deeper understanding

derien didn't sleep well last night. She woke up really slow, foggy, and grumpy this morning. Because of the snow yesterday and parking ban last night we had to get up reasonably early this morning. The van was eligible for towing if it wasn't moved by 8am and I offered her a ride down to the parking garage to pick up the car. I didn't expect her to be cheery.

( But we can be grumpy. )

I don't understand the magic formula. I think it must contain a lot attentiveness, a dollop of patience occasionally, and gallons of understanding. But I think it also contains the grumpiness. To make a really awesome dish you've got to have depth of flavor and contrast.

quote

I'm still reading the biography of Fourier. I'm trying to hold my tongue until I've finished.

But for now a quote for bravecows:

"To the discerning eye, wrote Fourier, it was evident that the elephant embodied the four affective passions in their virtuous forms. The elephant was a devoted, but not servile, friend, a discreet and constant lover, a creature of large aims and ambitions, and a doting parent who was too responsible to bear children in captivity."