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Gary Spangler's avatar

I used to know this: when using SubStack on my iPhone and needing to look something up, mid-comment, sometimes there is simply no coming back to the earlier part of the comment! Grrrr. Pooof!

The kernel of my remark was to acknowledge typist’s commitment to learning, practicing discernment, and showing little attraction to the group-speak of the moment. Not anti-social by a long shot. Perhaps enlightened. Note: blushing is entirely optional. 😉

Those properties brought to mind Robert Frost’s well known poem, “The Road Not Taken.” It’s final three lines serve to summarize:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -

I chose the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Earlier lines of the poem describe the elements of his choosing. He suggests each would appear to be a good choice. They appear nearly equally traveled, and each bears newly fallen leaves, not yet blackened by any form of travel. Was his choosing that of intuition? By chance? He tries to justify his choice factually but quickly decides there’s not much difference to note. Just as Frost exhibits discernment, we too see that in our typist’s practices.

And today I sit privileged to witness Gail and the Muses relying on nuances of discernment.

Note: No money changed hands in the writing of this post. 😬

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DW Andrews's avatar

I missed something. Which podcast?

The confluence of fresh strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries was on our table last night. It was divine.

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