tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451292.post110740817468542584..comments2023-05-04T06:59:06.563-05:00Comments on PRAGMATIK: Does Hemingway make you bored?Pragmatikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02688961186209218751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451292.post-1107575602793533912005-02-04T21:53:00.000-06:002005-02-04T21:53:00.000-06:00That DOES sound like fun. Alas, I had two afterno...That DOES sound like fun. Alas, I had two afternoon beers and called it quits and went car shopping:-P<br />Yes, car shopping. Again.<br />Long story, on which there will be more later.Pragmatikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02688961186209218751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451292.post-1107547015266677972005-02-04T13:56:00.000-06:002005-02-04T13:56:00.000-06:00Hemingway is a rare kind. His adventures are out o...Hemingway is a rare kind. His adventures are out of the ordinary, living in a time where these types of excursions were possible. In the 21st century, could you really go to Cuba for a few years to fish and lounge around? I mean some of us might enjoy that, I know doing nothing but leisure would excite me, but it's not practical. Similarly, his "field trips" can be seen as a waste also. What someone calls 'waste' or 'boring' is different to someone else, like everything is in this world, self-evident.<br /><br />I'm not sure if Hemingway wrote with the intention of inspiring people, but to give them adventures on ordinary expierences. He wrote about the kinds activities that were, at their root, things we all could do. He took fishing to another level, hunting, writing, etc. - things eveyone is capable of, to a higher plane. That was his character, always going all out, but what did he really accomplish. His tragic end was most likely influenced by his life, one of wild gluttony.<br /><br />Everyone has these sort of "crisis", if you can call it that, where you question your life, right now, in this time frame. It's theraputic, and keeps you in tune with what your goals are. <br /><br />"Work first, play later" - one of the great personal philosophies one can adapt to their life.<br /><br />-Peterlucidityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636463322607880111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451292.post-1107462403489714792005-02-03T14:26:00.000-06:002005-02-03T14:26:00.000-06:00Hmmm, I dunno. Swing dancing might be fun & all, ...Hmmm, I dunno. Swing dancing might be fun & all, but I can't picture *Hemingway* doing it...<br /><br />ZM/aka Lorianne<br />http://www.hoardedordinaries.comLoriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610684937868696220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451292.post-1107457342636747362005-02-03T13:02:00.000-06:002005-02-03T13:02:00.000-06:00If you want to add a sense of adventure to your li...If you want to add a sense of adventure to your life, I recommend learning how to dance. Swing dancing is, perhaps obviously, my highest recommendation. Salsa is fun too, and tango, and even ballroom. But swing is the dance in which you can most let loose.<br /><br />I'm sure you know quiet doesn't equal boring, though I understand the need for a little "wildness" sometimes. Hope you can work it out.<br /><br />Cheers!bavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604201100380134104noreply@blogger.com