Tuesday, October 6, 2009
SIGN OF THE TIMES
There’s a lot of doubt and uncertainty in the world today. I came across some of it yesterday on East 71st Street in Manhattan.

But then once I took the picture, I wasn’t sure whether I should post it or not.
What are you ambivalent about these days?
Marshall posted on October 6, 2009 6:10 AMThese kinds of things make my day. The world seems to be full of people willing to just follow orders without questioning whether or not it makes sense. I can't imagine us heading off into space in the future as we're all just too dumb!
If I'm honest about the ambivalent question - it's what to do about things failing that shouldn't. Do I just accept tthem as a sign of growing older or do I conquer my reluctancy to 'bother' a doctor and see what's occurring? I think I'm still erring on the side of acceptance... for now.
Lizzie posted on October 6, 2009 7:41 AMI love these kinds of signs. They show us just how dumb human kind really is. Put up a sign that says no stopping anytime under that Stop sign, why sure! People don't sem to want to question authority or even notice that things are contradictory. We'll never make it as a colonising force into space at this rate - Hoomans r2 dum.
Personally I am probably a little too ambivalent about my failing health. I should go and see a doc and forget about the fact I would think I was bothering him over nowt. As it is, I think I'm erring on the side of the fence that says it's all a matter of growing older.
Lizzie posted on October 6, 2009 7:46 AM...points out that the first post there hadn't posted and I rewrote it as I have just proven a point - I was too daft to selct all and copy before I sent it and then it was lost.
Lizzie posted on October 6, 2009 7:47 AMCouldn't get much more ambivalent about my exercise program right now. I *know* how important it is, but dammit these rainy, overcast days just make me want to curl up and read... so get to writing Mister. ;-)
Elizabeth posted on October 6, 2009 9:04 AM[annoying nerd voice]Actually, the "stop" on the stop sign means a pause to forfeit right of way to oncoming traffic etc. The "no stopping" kind of stop is to park... or hop out and drop something in the mail box... or drop off a passenger... or pick up a hooker... Something that would disrupt traffic. Don't do it. But STOP.
Ambivalent? I am ambivalent about whether my kids are going to grow up hating me and/or each other, or the world. Wait. What does ambivalent mean? I think I should have used "worried". Ambivalent is how to proceed every single day to not end up with the above result. I had to google "ambivalent" and now I've looked at it so long that it's not a word anymore. So it doesn't matter if I don't know what it means.
harmzie posted on October 6, 2009 1:10 PMThe sign is funny. But, in my opinion, the two signs are facing different directions of traffic. I know it looks stupid, but it kind of makes since in an ironic, twisted way.
I am ambivalent about my pasrenting lately. I just am not sure if I am doing anything right. If I am having issues and she is only 11, Lord help through the teen years.
debb posted on October 6, 2009 1:12 PMReminds me (if only obliquely) of artist Bob Zoell's series of street signs:
http://losangeles.foryourart.com/?s=see&item=124
Mike Diehl posted on October 6, 2009 3:04 PMWhat am I ambivalent about. I'm not really sure I'm ambivalent about anything. Well maybe I was a little about whether to post or not but then again maybe not since here I am posting.
Mo posted on October 6, 2009 5:06 PMI'm ambivalent about trying to think of something I'm ambivalent about.
But I'm bummed because I've been so busy at work and I can't check my favorite blogs!!
Suzy Voices posted on October 8, 2009 4:35 PM Good joke :) Did you hear that NASA has launched several Holsteins into low earth orbit? It was the herd shot around the world.
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