“Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration.” – Khalil Gibran
Anybody else out there play Plants vs. Zombies? I played it a lot yesterday, and probably will again in a few months.
Where Did March 1 Go? It would be fun to respond: “Dude, I have no response to that” – which is a line from the corny, but fun movie, Joe vs. the Volcano.
I also participated in a couple of play money poker tournaments. My avatar is the cat.
But I do have a response. I played it away.
Despite all my good intentions to do something productive, I let my mind get erased by playing “Plants vs. Zombies,” Full Tilt Poker (in which, over time, I’ve amassed almost $200,000 in play money), Spider Solitaire, Hearts and Mahjong. I went from one game to another, breaking only to walk Pepper, go to the bathroom and eat.
The fact that that it rained all day here in Tucson yesterday made it the perfect setting for such a mindless day. So even when it was time to go to bed, I kept playing.
I also played many games of Spider Solitaire and Hearts, and a couple of games of Mahjong.
It’s kind of how, when I was a newspaper city editor, I would come home from work every few weeks and turn on the television and watch one dumb show after another until the wee hours of the morning.
Both the television watching, and now the game playing, have the effect of wiping my polluted brain clear of cobwebs, which gather over time as I fill my head with too many plans, too many ideas, too many ambitions and too much pondering.
I awoke this morning refreshed and ready to go about my daily activities with new vigor, The cobweb pondering, however, began anew with my questioning if I’m the only one who needs a brain washing every now and then, and if not what mindless activity do others engage in for cleansing relief.
The Wondering-Wanderer’s blog pick of the day.
Bean’s Pat Sycamore in the Sun http://tinyurl.com/lo89cku I enjoy Steven Schwartzman’s blog “Portraits of Wildflowers” because I love putting names to plants. This particular one I enjoyed because near my apartment stands an Arizona sycamore, whose stateliness I enjoy every day. Steve, along with a nature guide for the area’s Sabino Canyon, helped me put a name to the tree
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I do this by reading. There are times when I read a couple of books with only the necessary breaks taken. After that I am ready to continue with whatever it is that needs to be done.
I do this, too. It’s just that I don’t usually lose a day when I spend hours and hours reading. I lose the night instead.
Alas, I still need my beauty sleep 🙂
I think there’s a difference, Pat, between playing games and watching TV. One requires you to actually work your brain, and the other doesn’t. I have played Plants vs Zombies, it’s very clever – and very addictive!
I agree. But I think when I worked, I really needed the TV as a stronger Rx to erase the brain of cobwebs. But these days computer games work well enough.
Sometimes you just need to be empty in the head. To let all the cogs and springs settle.
Jim
I couldn’t agree more Jim. Thanks for commenting.
Hello Pat Bean, I like your blog alot!
Thanks Jason