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Or you could invest in a pair of earplugs!

posted by AbsolutelyPositive on October 19, 2006 at 12:00 PM | link to this | reply

BEAUTIFUL TONY, YOU MUST Love Thy Neighbour

(Hope you’ll really love) this!

A clove of envy

A pinch of lies

And little bits of gossip

Simmer over a slow fire of hate

When done, pour a cup

Of false promises over the disk,

Add a tablespoon of hypocrisy

Spice with teaspoon of malice

Shake well and do not let cool

Serve it hot to your neighbour.

We derive a vicarious pleasure by causing and not by alleviating others’ troubles. Aren’t we all doing it? Just see the ring of truth in this humorous satirical piece. The day we can rise above the pettiness and truly love our neighbour the way Jesus meant, we will start becoming religious). The next person you interact or communicate with, hope these lines remind and caution you. If it does, see the change and the acceptability that you get from others. You’ll be less obnoxious to people.

posted by Bhaskar.ing on October 19, 2006 at 11:08 AM | link to this | reply

Mavro

PS: It was in a park in Coventry. I used to go fell-running in lots of great locations, but not any more. When I'm training, though, I do this in Lyme Park, which is a fantastic place to run. Lots of wonderfful scenery and testing hills.

posted by Antonionioni on October 19, 2006 at 10:55 AM | link to this | reply

Thanks Mneme and Mavro

In the end I got there too late to take part - but had a nice day out of the office listening to music in the car and getting caught in traffic jams!

posted by Antonionioni on October 19, 2006 at 10:54 AM | link to this | reply

White noise

That's what you need. It works, really. I have a fan on just for the constant hum that blocks out street and traffic noise.

posted by Mavro on October 19, 2006 at 5:27 AM | link to this | reply

Running Man

Where's the run? I do a bit of that. Don't have a go Attaturk if your time is poor.

Cheers.

posted by Mavro on October 19, 2006 at 5:25 AM | link to this | reply

Cream crackered.. now there's a phrase I haven't heard in a while. I don't know how you write a sonnet every day.. I struggle to do one a week - hats off to you.

posted by mneme on October 19, 2006 at 3:47 AM | link to this | reply

Thanks for your funny comments!

Update - the neighbour below made a lot of noise last night again, including music, but I was so tired I went to sleep anyway, with the radio on to mask the noise! I think maybe if I hadn't had two nights of sleep deprivation already, I'd have hardly got any sleep last night, but because i was cream crackered (i.e. knackered), I got more sleep, and should just about have enough energy for the race today. All's well that ends well.

posted by Antonionioni on October 19, 2006 at 1:58 AM | link to this | reply

Poor Tony--- I suggest ear plugs and --- for the neighbours

a few well aimed pellets up their bums... well don't get ideas.

posted by marieclaire66 on October 19, 2006 at 1:03 AM | link to this | reply

Hi Tony, great entertaining Sonnet

Take your aggression out on the turth, cross country race, I hope you leave the rest behind Sir, oH and that you mis all the

cowpats, good luck, be well friend. Mike

posted by lionladroar on October 19, 2006 at 1:02 AM | link to this | reply

sleepless night, I know it exactly, because I luv to sleep.

Hey Tony,

I was talking about Indian women means, it's a norm for them, I wasn't saying it's wrong to hug a person. It's not their culture. Thanks for reading.

posted by star4sky5 on October 18, 2006 at 8:48 PM | link to this | reply

sorry about your sleep

but thanks for the story, loved it and loved the ending when you said shut your face, that was great, i dont hear that many people say that line, check my poem out about a guy that cant sleep either, its called the killer within, thanks again for you good story and your good writing.

posted by sneakermzp on October 18, 2006 at 8:29 PM | link to this | reply

oh no no no no! The gardening was the best part! LOL.

And Starbucks was but a short drive to town, hehe.

posted by Julia. on October 18, 2006 at 3:18 PM | link to this | reply

Hi Troosha and Julia.

I'm about zzz to go to bed zzz but will I zzz be able to sleep zzz when I get there? Course not!! Ah, moving to a detached cottage would be great, Julia... as long as I don't have to do any gardening. And as long as there was a Starbucks opposite. (Joke.)

posted by Antonionioni on October 18, 2006 at 3:06 PM | link to this | reply

after living next to psycho neighbors

I moved to a quiet cottage in the country and vowed never again to live where I have to share walls or hear other people's noises.