It lifted off from a chair-back,
Beating a smooth course for the right window
And clearing the sill of the world.
- Richard Wilbur, "The Writer"
Showing posts with label whimsical pursuit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label whimsical pursuit. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Whimsical Pursuit #2
Imagine what's going on in the heads of Jeopardy contestants.
The neuronal machinery sparking and firing away, currents racing through networks of facts, associations, minute details (now worth hundreds of dollars apiece).
Also whatever crosses their mind as their focus slips, as they choose their wagers, scribble down their Final Jeopardy answer, or recount some personal anecdote that will elicit an indulgent chuckle from Trebek (and maybe only from Trebek).
Show's wrapped up. Now I know that the premiere of the Flintstones was sponsored by one-a-day vitamins and Winston cigarettes.
(Weren't cigarettes once considered a form of one-a-day vitamins?)
The neuronal machinery sparking and firing away, currents racing through networks of facts, associations, minute details (now worth hundreds of dollars apiece).
Also whatever crosses their mind as their focus slips, as they choose their wagers, scribble down their Final Jeopardy answer, or recount some personal anecdote that will elicit an indulgent chuckle from Trebek (and maybe only from Trebek).
Show's wrapped up. Now I know that the premiere of the Flintstones was sponsored by one-a-day vitamins and Winston cigarettes.
(Weren't cigarettes once considered a form of one-a-day vitamins?)
Labels:
knowledge,
T.V.,
trivia,
whimsical pursuit
Monday, November 30, 2009
Whimsical Pursuit #1
A little exercise - could be the start of a creative project or just a way to slay some boredom:
Write down ten things you'd like to discover in a rain puddle (there are many near my home now).
Sure a 100 dollar bill (in a Ziploc bag, conveniently) would be nice.
But what else would you like to find?
(Frogs and silver fish? A pockmarked rock? An antique ring? Your own reflection, smiling?)
Write down ten things you'd like to discover in a rain puddle (there are many near my home now).
Sure a 100 dollar bill (in a Ziploc bag, conveniently) would be nice.
But what else would you like to find?
(Frogs and silver fish? A pockmarked rock? An antique ring? Your own reflection, smiling?)
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