The optimist sees snow as a crisp clean blanket that quells out the noise of the busy day…
The pessimist…not so much
The optimist sees the rainfall as a cleansing of nature and rebirth of plant life in the spring…
The pessimist…not so much
The optimist sees the road as a chance to get away, relax, and let the landscape unfold before him as he clears his/her thoughts…
The pessimist…not so much
29 comments:
An optimist would say that at least that dude did not run out of gas in the middle of that avalanche or flood.
Lucky bastard!
And the pessimist would say, "just because he hasn't run out of gas in the middle of the avalanche or flood yet..."
I'm an optimist - I think flood man was lucky he had 50 cents in his pocket.
So right now I would give anything to be able to take a drive by myself....so I guess that makes me an optimist. Or just extremely exhausted. One of the two.
like the joke about the giant manure pile. the pessimist says, damn, now i gotta clean that up. the optimist dives in "because there MUST be a pony in here somewhere!"
bee - Good point...wouldn't have taken you for an optimist ;)
colbymarshall - You guys are too clever!
kurt - Is that what it costs to use a pay phone? I find them way to confusing to use anymore
jacki - I think it makes you rich...who can afford the gas?
lime - Ha. That pretty much implies that optimists are idiots!
who knew there were still payphones around. Fascinating.
reminds me of the half cup full person versus the half cup empty person versus the half cup pissed in person. I know a number of the latter.
I don't think you can be a die hard optimist or a pessimist. And this is why. Because it's entirely subjective.
Regardless of your outlook, that running-out-of-gas thing is gonna suck. A proclaimed optimist might say, "Well at least I still have legs!" But inside, he's thinking, "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!"
I feel optimistically pessimistic about this post.
8-/
lakota - I know. And who would want to use them; they aren't simple to use anymore. Have you seen the ones at the airport. They have more directions than my car GPS!
teri - Everything is about perspectives, isn't it? But the brain can only hold a positive or negative perspective at one time. I think in the case of the guy walking, sooner or later he'll have that negative one...
leelee - Ok, I did algebraic reducing on your statement and your saying your Switzerland...neutral
So, which are you?
Ha. Love your Switzerland response to Lee. Anything Switzerland is funny. Good stuff as always. Cheers!!
mother theresa - I'm a realist...and unfortunately these days that is more pessimistic. But ignorance is bliss and I tend to stay ignorant on many things I feel out of my control so therefore I'm optimistic some too. How's that for confusing and wishy-washy?
matt-man - Everything IS funny about Switzerland...until you have to stay there and pay for it. Ouch.
that me...forever Swiss
There really aren't payphones. Not in this country anyway. Not working ones. Even those you find in airports are just for show. That's why they make them all complicated. So you'll give up before you really find out it's a big fakey thing and may as well be a Playskool driving toy. Spin, spin that wheel all ya want, tiger! You ain't goin' nowhere!
Half-full, half-empty...I don't care, as long as there's something in the glass.
They have to keep the payphones for Superman and Maxwell Smart...
Gad, now I am admitting that yes, I AM that old.
I try to be optimistic. I could do a better job of it if pessimism would quit sneaking up behind me and biting me in the butt.
I always start out the day optimistic. But then "they pull me back in."
An amusing lesson on perspective.
But I love the last photo. Walking down the road looks fun (to me)
Love those pictures!! I miss green. And blue.
My sons are devout PISSIMISTS.
However, They're truly optimistic in their ability to piss anytime, anywhere.
The optimist thinks Hillary will win, the pessimist knows she will.
leelee - Forever Swiss....sounds like Hallmark channel movie!
Teri - Fake phones huh? No wonder I get intimidated around them
wa - Sounds like you just need a drink!
maureen - You've come back around again though. Get Smart is out as a movie this summer and Superman just had a movie so you don't have to admit to being old at all!
sj - Yeah, why is pessimism so easy?
megan - Don't you hate "they"
theresa - You mean I taught a lesson? Do I get the summer off like the other teachers?
chrisedlin - That comment would make you the difinitive optimist
elastic - Sounds like you need more kids...talk to Angelina ha ha ha
damon - Good one. And the idiot thinks Nader will win.
It's 1:15am right now, and i'm lying in a hospital bed waiting for the nurse to bring me some pain and sleeping medicine, I've been asking for since 11:00pm. The optimist thinks, hey, I'm not dead! The pessimist thinks, without medical insurance, I'll probably die before I can pay for this...and where the f--- are my meds?!
red mojo - What happened? Why are you in a hospital??? Hope you are ok...
I think I'm going to write a post about my hospital trip, so you can read about it soon.
red mojo - I wanna know, I wanna know!
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