tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post381126718691474309..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: No poem as lovely as...Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54210182207362163452017-08-25T15:35:16.680-05:002017-08-25T15:35:16.680-05:00I know exactly what you mean...there's a tree ...I know exactly what you mean...there's a tree that made me go "Wow! Look at that tree!" very near my home. I walk to it frequently and contemplate its amazing size, form and overall beauty. It commands my attention and I feel better for seeing it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-20279940559333488402017-08-24T12:58:20.026-05:002017-08-24T12:58:20.026-05:00Your closing lines remind me of the Alistair Cooke...Your closing lines remind me of the Alistair Cooke quote: “In the best of times, our days are numbered anyway. So it would be a crime against nature for any generation to take the world crisis so solemnly that it put off enjoying those things for which we were designed in the first place: the opportunity to do good work, to enjoy friends, to fall in love, to hit a ball, and to bounce a baby.”Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634642987617262810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81565281677954536372017-08-24T11:49:13.545-05:002017-08-24T11:49:13.545-05:00Nice photo. It was very presidential of you not to...Nice photo. It was very presidential of you not to name the tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-49533811451577029042017-08-24T10:54:09.495-05:002017-08-24T10:54:09.495-05:00People who publish lost productivity stats are inh...People who publish lost productivity stats are inhuman. So much so that they can be replaced by machines. How's that for bottom line?<br /><br />Nice picture, Neil!Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36255809753202670342017-08-24T10:43:20.216-05:002017-08-24T10:43:20.216-05:00And at least 10% of the trees in the Forest Preser...And at least 10% of the trees in the Forest Preserves are dead or dying & the place looks like shit, because of that!<br />They never remove the dead & fallen trees, especially the ones near roads.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-30583391449319982102017-08-24T10:41:28.606-05:002017-08-24T10:41:28.606-05:00John Crudele in the NY Post refuted that claim, wh...John Crudele in the NY Post refuted that claim, which like all other claims of lost productivity comes from the ridiculous "experts" at Challenger, Gray & Christmas, who come up with this crap several times a year.<br />In his column, Crudele brought up all the extra business done in the eclipse zone of totality for that day, which most likely balanced out the losses elsewhere.<br />http://tinyurl.com/ybwlw7ljClark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-14431714677094606412017-08-24T09:34:22.325-05:002017-08-24T09:34:22.325-05:00Nancy Nall, who frequently links to you in her del...Nancy Nall, who frequently links to you in her delightful blog, had a great perspective on those lost-productivity sourpusses:<br /><br /><i>Monday is Eclipse Day, and in filling the nation’s pages, feeds and airwaves with related garbage masquerading as journalism, NBC News went with the Scrooge angle: The eclipse will cost America almost $700 million in lost productivity. Please join me in a hearty fuck-you to whichever economist pulled that number out of his butt. Americans really love this sort of self-laceration, which in its own way beats anything ever put on a Soviet propaganda poster. I once read a lost-productivity analysis of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. OMG the carnage in the bottom line. I can’t even.</i>Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-16811197661865972922017-08-24T09:26:41.271-05:002017-08-24T09:26:41.271-05:00I'm more of a people person, not gregarious ne...I'm more of a people person, not gregarious necessarily, but drawn to photos, painting, representations of people more than to still-lives, landscapes, trees, but Neil managed to make this tree interesting to me by anthropomorphizing it, lending it and its jealous neighbors the bit of humanity that I need.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60320909286107784962017-08-24T08:50:56.442-05:002017-08-24T08:50:56.442-05:00It is a lovely tree! I've been noticing the be...It is a lovely tree! I've been noticing the beauty in nature a lot more lately too.<br /><br />LindaBLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023427375867309963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54023448515373430342017-08-24T08:28:41.473-05:002017-08-24T08:28:41.473-05:00When I saw those estimates of lost productivity, I...When I saw those estimates of lost productivity, I thought they should be compared to the economic boom of people traveling to see the eclipse, buying food and souvenirs, etc.Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48887498615088103292017-08-24T07:54:15.999-05:002017-08-24T07:54:15.999-05:00Neil, should the word well dry up or you just get ...Neil, should the word well dry up or you just get tired of the fruitless task of "explaining Exactly What is Wrong," your photography skills will suffice to earn you a good living. Your writing and your photography each in its own way transforms the boring into something intriguing and vibrant.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-24176591490683139222017-08-24T07:26:38.435-05:002017-08-24T07:26:38.435-05:00Every morning of my life, I sit on my porch with a...Every morning of my life, I sit on my porch with a cup of tea and look out at a majestic, broad canopied sycamore tree. In fact, I am looking at it this very moment. I recommend starting the day looking at a tree. It's a reminder of the inherent beauty and wonder of our delicate planet, and it tempers the inevitable jitters when I sip my tea and read the headlines. A moment's reverie with a tree does wonders for the spirit.Dennis Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936110563379328219noreply@blogger.com