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By: Middle Zone Musings » What I Learned From… Mashing It Up!

Middle Zone Musings » What I Learned From… Mashing It Up! — Mon, 05 May 2008 05:03:57 +0000

[...] long ago (April 2th) I published a post titled Peace… and Quiet, a story about my discovery of The Quietest Place on Earth (I think its somewhere in Germany). [...]

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:49:11 +0000

Gee, crowdstorm, that sounds good enough to me, too. Thanks for sharing it with us!

By: crowdstorm

crowdstorm — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:29:40 +0000

I felt the most relaxed I have for a long time yesterday – it was a beautiful day, the first really sunny one of the year here, and I sat outside my office to eat my lunch and enjoy the rays. It reminded me how much I love the feeling of the sun on my skin, and made me forget all the stresses of the working day! I felt very good.

By: Mike DeWitt

Mike DeWitt — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:09:01 +0000

Oh, Lordy! Better hide the wimmen and childrens!!

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:40:26 +0000

All we need is Tiny Tim tripping through the tulips, and we’re done!

Hey Mike! Believe it or not, this actually gives me an idea… (sound of gears grinding) Be afraid. Be very afraid.

By: Mike DeWitt

Mike DeWitt — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:18:52 +0000

Bob,

My point doesn’t usually show unless I’m consuming mass quantities. GvsMZ: Great movie!

It’s not often you get Godzilla and Get Smart in the same post; this is awesome!

Mike

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:40:42 +0000

Joanna, that sounds really nice!

Good research finding on that “cone of silence” video, too. Hilarious!

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:29:23 +0000

But Mike, wasn't there a movie where Godzilla arrived in a flying saucer? Oh, yeah - Godzilla vs. Monster Zero. But then, he was enslaved at the time, so you may have a point (probably on top of your head - but let's not go there!)For those of you who don't know this one, click to go to badmovies.org for a hilarious review. Almost makes me want to see it again. Almost.

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:01:45 +0000

Robert, thanks for sharing this moment. My main experience of moments like this is in the highlands of Scotland on a hot day where you lie back on a warm hill and hear… nothing… and feel… just the sunshine and the warmth of the earth. Bliss.

But the cone of silence distracted me of course!

Couldn’t resist searching further

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLZKEre3yJ0

Joanna

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:52:36 +0000

What a total crock!

Everyone knows Godzilla is here to PROTECT us from flying saucers. Geez!

Great story, Bob. IÄºl be returning to it when I get stressed out at work.

Mike

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:46:42 +0000

I think I know what you mean, Scott. There’s a somewhat telling line from the movie The Freshman, starring Matthew Broderick, in which at one point he comes to the realization that he’s completely helpless in his current circumstances. He looks around and says to himself:

“There’s a certain freedom in being totally screwed.”

I always thought that was actually a pretty fair philosophy. See, in our normal lives we can become so wrapped up in ourselves, we don’t easily notice others – until something comes along and takes it all away. With nothing to lose, it becomes easier to notice the world around us more – and the people in it.

But if we can learn to do that without losing everything, I think we’re a step ahead of the game, if you know what I mean.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:27:51 +0000

I think it was after a hurricane. I lived in Eastern North Carolina about 8 years ago when we were hit by two ‘canes back to back. It wiped out just about everything. Thankfully we were untouched, but it forced me to a place where I could do nothing but unplug and help friends recover.