tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599416887508710758.post1473985932738229756..comments2023-02-23T02:42:20.310-06:00Comments on Overreader: Watch Wrist ItchMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11870918780196567563noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599416887508710758.post-46532915886263872692011-03-30T22:24:22.087-05:002011-03-30T22:24:22.087-05:00I gave up watches over a decade ago...wresting con...I gave up watches over a decade ago...wresting control of my obsessive side, an irony not lost on me. But old models of thinking die hard. Recently I asked my video-producing son if the scenes I "stunt-drove" for ended up "on the cutting room floor". He gave me a "wtf?" look that told me our oldster metaphors are not welcome in his reality. Still, I can't help thinking of editing as a physical cutting away of chaff from the wheat, regardless of how modern tools make every act reversible. Thanks for the essay...I wonder what ways of living will be anachronistic monkeys on our children's backs when they get a bit older.Kristynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599416887508710758.post-56974137378550898482011-03-14T11:03:10.422-05:002011-03-14T11:03:10.422-05:00I have almost stopped wearing a watch - but I supp...I have almost stopped wearing a watch - but I suppose I'll never stop looking at my wrist. As I see it now, DST or not, it is a hair past a freckle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com