tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025335068250127006.post6171723929472893358..comments2023-06-13T06:22:55.600-04:00Comments on What, Me Worry? : The Allure of NamingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025335068250127006.post-9083309895837407542009-12-07T16:59:07.150-05:002009-12-07T16:59:07.150-05:00Your blog put me in mind of Mary Oliver who retain...Your blog put me in mind of Mary Oliver who retains such an amazing knowledge of the world around her, and uses it so perfectly in her poems. bonnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025335068250127006.post-16666651244562962932009-12-07T10:42:53.365-05:002009-12-07T10:42:53.365-05:00Yes, it's almost as though a name is a templat...Yes, it's almost as though a name is a template that serves as a filing system for future sightings. It's interesting: my mother had a stroke a few years ago that deprived her of nouns, and talking with her when she's tired is like playing that game Mad-Libs with the blanks filled in with random nouns. It certainly adds a little something extra to otherwise mundane conversations! On another note, when my family used to stay in the same house on Casey Key, off Sarasota, every winter, there was a great blue heron that became a house pet, actually coming into the kitchen to get his daily ration of chicken necks (bought specially for him) and bacon. It was exciting indeed to be up close and personal with our prehistoric-looking friend ...Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507370042400822339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025335068250127006.post-35547375098211307182009-12-07T10:39:38.306-05:002009-12-07T10:39:38.306-05:00What bothers me about naming is that we think we k...What bothers me about naming is that we think we know something when we know its name... whether it be a bird, a person, a rock. We shut off exploring the characteristics of the object once we remember its name. Maybe I should become nameless so that people go beyond my name.<br /><br />I still have pangs of guilt about not having a job. I feel like I'm on welfare... getting paid but not working (at a paid job). Is this something you could write about? Your last post got me thinking about this life that we lead.Kim Mosleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658600791743162004noreply@blogger.com