tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23847578.post7303107154218875967..comments2023-11-05T06:28:45.388-05:00Comments on The Deadbeat Club: Fall Drive Down Memory LaneEva the Deadbeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08261305272649512551noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23847578.post-56808350874996585982006-10-09T00:42:00.000-04:002006-10-09T00:42:00.000-04:00You guys should try being REALLY old, like moi...b...You guys should try being REALLY old, like moi...but yes, nice post.<br /><br />Check out Jonathan Franzen's essay "Caught"... he is a pontificating ass, but he says we spend our childhoods wondering, "When does the real story start?" Then we grow up and keep wondering it till we realize that "the only real story is that you die." That's my cheery thought for a Sunday night.<br /><br />But I think what he means is that every moment of our lives is the real story. We spend too much time preparing and remembering (me too! I love to wallow in memories!) and not enough time just getting stuff done. Especially in the age of digital cameras.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23847578.post-64332413863102548572006-10-02T17:13:00.000-04:002006-10-02T17:13:00.000-04:00thanks! yeah, i think it is part of the glorious,...thanks! yeah, i think it is part of the glorious, ehm, aging process and also the changing of seasons prompts all these musings down memory lane...if it is like this in our 30s, imagine what our 80s will be like (providing we all make it that far)....trippy memory montages on constant playback inside my skull...Eva the Deadbeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261305272649512551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23847578.post-55793456994118546302006-10-02T16:25:00.000-04:002006-10-02T16:25:00.000-04:00Awesome post. I've been experiencing similar memor...Awesome post. I've been experiencing similar memory flashes. I blame it on encroaching age.<br /><br />But it's not entirely unpleasant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com