tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129787696807656257.post176949881201051333..comments2023-09-27T09:16:00.046-06:00Comments on Taos Sunflower: Out in the busy world: observations from a cynicTaos Sunflowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14858962854162972354noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129787696807656257.post-74928960315445949132009-08-12T01:46:02.000-06:002009-08-12T01:46:02.000-06:00Ruthie: What I didn't mention is that the Amt...Ruthie: What I didn't mention is that the Amtrak is right at the bottom of the hill below my house. When I was a kid, the old Victorian style train station building (long since relocated and having its second life as a coffee house) was also down there. If you wanted to put someone on the train, you stood out there and flagged it down. Boy, those were the days.<br>My point is that the sound of the train is so deeply ingrained in my body that I rarely hear it, unless it interrupts a phone call...and I find it a comforting sound. So much for being selective on one's noises!<br>Martiehttp://taossunflower.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129787696807656257.post-35646018219302909842009-08-11T23:49:43.000-06:002009-08-11T23:49:43.000-06:00You know, where I live there's a lot of noise ...You know, where I live there's a lot of noise from highway and trucks in the nearby commercial businesses. And it's funny, but I get used to it after a while until I go somewhere that's quiet, and I realize how beautiful the silence is and how I crave it.<br>And don't even get me started on cell phones.....it's bad enough that so many people seem to need to use one while driving, but I really hate it when people can't even put them away in a checkout line. I've been a cashier, and it's just plain rude (or has that become the norm now?)<br>well gosh Martie, now that I've gotten that off my chest, it's good to hear that you are finding some GOOD THINGS in the big city and enjoying your time with family and friends.<br>RuthieJhttp://rjknits.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129787696807656257.post-85550166073108951132009-08-08T11:18:48.000-06:002009-08-08T11:18:48.000-06:00At the risk of being trite, "Silence is Golde...At the risk of being trite, "Silence is Golden". Now that I think of it, I doubt that it is any longer trite".<br>Monte McBridehttp://www.mymixmix.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129787696807656257.post-2661365423984354422009-08-08T05:15:36.000-06:002009-08-08T05:15:36.000-06:00Yes...I forgot to add that I also read Truth and B...Yes...I forgot to add that I also read Truth and Beauty, Ann Patchett's story of her friendship with Lucy and the end of Lucy's life. A real tragedy, but I'm grateful for the gift of her story she left for us.<br>Martiehttp://taossunflower.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129787696807656257.post-56619923522733293762009-08-07T22:00:32.000-06:002009-08-07T22:00:32.000-06:00I couldn't agree more! Esp. with the Merton.....I couldn't agree more! Esp. with the Merton...<br>PS. I think Lucy Grealy died several years ago - ultimately a very sad story of a life.<br>robynhttp://www.myfairisle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com