tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post6374914351795826379..comments2023-05-12T06:37:48.238-04:00Comments on Manuscript Mavens: The Power of PerceptionErica Ridleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-15506943091958224612007-12-10T12:52:00.000-05:002007-12-10T12:52:00.000-05:00Darcy, when I went on your website, I clicked on "...Darcy, when I went on your website, I clicked on "contact Darcy" and my microsoft outlook doesn't work. <BR/><BR/>I have some questions about sensory integration dysfunction, and I need your help.<BR/><BR/>What's your email?J Perry Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419386140250737349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-47145195620907335192007-12-06T23:04:00.000-05:002007-12-06T23:04:00.000-05:00I'm sure I could wax philosophical on the topic of...I'm sure I could wax philosophical on the topic of truth vs. perception for hours and hours. But I won't bore you with that.<BR/><BR/>I will say that, like Erica, I'm a relativist on the subject of Speedos :).Jackie Barbosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904049760374126059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-66780995730455402532007-12-06T17:58:00.000-05:002007-12-06T17:58:00.000-05:00I think how people perceive reality doesn't make i...I think how people perceive reality doesn't make it any less reality. The truth is the truth. *shrug* <BR/><BR/>And the truth is... Ever since I witnessed this one guy wearing a speedo at the beach when I was sixteen, I'll never think they look good on anyone. :shudder: I'm still trying to repress that reality. Some things are better left to the imagination.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-43084910888311306742007-12-06T14:08:00.000-05:002007-12-06T14:08:00.000-05:00Erica, in my perception (the Truth Absolute, of co...Erica, in my perception (the Truth Absolute, of course), even Michelangelo's David would look ugly in a Speedo.<BR/><BR/>Er, make that <I>especially</I> Michelangelo's David. :-)Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-41057210238670712762007-12-06T11:45:00.000-05:002007-12-06T11:45:00.000-05:00I think the Speedo situation depends on the man we...I think the Speedo situation depends on the man wearing them. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen Cosi e (Se Vi Pare), but IIRC <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243017/" REL="nofollow">Waking Life</A> is a movie that also deals with perception. (Been a while since I saw that one, though.)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and my <A HREF="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/" REL="nofollow">dictionary</A> home page quote today meshes perfectly:<BR/><BR/><I>I don't think necessity is the mother of invention--invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.</I><BR/><BR/>--Agatha Christie<BR/><BR/>Maybe the icecream maker was simply procrastinating some other task? *gErica Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-88411335571254113192007-12-06T11:35:00.000-05:002007-12-06T11:35:00.000-05:00Bill, your Truth Absolute must be somewhat like my...Bill, your Truth Absolute must be somewhat like my Wrath of the Righteous (how I love to be right, but then who doesn't?). I think we're all jousting. How boring if we all saw everything the same (but sometimes, much, much easier, sigh).Darcy Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819984559001912841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-13709709439861767312007-12-06T10:43:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:43:00.000-05:00I'm with you on the Speedos!As far as the percepti...I'm with you on the Speedos!<BR/><BR/>As far as the perception/reality dichotomy, Pirandello's play <I>Cosi e (Se Vi Pare) - It Is So if You Think It Is So</I> - is one of the best expositions of how perceptions can differ. Scene by scene, you think you know what's happening on stage, only to find out a scene later that now you're thinking something else.<BR/><BR/>The problem, as I perceive it, is that I have hold of the Truth Absolute, and almost everybody else is wrong. Jousting with all the wrong-headed windmills has been the story of my life. :-)Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.com