Comments on: The Lease of My Concerns http://johnshore.com/2008/08/07/the-lease-of-my-concerns/ Trying God's patience since 1958 Wed, 23 May 2012 07:13:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: John Shore http://johnshore.com/2008/08/07/the-lease-of-my-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-8210 John Shore Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:25:24 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-8210 teevee: TOO HILARIOUS! Jennifer: Isn't it AMAZING what you have to ... SIGN, if nothing else? My once perfectly useful hand has turned into a useless, deformed claw. I now compulsively sign virtually every piece of paper I see. It's horrible. I'm seeing a shrink about it. But clearly my life is ruined. But hey! My own garage! teevee: TOO HILARIOUS!

Jennifer: Isn't it AMAZING what you have to … SIGN, if nothing else? My once perfectly useful hand has turned into a useless, deformed claw. I now compulsively sign virtually every piece of paper I see. It's horrible. I'm seeing a shrink about it. But clearly my life is ruined.

But hey! My own garage!

]]> By: Jennifer http://johnshore.com/2008/08/07/the-lease-of-my-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-8209 Jennifer Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:27:48 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-8209 Found you a few days ago and love your blog! You just made me laugh out loud about the house-buying scenario...we thought we were prepared for our first purchase (2 months ago); I'm so glad we were blissfully ignorant of what was really in store. You are right! It's a wonder people aren't just living in boxes on the side of the road! Happy weekend :-) Found you a few days ago and love your blog! You just made me laugh out loud about the house-buying scenario…we thought we were prepared for our first purchase (2 months ago); I'm so glad we were blissfully ignorant of what was really in store. You are right! It's a wonder people aren't just living in boxes on the side of the road!

Happy weekend :-)

]]> By: teeveebee http://johnshore.com/2008/08/07/the-lease-of-my-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-8208 teeveebee Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:23:05 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-8208 I believe we were talking about valid universal aesthetics stemming from cultural mores reflecting anthropological preferences until all principal, interest and other charges are paid in full to said lender unless note holder agrees to waive the rights of Presentment and Notice of Dishonor. Amen. PS. I forgot to mention before, I loved the pun in your post title. :) I believe we were talking about valid universal aesthetics stemming from cultural mores reflecting anthropological preferences until all principal, interest and other charges are paid in full to said lender unless note holder agrees to waive the rights of Presentment and Notice of Dishonor. Amen.

PS. I forgot to mention before, I loved the pun in your post title.

:)

]]> By: Greta http://johnshore.com/2008/08/07/the-lease-of-my-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-8192 Greta Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:17:04 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-8192 where did the smiley face come from....you are clever, John Shore! where did the smiley face come from….you are clever, John Shore!

]]> By: samwrites2 http://johnshore.com/2008/08/07/the-lease-of-my-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-8190 samwrites2 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:41:31 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-8190 John, Man, I want to send a housewarming gift. Congrats. Also, what you described in your earlier post "The Spoiled Rotten Adult" reminds me a lot of articles I've read on "Empathy Deficit Disorder." How do you think the two relate? -Sam John,
Man, I want to send a housewarming gift. Congrats.
Also, what you described in your earlier post “The Spoiled Rotten Adult” reminds me a lot of articles I’ve read on “Empathy Deficit Disorder.”
How do you think the two relate?
-Sam

]]> By: John Shore http://johnshore.com/2008/08/07/the-lease-of-my-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-8201 John Shore Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:19:28 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-8201 Sam: I'm afraid I'm not familiar with "empathy deficit disorder" ---but I love the phrase. It's so great. I have a friend who wrote an international bestseller about "nature deficit disorder." I think as long as you have "deficit disorder" somewhere in what you're saying, you're good. Greta: You're so sweet! (Oh: those smiley faces are automatically generated when you hit certain keys in succession--usually some combination of periods and parentheses.) Teevee: I TRIED to read it all. And then stopped. And then cried for awhile. And then tried again. And then had a nervous breakdown. Do come back to my blog! How fun for me! And maybe for you! I hope so! I think so! But art's subjective! Still, by nature people tend to agree on what I think its safe to call a universal aesthetic, insofar as its true that at some primal level good or (if I may) "true" art resonates with all people in the same way. Of course, as in all things human, cultural contexts are everything, and so before attempting to prescribe or define a set of aesthetics which are applicable to all people at all times, we must first take care to build into those descriptions qualifiers carrying the full weight of the acknowledgment that, now as ever, one man's inspiration is another man's frustration. And in any case, in the end there will always be a subjectively fine line between inspired and insipid, revelation and revulsion, "bravo!" and "barfo!" Um. What were we talking about, again? Sam: I'm afraid I'm not familiar with "empathy deficit disorder" —but I love the phrase. It's so great. I have a friend who wrote an international bestseller about "nature deficit disorder." I think as long as you have "deficit disorder" somewhere in what you're saying, you're good.

Greta: You're so sweet! (Oh: those smiley faces are automatically generated when you hit certain keys in succession–usually some combination of periods and parentheses.)

Teevee: I TRIED to read it all. And then stopped. And then cried for awhile. And then tried again. And then had a nervous breakdown. Do come back to my blog! How fun for me! And maybe for you! I hope so! I think so! But art's subjective! Still, by nature people tend to agree on what I think its safe to call a universal aesthetic, insofar as its true that at some primal level good or (if I may) "true" art resonates with all people in the same way. Of course, as in all things human, cultural contexts are everything, and so before attempting to prescribe or define a set of aesthetics which are applicable to all people at all times, we must first take care to build into those descriptions qualifiers carrying the full weight of the acknowledgment that, now as ever, one man's inspiration is another man's frustration. And in any case, in the end there will always be a subjectively fine line between inspired and insipid, revelation and revulsion, "bravo!" and "barfo!"

Um. What were we talking about, again?

]]> By: Judy http://johnshore.com/2008/08/07/the-lease-of-my-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-8194 Judy Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:08:14 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-8194 I love random thoughts! They're very informative. You two will so enjoy being in your own home. The ornaments of your house will be the guests who frequent it. ~Author Unknown I love random thoughts! They're very informative. You two will so enjoy being in your own home.

The ornaments of your house will be the guests who frequent it. ~Author Unknown

]]> By: teeveebee http://johnshore.com/2008/08/07/the-lease-of-my-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-8193 teeveebee Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:03:05 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-8193 Hello, Congratulations on becoming a new home owner. I know exactly what you mean by all the paperwork. My husband and I have endured the process three times. It certainly requires that you put alot of trust in what the lender is telling you the papers say. Really, who reads all that stuff? (Judging by all of our country's recent mortgage woes, maybe we should!). Anyway, I stumbled upon your blog while "blog hopping" and enjoyed reading several of your posts. I'll be back! Hello,

Congratulations on becoming a new home owner. I know exactly what you mean by all the paperwork. My husband and I have endured the process three times. It certainly requires that you put alot of trust in what the lender is telling you the papers say. Really, who reads all that stuff? (Judging by all of our country's recent mortgage woes, maybe we should!).

Anyway, I stumbled upon your blog while "blog hopping" and enjoyed reading several of your posts. I'll be back!

]]> By: Greta http://johnshore.com/2008/08/07/the-lease-of-my-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-8191 Greta Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:14:13 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-8191 Yeah! I want to send a housewarming gift too! something from your neighbour up north....anyways, the thought was good, but can I perform it? The best to you and Cat....."Lord, bless their house...keep it safe by night and day.... (have forgotten the rest...) oh, yes....may the mortgage payments be easy to pay! Yeah! I want to send a housewarming gift too! something from your neighbour up north….anyways, the thought was good, but can I perform it? The best to you and Cat….."Lord, bless their house…keep it safe by night and day…. (have forgotten the rest…)

oh, yes….may the mortgage payments be easy to pay!

]]> By: John Shore http://johnshore.com/2008/08/07/the-lease-of-my-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-8189 John Shore Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:38:51 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=791#comment-8189 Thanks, Ingrid. Yeah, I don't know anyone, I don't think, whose parents didn't help them buy their first home. That neither Cat nor I had such a parent is one of the reasons it took us so long to get up the scratch to afford a house. (Well, that, and the fact that neither one of us has ever really given much of a crap about saving money, which is pretty stupid....). And you're right: Staying out of the way IS an excellent life skill. I excell (sp?) at it. Thanks, Ingrid. Yeah, I don't know anyone, I don't think, whose parents didn't help them buy their first home. That neither Cat nor I had such a parent is one of the reasons it took us so long to get up the scratch to afford a house. (Well, that, and the fact that neither one of us has ever really given much of a crap about saving money, which is pretty stupid….). And you're right: Staying out of the way IS an excellent life skill. I excell (sp?) at it.

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