Time on 2005 running out

As time winds down on another year, I've once again been pondering the expression, "don't have the time" and its brother, "can't find the time". Did so quite similarly last year and the year before. Everyone says it. Have you thought about what the person you're saying it to thinks about it? Spoiler alert: Do not expect any grandiose conclusions or Earth-shattering insight in this post. The more I thought about it over the last two years or so, the more I realized I still have no position on it.

About the time: A 91-year old person shouldn't take on a 35-year project with hopes of finishing it. He/she probably doesn't have the time. There are also instances where an arbitrary deadline is imposed. Someone called and is coming over in an hour. "I don't have time" to cut the grass before they get here.

Where age or deadline is not a factor, is it really true when someone says that? If so, wouldn't the person you’re telling it to know it? There are 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, etc, etc... (If you get less than that, you're exempt from these foolish thoughts). So, what you're really saying is, "I don't wish to use my time that way". To say it that way, of course, is kind of rude so we say, "I don't have the time" instead.

A task could/should be done and both of us are capable of doing it. I tell you, "I don't have the time". How should you react to that? Is my time more valuable than yours? Am I implying that you DO have the time? Am I simply saying I don't want to do it? Am I over-analyzing? Yes, absolutely, to at least two of those questions!

I planned to add considerably more thought to this essentially self-plagiarized ( Auto-plagiarized? ) entry after having another whole year to think about what I am trying to say but I have somewhere to be in a few minutes and..................

I don't have time to do it now!

A picture from CrabAppleLane for this last Saturday in 2005.

If you feed the birds/wildlife in your yard and if black oil sunflower is part of that feed mixture and if one of those black oil sunflower seeds gets away from the birds/wildlife or perhaps goes through a turkey..........ahem.........undigested and if you are not as diligent about cutting the grass in your backyard because your backyard has other priorities at the moment, you may end up with one of these. OK, I like sunflowers although this variety is not as pretty as the 6-footers with the 8-inch diameter flowers but they're nice. I can’t grow these damn things on purpose but I’m not too bad at growing them by accident.

Rat Race - Special Collector’s Edition was part of our Christmas loot. We watched it last night. Despite the presence of John Cleese, this is not high brow comedy. That’s OK by me. It was thoroughly ridiculous from start to finish but it had a lot of good belly laugh moments in it. It attempted to be something akin to It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. It doesn’t quite get to that level but it got closer than I would have thought possible and I give the cast and film makers credit for trying. I feel a little funny about giving a Spoiler Alert for It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World from 1963: The funniest moment in that very funny film was Ethel Merman slipping on the banana peel at the end. You laugh at that moment no matter how many times you've seen it. I laugh at that moment just thinking about it. Rat Race gives us a feel good concert at the end, instead. I would rather have had the banana peel.

I’m memed out but these by Kem and Marie are good reads.

The CrabAppleLane College Bowl Pool continues. Fading fast now. One of the games I felt strongest about was the Miami-LSU Peach Bowl last night. I thought sure Miami’s defense was going to be too much for LSU’s backup QB. The Tigers beat them up both on the field and off. I would be a bookie's best friend if I gambled.

Quote of the Day

It's true you could break your neck but it's a risk I'm willing to take.

Duane Cody, Rat Race

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "A family that gets massage together stays together."