I cannot turn off my mental talk-talk-talk. At least not without resorting to meditation and even then only for pretty brief moments. My son, though, when in grade school, seemed to be able to do it for hours at a time (mostly while in school of course). I actually confronted him one time while he was standing in his room just staring: “What are you thinking about?” … “Nothing”… “Really? Nothing at all? Not thinking about supper or a friend or Legos?”… “Nope. Nothing”. This was before the onset of full-blown puberty, so I took it to be the actual truth. Amazing.
It reminds me of one of my favorite Kliban cartoons. It shows a cat staring at the corner of a wall and the thought bubble showing what that cat is thinking of is the corner of the wall.
Averagemoe about 2 months ago
My thoughts are a niche market, and you don’t strike me as the right kind of audience.
codycab about 2 months ago
Is “being all like” the same as “thinking”?
The Reader Premium Member about 2 months ago
How thoughtless of her!
Concretionist about 2 months ago
I cannot turn off my mental talk-talk-talk. At least not without resorting to meditation and even then only for pretty brief moments. My son, though, when in grade school, seemed to be able to do it for hours at a time (mostly while in school of course). I actually confronted him one time while he was standing in his room just staring: “What are you thinking about?” … “Nothing”… “Really? Nothing at all? Not thinking about supper or a friend or Legos?”… “Nope. Nothing”. This was before the onset of full-blown puberty, so I took it to be the actual truth. Amazing.
Calvinist1966 about 2 months ago
“I’ll live.”
Phoebe can live with that. Or rather, live without that.
iggyman about 2 months ago
That’s OK Marigold!
iggyman about 2 months ago
Must be an interesting bush!
The Wolf In Your Midst about 2 months ago
No hay for Phoebe. She can ruminate, but that doesn’t make her a ruminant.
Decepticomic about 2 months ago
Sure, but, take the cash equivalent.
dv about 2 months ago
It reminds me of one of my favorite Kliban cartoons. It shows a cat staring at the corner of a wall and the thought bubble showing what that cat is thinking of is the corner of the wall.
Aladar30 Premium Member about 2 months ago
A bush without Lord Splendid Humility is kinda boring.
Frer Squirrel about 2 months ago
Eat the artisanal hay with milk and strawberries for breakfast.