Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
-- Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
Frankie and Slim
Happy New Year
Monday, December 07, 2020
QUESTION OF THE WEEK 12-07-2020
Do you prefer practical or impractical gifts. Permanent things or disposable items?
A young friend of mine took her mother my good friend on a trip to Graceland. I would love something like that but both of my children lives are too busy.
One of my grandsons is coming to see me next week and I hope he'll bring me flour and sugar. I'm thinking about baking. That would be a great Christmas gift from him.
I like practical with an upgrade I might not get for myself. Give me a bar of French milled soap and I will be grateful forever. Definitely nothing that I have to store somewhere.
Give me practical and disposable. No room to keep anything else.
ReplyDeletePermanent and practical. We are disposing of far too much junk, and often in the most careless manner.
ReplyDeleteMy parents wanted things like flashlight batteries, coupons to Wendy's for a Jr. Frosty and Diet Coke case. Etc. I'm much the same way.
DeleteIncreasingly I am drawn to experiences rather than things. My recent encounter with the Barking Owls was a perfect example.
ReplyDeleteA young friend of mine took her mother my good friend on a trip to Graceland. I would love something like that but both of my children lives are too busy.
DeletePractical, all the way! Some permanent, some disposable!
ReplyDeleteOne of my grandsons is coming to see me next week and I hope he'll bring me flour and sugar. I'm thinking about baking. That would be a great Christmas gift from him.
DeleteI like practical with an upgrade I might not get for myself. Give me a bar of French milled soap and I will be grateful forever. Definitely nothing that I have to store somewhere.
ReplyDeleteI would love a jar of honey from a local bee farmer.
DeleteUsually practical and disposable though sometimes I am charmed by a impracticable gift if it doesn't require a lot of storage space.
ReplyDeleteGreat comment..."charmed by an impracticable gift"!
DeletePractical and permanent. I dislike gifts where I say thank you one week and toss it the next week.
ReplyDeleteSame for me except I never toss any gift...unless it starts to smell.
DeleteBe practical and get me something i need, whether it's a permanent or temporary item.
ReplyDeleteSame here.
DeleteI am definitely into practical and permanent or temporary. I tend to feel bad getting things I really don't need.
ReplyDeleteThat is the way I feel Kay. It worries me that money is spent on something I can't use or don't need.
DeleteI love handmade gifts. I usually get them from my grands.
ReplyDeleteMy grands are all grown and rarely gift me. Their parents still represent the entire family.
DeleteI tend to value any gift as a piece of the person who gave it to me--
ReplyDeleteOh, now I am ashamed. Yes, any gift will be a treasure.
DeleteI'm with you and Patti. And foodstuffs will do nicely.
ReplyDelete