stubborn voice and ways bearing me down, including is his adamant refusal to welcome Siri into our home.
ReplyDeleteHa! Not only is your comment affirming, it's also an entertaining short story. Well done!
DeleteA lot of that resonates with me . . .
ReplyDeleteI work with a low talker. The struggle is real, man. I figure I only ever catch half of what he's saying, and I've probably nodded my head at inappropriate times more than once.
ReplyDeleteExactly! Stealing that phrase "low talker" lol.
DeleteI love this format. I wonder about a lot of things myself, including - like Anvilcloud in his comment - why folks don't notice and adjust when the person they're talking to is obviously struggling to hear. No, they just keep rattling away at the same speed and volume. I've watched it happen with my parents over and over.
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