tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464022958496364625.post2065296581708327314..comments2023-03-25T12:15:03.614+00:00Comments on Mark's Mutterings: Umbrella AsideMuttering Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03043683629213636002noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464022958496364625.post-5908002544583285582009-11-25T10:24:33.712+00:002009-11-25T10:24:33.712+00:00i had 3 and you were contemptuous of all of them! ...i had 3 and you were contemptuous of all of them! XRowdy Seaweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15696962810779554003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464022958496364625.post-56991317223430345082009-11-17T10:57:55.006+00:002009-11-17T10:57:55.006+00:00Thankfully it's sunny today.Thankfully it's sunny today.Muttering Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043683629213636002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464022958496364625.post-20049685979020481572009-11-16T18:21:34.255+00:002009-11-16T18:21:34.255+00:00Brave girl not owning an umbrella in Seattle :)Brave girl not owning an umbrella in Seattle :)Pandorah's Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675389717822828644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464022958496364625.post-78723673026697680272009-11-15T23:08:50.704+00:002009-11-15T23:08:50.704+00:00I had my first experience with umbrella politics t...I had my first experience with umbrella politics the other day. A friend let me borrow their umbrella because silly me still does not own one here in this wet, wet city of Seattle. I passed a woman with a stroller on a very narrow stretch of sidewalk between a building and a tree, and, not wanting to actually make eye contact, made the executive decision to raise my umbrella. Apparently I didn't lift it high enough, because me efforts still resulted in tangled umbrellas and a momentary shower.<br /><br />I had no idea there was so much work involved in using an umbrella.<br />Umbrella Politics. You described it very nicely :)Nauthizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733540855072255802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464022958496364625.post-73534590907554890112009-11-13T19:58:20.206+00:002009-11-13T19:58:20.206+00:00Haha! That made me laugh!
It has been a very wet...Haha! That made me laugh! <br /><br />It has been a very wet summer and and now fall here in Canada. So I know all about the politics in which you speak of. Living in a city as big as Toronto, you learn them quickly.<br /><br />My favorite though, when there is no space to manoever past another person on the sidewalk who also has an umbrella, is the 'umbrella raise'. This is when one of you raises your umbrella high above your head in order to clear the objects below. Kind of like Mary Poppins when she is about to fly away. This move requires intense eye contact between persons so that it is understood which person shall raise the umbrella. If you both do out, there will be a collision, a bunch of swear words, and you will both get wet.<br /><br />So again, it's all about the politics. I understand.Pandorah's Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675389717822828644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464022958496364625.post-60259610277666552892009-11-13T19:15:59.456+00:002009-11-13T19:15:59.456+00:00Love the idea of umbrella politics, Mark. Nice ob...Love the idea of umbrella politics, Mark. Nice observation. TinaTinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761684333125786758noreply@blogger.com