the wisdom of desk calendars

i don't think it's important to follow up on all your thoughts and ideas and actions. sometimes one impulse will open up a panorama of new ideas or feelings. or even one, which pulls you along.
i just like following a meandering thought.
i like when thoughts take you off on unexpected tangents. or lead you down a rabbit hole. sometimes the tumbling and the darkness isn't that comfortable, but it gives you another perspective.

why am i ranting?
well i read something today.
you know those stupid desk calendars you get in offices?
this is the offering for wednesday, 14 january:

Middle age is when you realise that you'll never live long enough to try all the recipes you spent 30 years clipping out of newspapers and magazines. - Bill Vaughan.

life isn't about using everything you clip out of a magazine. sometimes clipping things out is enough. fancy measuring out your life in magazine recipes?

anyway, some nice things:


reminds me of a lovely window display i saw of pompoms - different sizes, including huge, different colours.

edward gorey's doubtful guest who reminds me of zak.

and an orange sings the aria from carmen. sesame street c.1973 or 1974, I think. this was an absolute favourite of mine.