Saturday, February 24, 2007

Blogworld Saturday

That bugger Benjamin Disraeli certainly had some good things to say. Such as: "Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action."

So...dream, but follow it up with action. Nothing will happen if you just sit on your fat ass.

But...is non-action also a form of action? Restraining one's own self from doing something that one wants to do with all her heart can take strength and courage, too. So if every action has an equal and opposite reaction, what effect has non-action--which, for all intents and purposes, is a strong action?

As usual, I'm thinking these thoughts while bathed in the pale light coming from my computer screen, not voicing them out loud to anyone (unless you count Barrel Man as someone). That's not to say that I don't have a voice in the offline world. It's just that not everybody hears my real voice. To a friend who took the time tonight to listen (whilst sipping coffee and juice) to a shadow of this voice, my deepest and most heartfelt thanks. :-)

Ohhh, guess what? It's Saturday in my part of the world. Here are just a few of the many posts I've enjoyed reading over the past week. I present them in no particular order.

-Big hair, almost-in-your-face-crotches...what do these musicians have to show for in comparison to more recent musicians? Not much, according to this witty and always enjoyable Indian blogger, Iz.

-You are in a land far from home, making your way around innocently, intent on soaking in the sights and the sounds. Your vacation is almost ruined because of airport security and a damned safety pin. Yep, such a thing happened to Morgen when he was in Egypt. By the way, Mo recently celebrated his 40th birthday by, among other things, making 40 blog entries in one day. Gaaaadzooks! Amazing, Mo!

-Speaking of 40, Matt-man's post about his pledge to forego meat for approximately 40 days and 40 nights, or the whole Lenten season, is simply terrific--and irreverently so. He's done the meat-less thing before, he can do it again! And I'll stop wishing meat-filled dreams on this good pal.

-We've had our share of celebrities-in-the-news lately (unless you're cut off from media of any kind, then how come you're on the Internet and reading this blog?). Janna, renowned Photoshop enthusiast and blogfriend extraordinaire, tells us how her perceptions of some celebrities were changed--or not--according to how other people see them.

-Time and tide wait for no man, so it's been said. But why is it that extra-shitty shit happens to people who probably don't deserve it? The question: "What the hell happened?" is one that the spirited Wendz asked recently. (Okay, she didn't actually say hell...I just added that.)

-For many people, including Houseband00, a song like Fairground can evoke feelings of nostalgia, regret, happiness--sometimes all three things at once. It certainly is a blessing how something that happened in the past can live on vibrantly in our minds and hearts. How true love can continue to burn deep inside despite the interruption of the bastard known as the Grim Reaper.

-A new blogfriend known as Debo Blue has a thought-provoking post about how time slips away. Sometimes, though, we find that it's more than time that just passes us by. We all of us try to find solace in our own ways during such times. Does the west star bring solace, inner peace, memories of love, happiness and togetherness?

Memories. They can be joyful, they can inspire melancholy. Those of the bittersweet kind, though, can leave us feeling uncertain. And to these memories, I respond with something I got from Debo Blue's blog: "Don't cry because it's over; smile that it happened." But then...sometimes it isn't really over, is it? Sometimes good-bye just means "Until we meet again"--in a crappy sort of way.

'Til next week then. I wish everyone a weekend filled with joy, hope, acceptance, and love.

16 comments:

Bud Weiser, WTIT said...

I do hope you & yours have great weekend! We shall till Sunday when I return to New England...

the not so "new" mom on the blog said...

Hey Lizza, hope you too have a great weekend filled with all the same things you wished for us!!!!

thethinker said...

All the action, reaction talk has me thinking back to physics, a class which I hate with a passion.

Have a good weekend too!

H said...

Iz is hilarious! She's wonderful.

Lizza said...

Bud: Take her home with you....

NMOTB: Thank you very much! Have fun. :-)

thinker: I liked physics; it was geometry I couldn't stand.

H: That she is. Have a good weekend, my lovely soul sis.

Maryanne Moll said...

You've linked me! Thanks! :)

little things said...

Thanks for the interesting set of links today!

Mo and The Purries said...

Hi Lizza! Thanks for including my big blogging ass in your weekend roundup!
Ha!
Imagine if someone who's never been to my blog before just clicks on your link -- they'll think WTF?
Thanks for appreciating a full moon.
love ya,
mo

CS said...

Thanks for the links - I espcially liked the Lenten one. Very funny.

Liz Hill said...

Lizza--as usual I come away from your post with a smile--it's slighlty melancholy this one--but a smile nonetheless. Thanks sugar

have a great weekend

smooch

houseband00 said...

Hang in there, Liz! =)

Odat said...

Thank you for doing your weekly research...it sure is appreciated..
and you know how much I appreciated Matt's meat-less period! Woe is me! hehe.
and Oh, btw, since you and I both thought that the meme I did was odd...how about me tagging you to do it...welcome to the odd world..
Peace

Vinny "Bond" Marini said...

HOKLEY SMOKES BATMAN... Work has kept me so dang busy I missed a birthday it seems....

I get down on bended knees and beg your forgiveness....

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO MY SPECIAL FRIEND...

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY

Maryanne Moll said...

Lizza, I have this fantastic suggestion for your next week's Blogworld Saturday.

This blog is so hilarious! Notice that the comments for every post reach the hundreds.

http://www.wibsite.com/wiblog/dull/

Mimi Lenox said...

Lizza - Another great post. And a belated HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dear friend, Lizza.

Catching up today on posts I missed while entertaining Prince Budwick. His plane should be landing in New England just about now. I do miss him already.

I'll check out some of these blogs for sure. Thanks for a great read as always.

Lizza said...

Thank you, everyone! Thanks for the greetings, the appreciation.

Sorry I can't respond to you guys individually (from Maryanne to Mimi) because my Internet connection seems to be having the cyberspace version of PMS. It's being a bitch. Off and on, off and on. Sheesh!

Blogworld Saturday is fun for me to do. Glad you like it. Have a great week ahead!