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lil  ·  3697 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "They're made out of meat"

What an excellent and very funny story about perspective. I had never read that before. Had everyone else already seen this?





briandmyers  ·  3697 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've been a fan of this lovely little story for some time.

I'm somewhat less a fan of the short video someone made of it, but here it is anyway :

blackbootz  ·  3694 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I know the author. Great uncle of an ex of mine, I spent a week with him in a ranch in Northern California. He's a really interesting guy. Funny thing about him, he's smoked his whole life, he's in his 80s now I think, but 25 years ago he started a habit of only smoking on Saturdays. Our weekend trip straddled a Saturday so early that morning he wakes me up and we go out to a picnic table under some trees and he pulls out a full pouch of tobacco. I think it was American Spirit tobacco, but I forget. The thing I remember is him teaching me how to roll a cigarette and we smoked almost the entire pouch that day. He's one of those wizened old men who can't answer a straight forward question but if you get him to talk, his rambles take you places.

lil  ·  3694 days ago  ·  link  ·  

He's about 72 now, according to his website. He keeps a blog.

Just read your bio. I love this line

    The most fundamental trait I seek out in people is empathy.
When did you know your relationship with that particular ex was over? I'd love to hear the story here.