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Words to live by...

"How beautiful it is to do nothing, and to rest afterward."

[Spanish Proverb]

Ius luxuriae publice datum est

(The right to looseness has been officially given)

"Everyone carries a part of society on his shoulders," wrote Ludwig von Mises, "no one is relieved of his share of responsibility by others. And no one can find a safe way for himself if society is sweeping towards destruction. Therefore everyone, in his own interest, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle."

Apparently, the crossword puzzle that disappeared from the blog, came back.


Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Measured Minutes

What is 10 minutes? In the grand scheme of things, not much. In terms of my present condition, quite a bit. It amounts to the total time I can tolerate sitting in front of the computer.

10 minutes is enough time to go through a hand or two of Freecell. Or to do a crossword puzzle online. Or to solve a jigsaw puzzle online. And maybe sort though my mail.

10 minutes is not enough to peruse the news, read a couple of online news sources (even limiting myself to the headline stories), or read all the blogs that I miss so much. I have a few emailed to me but even those I tend to skip because of time constraints.

10 minutes is only enough time to write this little bit and let you know I will be back and that I do miss you all.

10 comments:

Steel Magnolia said...

At least you gave us ten minutes! Cheers!

Steven said...

Time to snag an iPad!

Cheri said...

Sorry you are in so much pain. Damn that Ottoman!

Charlotte Ann said...

OH my! what is your prognosis on this? Is this what your doctor expects or where he expects you to be at this time post op? With my knee replacement, I knew it would take a full year to recup and before that time had arrived I was having this achilles tendon and spur removal/repair. I'm at the 1/2 way point till I can weight bear on this foot. I'm gnawing at the legs of the furniture with boredom. Good luck to you!

The Jules said...

Ten minutes is better than five!

Not as good as fifteen mind, but . . .

Hope you're healing well Douglas.

Douglas said...

Thanks all!

Magnolia & Jules, I will try to use the 10 I get.
Steven, that may yet happen.. my laptop went down.
Cheri, the ottoman didn't do it, I was a clod.
Charlotte, you have my sympathies. I would go nuts if I thought I would be laid up longer than a few weeks; a year would make me suicidal.

Steven said...

Despite having desktops and a laptop, I was thiiiis close to an iPad as an around-the-house browser and whatnot. It really is quite nice.

But they were sold out so I bought another gun instead.

Douglas said...

Thanks all!

Magnolia & Jules, I will try to use the 10 I get.
Steven, that may yet happen.. my laptop went down.
Cheri, the ottoman didn't do it, I was a clod.
Charlotte, you have my sympathies. I would go nuts if I thought I would be laid up longer than a few weeks; a year would make me suicidal.

Charlotte Ann said...

OH my! what is your prognosis on this? Is this what your doctor expects or where he expects you to be at this time post op? With my knee replacement, I knew it would take a full year to recup and before that time had arrived I was having this achilles tendon and spur removal/repair. I'm at the 1/2 way point till I can weight bear on this foot. I'm gnawing at the legs of the furniture with boredom. Good luck to you!

steelxmagnolia said...

At least you gave us ten minutes! Cheers!