tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post112778005402235740..comments2024-02-15T23:41:36.425-08:00Comments on SIMPLY WAIT: THE WOMAN ON THE BEACH: a short true storyPatry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1128140897402739002005-09-30T21:28:00.000-07:002005-09-30T21:28:00.000-07:00finnegan: I agree with you; in the right setting, ...finnegan: I agree with you; in the right setting, I can do nothing with the best of them. In fact, it's often the most productive thing I do.<BR/><BR/>P.V.: I remember your photographs from your getaway in the summer. The beach was very empty and appealing.That I do enjoy--as long as I don't have to drag a lot of stuff along.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1128111963938284462005-09-30T13:26:00.000-07:002005-09-30T13:26:00.000-07:00Even one other soul on the beach makes it too crow...Even one other soul on the beach makes it too crowded. A walk along the beach is about solitude and you don't share solitude!Perfect Virgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842802482293784692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1128009618654421232005-09-29T09:00:00.000-07:002005-09-29T09:00:00.000-07:00Melly: The funny thing is that though I don't like...Melly: The funny thing is that though I don't like sitting on the beach, I need to know it's close by. Whenever I think of moving away, I'm always stopped by my need to know I can get to the ocean in five minutes if I have to. <BR/><BR/>Myfanwy: You are so right! I rehearse for conversations I never have, but when I'm confronted with genuine meanness, I'm always caught stuttering--or worse, smiling blandly and not fully absorbing the insult until later.<BR/><BR/>Mike da hat: Glad to hear you'll talk to anyone. I hate to belong to exclusive clubs.<BR/><BR/>P.A. Moed: Thanks, and great to see you here again.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1128007198543217252005-09-29T08:19:00.000-07:002005-09-29T08:19:00.000-07:00No objections if you don't mind linking to an Athi...No objections if you don't mind linking to an Athiest. I've got no problem. I'll talk to anyone. <BR/>As mark said sitting with a beer is OK but all day on a beach with a book? I don't think so.Mike Da Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775632289173183048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1128004957996661832005-09-29T07:42:00.000-07:002005-09-29T07:42:00.000-07:00Lovely post, Patry. Very wise and well said.Lovely post, Patry. Very wise and well said.P. A. Moedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15121653584180540590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1127993375884698222005-09-29T04:29:00.000-07:002005-09-29T04:29:00.000-07:00Ah, yes. I'm guilty of the same thing, Patry. I'm ...Ah, yes. I'm guilty of the same thing, Patry. I'm often making assumptions and carrying on in my head what I'm going to say when this or that person says whatever they are going to say to me. And more often than not, I'm wrong. BUT then there's the case when someone really does say something snotty and I'm lost because I've not expected it. <BR/><BR/>I do love the beach, though.Myfanwy Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662965324321348524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1127964438970439352005-09-28T20:27:00.000-07:002005-09-28T20:27:00.000-07:00I used to be like you Patry, but something changed...I used to be like you Patry, but something changed and now I love the relaxation and have no problem sitting and reading on the beach or even sitting and gasp doing nothing.<BR/><BR/>I know exactly what you mean about reflecting our own feelings onto other people. We all do that and feel crappy later when we realize how wrong we were. What can we do? Human nature I guess.Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1127923746080432102005-09-28T09:09:00.000-07:002005-09-28T09:09:00.000-07:00mike da hat: Sitting on the beach in Spain with a ...mike da hat: Sitting on the beach in Spain with a cute girl almost sounds as if it might be worth making an exception. <BR/><BR/>Mark: Yes, the beach is on the East coast of the U.S.<BR/><BR/>And the kind of sitting you describe, taverna table, cold beer, sun sinking, and of course, cheap philosophy flowing is definitely more my style.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1127919329893031832005-09-28T07:55:00.000-07:002005-09-28T07:55:00.000-07:00Nice beach. It's in America somewhere, right?I'm w...Nice beach. It's in America somewhere, right?<BR/><BR/>I'm with Mike on the sitting, though. Unless it's in a cane chair outside a beachfront taverna, with a beer on the table and the sun sinking slowly over the Mediterranean. That kind of sitting works well for me, I find...Mark Gamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07545146140967396307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1127893997628798722005-09-28T00:53:00.000-07:002005-09-28T00:53:00.000-07:00I was once invited on holiday by this very cute gi...I was once invited on holiday by this very cute girl. "Whooppee! where are we going?"<BR/>"Spain."<BR/>"What are we going to do?"<BR/>"Sit on the beach of course."<BR/>"Forget it."<BR/>It was a longer conversation that that obviously. But I couldn't stand the idea of just sitting doing nothing. I take shotgun holidays. I go hit the ground running see and do everything then come home exhausted. Brilliant.Mike Da Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775632289173183048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1127877596089843192005-09-27T20:19:00.000-07:002005-09-27T20:19:00.000-07:00Actually, I took the walk before I heard Liam Clan...Actually, I took the walk before I heard Liam Clancy's words. Now that I've got the magic formula posted on my keyboard, I'll definitely be a better person. I hope.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1127877171963823382005-09-27T20:12:00.000-07:002005-09-27T20:12:00.000-07:00Oh too bad, i was even wishin i was there breathin...Oh too bad, i was even wishin i was there breathin in the salt air. too bad last nites words didnt' help: no fear, no envy, no meanness. next time.rdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062856086277201874noreply@blogger.com