Random Thought of the Day

[Scheherazade]

One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.

~Moliere

[Nightshade]

How come getting your foot out of your mouth is so much harder than putting it in?

[weltanschauung]

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.
Oscar Wilde

[Beautifull]

why do we have to openour throat when you are trying to speak deep?

[mono]

I had a sore throat for a few days, saw a doctor before it got too bad, since I have always felt prone to respiratory ailments (even since infancy), luckily got on some antibiotics for acute bronchitis. Many of my symptoms disappeared within 36 hours, as expected, but the past few days, I have had no voice; my doctor believes that I may have simultaneously caught a bacterium as well as a virus, and I have ended up with laryngitis, which will subside by itself within a few more days. Fortunately, this virus-bacteria combination has occurred before, when I had quite a bout of tonsilitis years ago, so I never felt panicked, but it certainly takes the fun out of conversing, while the doctor has recommended me for total vocal rest.
It amazes me how little of life actually requires no speech. Certainly, I have not gone out-and-about quite as much, while feeling under the weather, but so much of going to cafes, restaurants, grocery stores, etc. functions on such an exchange basis that I have discovered there exist little to no open communication nor open-ended questions for the customer/consumer to answer; a customer can walk into a grocery store, such as Whole Foods, get what s/he needs (provided one knows where to find the items), then pay for the groceries without uttering a word; on a menu in a restaurant, a customer can point to what one wants, and everything else consists of close-ended questions. Luckily, I frequent many of the same cafes and restaurants, so those places have posed little problems, but I felt very embarrassed when one of the fare inspectors on the commuter trains thought my lack of speech came from not knowing any English, and he tried speaking to me in a myriad of languages before I could explain that I could not speak; perhaps he understood, or he may have thought me deaf.
My random thought of the day, since I have had little ability to communicate it to anyone? The majority of communication rarely exists for mandatory reasons, but more for leisure, convenience, or "passing the time." Sure, I miss speaking, especially when an attractive woman and I kept catching each other's eyes and smiling at each other in the cafe today, but what little speech seems required of us seems surprisingly easy to replace.

[Nightshade]

I had a sore throat for a few days, saw a doctor before it got too bad, since I have always felt prone to respiratory ailments (even since infancy), luckily got on some antibiotics for acute bronchitis. Many of my symptoms disappeared within 36 hours, as expected, but the past few days, I have had no voice; my doctor believes that I may have simultaneously caught a bacterium as well as a virus, and I have ended up with laryngitis, which will subside by itself within a few more days. Fortunately, this virus-bacteria combination has occurred before, when I had quite a bout of tonsilitis years ago, so I never felt panicked, but it certainly takes the fun out of conversing, while the doctor has recommended me for total vocal rest.
It amazes me how little of life actually requires no speech. Certainly, I have not gone out-and-about quite as much, while feeling under the weather, but so much of going to cafes, restaurants, grocery stores, etc. functions on such an exchange basis that I have discovered there exist little to no open communication nor open-ended questions for the customer/consumer to answer; a customer can walk into a grocery store, such as Whole Foods, get what s/he needs (provided one knows where to find the items), then pay for the groceries without uttering a word; on a menu in a restaurant, a customer can point to what one wants, and everything else consists of close-ended questions. Luckily, I frequent many of the same cafes and restaurants, so those places have posed little problems, but I felt very embarrassed when one of the fare inspectors on the commuter trains thought my lack of speech came from not knowing any English, and he tried speaking to me in a myriad of languages before I could explain that I could not speak; perhaps he understood, or he may have thought me deaf.
My random thought of the day, since I have had little ability to communicate it to anyone? The majority of communication rarely exists for mandatory reasons, but more for leisure, convenience, or "passing the time." Sure, I miss speaking, especially when an attractive woman and I kept catching each other's eyes and smiling at each other in the cafe today, but what little speech seems required of us seems surprisingly easy to replace.

Oh when I have viral laryngitis back in MAy I didnt speak for 3 or four days and it was bizzare for me, even ask niamh!
Try answering a phone silently!

My random thought of the day:
I am feeling so brilliantly on top of the world, should I be worried everything is about to go wrong?

[mono]

Oh when I have viral laryngitis back in MAy I didnt speak for 3 or four days and it was bizzare for me, even ask niamh!
Try answering a phone silently!

Definitely not easy - agreed! My voice started coming back a bit last night, but I still cannot speak a few sentences without coughing from the tickling in my throat. Ugh, I hate feeling ill!

[Scheherazade]

I had a sore throat for a few days, saw a doctor before it got too bad, since I have always felt prone to respiratory ailments (even since infancy), luckily got on some antibiotics for acute bronchitis. Many of my symptoms disappeared within 36 hours, as expected, but the past few days, I have had no voice; my doctor believes that I may have simultaneously caught a bacterium as well as a virus, and I have ended up with laryngitis, which will subside by itself within a few more days. Fortunately, this virus-bacteria combination has occurred before, when I had quite a bout of tonsilitis years ago, so I never felt panicked, but it certainly takes the fun out of conversing, while the doctor has recommended me for total vocal rest.
It amazes me how little of life actually requires no speech. Certainly, I have not gone out-and-about quite as much, while feeling under the weather, but so much of going to cafes, restaurants, grocery stores, etc. functions on such an exchange basis that I have discovered there exist little to no open communication nor open-ended questions for the customer/consumer to answer; a customer can walk into a grocery store, such as Whole Foods, get what s/he needs (provided one knows where to find the items), then pay for the groceries without uttering a word; on a menu in a restaurant, a customer can point to what one wants, and everything else consists of close-ended questions. Luckily, I frequent many of the same cafes and restaurants, so those places have posed little problems, but I felt very embarrassed when one of the fare inspectors on the commuter trains thought my lack of speech came from not knowing any English, and he tried speaking to me in a myriad of languages before I could explain that I could not speak; perhaps he understood, or he may have thought me deaf.
My random thought of the day, since I have had little ability to communicate it to anyone? The majority of communication rarely exists for mandatory reasons, but more for leisure, convenience, or "passing the time." Sure, I miss speaking, especially when an attractive woman and I kept catching each other's eyes and smiling at each other in the cafe today, but what little speech seems required of us seems surprisingly easy to replace.

Mono, that's not the Random Thought of the Day... It is the Random Essay of the Day!



Hope you feel better soon!

[Scheherazade]

Why do we ball melon but not other fruit? Can other fruit be balled?

[2ndblogger]

When I started blogging, I started to dream of becoming a writer...

[papayahed]

Why have I been craving hamburgers lately????

[papayahed]

jeez, I hate getting up early for no reason.

[Niamh]

Why do i nearly always wake up at 7.30am after a night of drinking?

[Helga]

why am I watching tv when there is nothing in it?...

[kilted exile]

I am above Jaws on the food chain