Posts Tagged ‘energy’
Inspiration Express
Written by washwords on January 17, 2009 – 5:57 amI promise to stop with the Obamarama…. soon. Not quite yet.
Today, what made me cry, watching the Obama Express whistlestop tour’s stop in Baltimore:
people clapping and yelling for the Pledge of Allegiance. The PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I mean first of all, they knew and recited the words en masse, with feeling, unprompted.
Maybe (probably) I’m overly pollyanna about this but … to me it says, people are proud to be American again. And for some, it’s been a really really long time.
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Tags: emotion, energy, love, Obama, president, the pledge of allegiance.
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Occam’s Razor reversed: or how to make something simple complicated
Written by washwords on May 13, 2008 – 3:46 pmI am continually trying to clean up / clear out / streamline my beautifully renovated Dupont Circle Coop.
To that end a few MONTHS ago, I posted a note on my apartment message board that I was selling a bunch of furniture.
Someone inquired about an old camping table I was selling. Originally purchased for about $50, I was offering it for $15.
The conversation on said $50-reduced-to-$15, used once, snap-together table went like this:
Washy: I’ll be home after 6, apt. #12345 – I was asking $15 but it’s negotiable. I also have an ikea coffee table!
Tablebuyer: I’ll tell one of my sons to stop by.
How much was the table new?
Washy: Actually, I just looked it up and saw it for $58. I paid a little less than that I think, but do think it was close to $50 – so bargain! glad you inquired. Read more »
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Tags: are you kidding me?, bargain, complicated, confusing, coop, crazy, dupont, dupont circle, energy, ethical dilemma, help, idiot, message board, nice, Occam, Occam's Razor, people, question, readers, sale, sarcasm, selling, seriously, simple, simplicity, simplification, snark, table, time, wash
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