WindOnHisNose
BENEFACTOR
Lino Lakes MN (MY18)
You know, there are some things that a guy just has to keep to himself, and this internalization can be very destructive on a guy's well-being. This internalization sometimes leads to an eruption of bad guy behavior. It is fortunate for many of us Supercub.org guys to have each other to turn to, to vent, as it were. Out with the bad juju, in with the good.
While sitting around a table at the Winifred Tavern with a group of super sensitive and intelligent (I know, I am being redundant) Supercub.org Cowboy Wannabe’s the subject of throw pillows arose. It is not often that a subject can immediately trigger an outpouring of emotions from a bunch of aging Supercub.org Cowboys, but the subject of pillows was like giving a dose of syrup of ipecac to get the poison out of one's stomach. Immediate results, immediate relief.
Being the sensitive guys that we are, we sat there and agreed to share our experiences with throw pillows. Eventually virtually all of us contributed to the conversation, sharing our feelings about how throw pillows had negatively impacted our well-being. For some, it was the frustrating to not be able to sit on our favorite couch/sofa without removing several pillows. For others, it was the frustration of not being able to walk calmly into our bedrooms and sprawl onto our very own beds without removing several pillows. Many of us suffered from both.
While trying to get in touch with our inner feelings about this we also were left with the feelings that, were the pillows alone not a problem, we knew not where to place the pillows. We are left with the oxymoronic designation of “throw pillows” in that we are met with chastisement if we even dared to throw those throw pillows. And if we threw them, where to throw them?! Onto the floor (the obvious choice)? O’ contrar! The floors are covered with dust, it seems, and we must not soil the throw pillows. Where are they to be gently placed?
A solution was offered by one scholarly person, with regard to negotiating how many throw pillows should end up in our homes. It was suggested that for every throw pillow we had in a given room an equal number of animal trophies be hung on the walls. Elk. Deer. Sheep. Fish. Turkey. The options are as endless as the options for cloth and size of throw pillows.
It was virtually unanimously agreed upon that this was a sensitive and sensible solution, but alas this solution would not work for all of us. One extraordinarily sensitive aviator pointed out that his wife liked having trophy deer or elk hanging in their home. Regardless, if there would be 7 throw pillows on the bed there would also be 7 deer heads arranged upon the wall.
Not to jump to any quick decisions, yet another sensitive newcomer to the group suggested that the throw pillows might be placed in the mouths of the animal trophies. I’m telling you, the ideas just keep rolling in.
I will end this with a photo of a small sign that was mailed to our home by the wife of one of our fellow Supercub.org Cowboys (from Oklahoma, had a green tractor stolen years ago). I think it is such a cute little thing.
Offered in the Spirit of Compromise,
Randy
While sitting around a table at the Winifred Tavern with a group of super sensitive and intelligent (I know, I am being redundant) Supercub.org Cowboy Wannabe’s the subject of throw pillows arose. It is not often that a subject can immediately trigger an outpouring of emotions from a bunch of aging Supercub.org Cowboys, but the subject of pillows was like giving a dose of syrup of ipecac to get the poison out of one's stomach. Immediate results, immediate relief.
Being the sensitive guys that we are, we sat there and agreed to share our experiences with throw pillows. Eventually virtually all of us contributed to the conversation, sharing our feelings about how throw pillows had negatively impacted our well-being. For some, it was the frustrating to not be able to sit on our favorite couch/sofa without removing several pillows. For others, it was the frustration of not being able to walk calmly into our bedrooms and sprawl onto our very own beds without removing several pillows. Many of us suffered from both.
While trying to get in touch with our inner feelings about this we also were left with the feelings that, were the pillows alone not a problem, we knew not where to place the pillows. We are left with the oxymoronic designation of “throw pillows” in that we are met with chastisement if we even dared to throw those throw pillows. And if we threw them, where to throw them?! Onto the floor (the obvious choice)? O’ contrar! The floors are covered with dust, it seems, and we must not soil the throw pillows. Where are they to be gently placed?
A solution was offered by one scholarly person, with regard to negotiating how many throw pillows should end up in our homes. It was suggested that for every throw pillow we had in a given room an equal number of animal trophies be hung on the walls. Elk. Deer. Sheep. Fish. Turkey. The options are as endless as the options for cloth and size of throw pillows.
It was virtually unanimously agreed upon that this was a sensitive and sensible solution, but alas this solution would not work for all of us. One extraordinarily sensitive aviator pointed out that his wife liked having trophy deer or elk hanging in their home. Regardless, if there would be 7 throw pillows on the bed there would also be 7 deer heads arranged upon the wall.
Not to jump to any quick decisions, yet another sensitive newcomer to the group suggested that the throw pillows might be placed in the mouths of the animal trophies. I’m telling you, the ideas just keep rolling in.
I will end this with a photo of a small sign that was mailed to our home by the wife of one of our fellow Supercub.org Cowboys (from Oklahoma, had a green tractor stolen years ago). I think it is such a cute little thing.
Offered in the Spirit of Compromise,
Randy
