
You better watch yourself.
You’re becoming a catastrophist.
That bbq pack in the backseat, for instance,
is not going to wreck the suspension.
Cars were designed to carry weight.
And , no, no one’s going to break in and steal it
when you duck in for a coffee and cake.
And as for that brandy and dry offered just before dinner
it’s not going to play havoc with your digestive system
if you have it before your standard glass of red.
It’s a cold day. Loosen up for f*&&^% ‘s sake.
You’re driving everyone batty.
*pic courtesy of pinterest
I love this series of thoughts!! I’m often thinking and worrying about leaving things in my beat up car and then I remember that more than likely it’s not that important to anyone else but me 😂
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hahah; thanks LaShelle; so I’m not the only one 🙂
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Loading a bbq pack into the back
of the car whilst drinking coffee &
eating cake, after guzzling copious
amounts of alcoholic beverages during an attack by prehistoric
flying reptiles … with the Missus!
Been there and done that, John 😎
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Lol; it’s quite a wild ride, David; amazed we landed so safely as we did 🙂
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Some of us need a catastrophist
more than the rest of us 🤔🕶️
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Exactly. Rules are fluid. People worldwide should lighten up, including me. I’ve been working entirely to hard this week already. 💜 Great stuff, John.
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thank you, K; I’m in the process of having a good, hard look at myself too —
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Oh, I always assumed you were easy on the eyes.😁
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LOl
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I try not to be one, but it’s hard work. Love your philosophy.
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we all have to work at this; there is a Catastrophist inside each of us; mine’s just more outspoken 🙂
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My husband’s too, that keeps mine in check 😀
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🙂 I like that 🙂
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Have to let go of many things and bite the mind’s tongue. I do it myself. Hope the thoughts are under control, John. 🙂
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thanks Terveen; they are 🙂
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let it go, let it go……..) excellent poem from you, John. p.s. what is a ‘dry’, as in brandy and dry?
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ahh dry ginger ale; goes well with brandy; a cube of ice on a hot day; enjoy 🙂
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nice – makes perfect sense
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I’ve not had that problem. I’m thanking my lucky stars. Great read though. Thanks, John.
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thanks; good to get that feedback — and to have a good, hard laugh at myself 🙂
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There’s a catastrophist within us at all times, I think. Hope the thoughts are kept under control so one can live as normally as possible, even in abnormal times.
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being aware of them is the first BIG step, Eden; this poem is a sort of cleansing for me 🙂
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Are you a worrier? I am to a fairly large extent.
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yes, Neil, I guess I am . But I don’t worry about the big things, like global warming or China’s rise; it’s the stupid, little things that niggle me —
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Worrying about the future is like paying interest on a loan that you haven’t been granted.
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that’s a terrific comment; so true; thanks Ulle 🙂
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I like this examination of one’s tendency to expect the worst.
My question, though, is… How does one pronounce Catastrophist?
Ca-TAS-trophist? or Cata-STROPH-ist?
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the first, Ed 🙂
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‘s what I thought. But, you know… words like applicable and formidable…
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it’s a crazy, mixed up language, Ed ; but it’s fun to play with 🙂
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