Can any of us remember a single instance when Mary changed her perspective? Maybe she means, "Whenever I start to doubt myself or my opinions, I come here and change my perspective. I always come away from here more sure of myself than ever."
After a while, Wilbur is going feel so grateful to Mary for her advice, that he will try to hug her. Mary will have a Ted Miller flashback and will push Wilbur off Lookout Point. As she gazes at Wilbur’s body adrift in the sea, she will toss a muffin, trying to land it on his head.
For cryin' out loud, Wilbur, you haven't been "abandoned." You're not a 10-year-old shunted off to an orphanage. You haven't been tossed in a North Korean prison and cut off from all outside communication. You're just a sniveling, self-pitying whiner. It's no wonder you're "alone and stuck in a rut." Just jump already.
Meanwhile, in Beautiful Italy, Harlan walks along Rome Beach and stares out at the Mediterranean contemplating his life. He muses, "Man, I've got it made."
Wilbur’s stuck in a rut. Moy is stuck in a rut. June is stuck in a rut not of her own making, having to draw these thankless characters. (At least she can fall back on landscape art.) And if things don’t pick up pretty soon, we’ll all be stuck in a snark rut.
I like Wilbur's "Rut." He has left home, visited several foreign countries, romanced an attractive Latina woman, tried salsa dancing, peaked as a successful parent, and returned home to see his independent daughter (who is mature about her Relationships) fledge the nest for a terrific educational opportunity. He writes two columns for a daily newspaper, one of which is Whenever He Feels Like It, and only recently ended a romantic relationship with yet another attractive woman who was rather Out Of His League (and who landed a much younger, successful entrepreneur).
Taken altogether and from that Perspective, Wilbur has redefined the word "rut."
Stuck in a rut - traveling the corners of the world (Antarctica/Columbia anyway) to research and write survival stories - yeah, okay. What happened to that gig anyway? (However Dr. Jeff is in a deep rut - continually hitting his head against a brick wall by pursuing Mary, and he is in a deep hole for introducing slimy Ted Miller to Mary.)
fauxprof, great phrase...."snark rut"! I hope Mary doesn't think one of her "mistakes" was considering Ted Miller's proposal to market her muffins, which was obviously nothing more than a malicious trap that HE set... If she starts emoting to Wilbur about her muffin "mistake", we'll be back in Blame the Victim Land...
Don't be shy! I'd love to hear what you have to say about Mary Worth. Just keep it clean, that's all I ask. This is a FAMILY FRIENDLY blog. I don't want to moderate comments, but I will if I have to.
After a while, Wilbur is going feel so grateful to Mary for her advice, that he will try to hug her. Mary will have a Ted Miller flashback and will push Wilbur off Lookout Point. As she gazes at Wilbur’s body adrift in the sea, she will toss a muffin, trying to land it on his head.
ReplyDeleteHoly moly, not even a fence! Mary better hope that Wilbur doesn't have a salsa dancing flashback - "Move, Senor Wilbur!"
ReplyDeleteToday's Boldface Haiku is titled
ReplyDelete"...But Sometimes Perspective Only Helps Those Who Help Themselves".
Beautiful!
Change perspective. Helps.
Alone, rut!
ReplyDeleteFor cryin' out loud, Wilbur, you haven't been "abandoned." You're not a 10-year-old shunted off to an orphanage. You haven't been tossed in a North Korean prison and cut off from all outside communication. You're just a sniveling, self-pitying whiner. It's no wonder you're "alone and stuck in a rut." Just jump already.
Meanwhile, in Beautiful Italy, Harlan walks along Rome Beach and stares out at the Mediterranean contemplating his life. He muses, "Man, I've got it made."
P.S. Terrific secret message, Wanders!
-- Scottie McW.
Wilbur’s stuck in a rut. Moy is stuck in a rut. June is stuck in a rut not of her own making, having to draw these thankless characters. (At least she can fall back on landscape art.) And if things don’t pick up pretty soon, we’ll all be stuck in a snark rut.
ReplyDeleteI just want Mary to push him off the cliff and dust ff her hands, saying "My work here is done". She then happily takes over "Dear Wendy".
ReplyDeleteI like Wilbur's "Rut." He has left home, visited several foreign countries, romanced an attractive Latina woman, tried salsa dancing, peaked as a successful parent, and returned home to see his independent daughter (who is mature about her Relationships) fledge the nest for a terrific educational opportunity. He writes two columns for a daily newspaper, one of which is Whenever He Feels Like It, and only recently ended a romantic relationship with yet another attractive woman who was rather Out Of His League (and who landed a much younger, successful entrepreneur).
ReplyDeleteTaken altogether and from that Perspective, Wilbur has redefined the word "rut."
Stuck in a rut - traveling the corners of the world (Antarctica/Columbia anyway) to research and write survival stories - yeah, okay. What happened to that gig anyway? (However Dr. Jeff is in a deep rut - continually hitting his head against a brick wall by pursuing Mary, and he is in a deep hole for introducing slimy Ted Miller to Mary.)
ReplyDelete@nance Good point. You'd think Wilbur would be ready for a rut.
ReplyDeletefauxprof, great phrase...."snark rut"! I hope Mary doesn't think one of her "mistakes" was considering Ted Miller's proposal to market her muffins, which was obviously nothing more than a malicious trap that HE set... If she starts emoting to Wilbur about her muffin "mistake", we'll be back in Blame the Victim Land...
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