What's it mean?

[fflo]

Prob'bly nuthin'. But this picture keeps coming up on my screen saver at work:

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[fflo.livejournal.com]

Well, I was pretty danged happy then, there. That was in Georgia. I don't know that I believe I'll ever be without a certain cloud I've acquired since then. Not that there were no clouds then. But.

I suppose you can guess who took the picture.

How ridiculous is it to be sad thinking of being happy?

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

Isn't growing old just the accumulation of clouds and aches and pains? And isn't thinking about being happy one of the saddest things in life? And do I have a clue of what I am talking about? The last question is easy to answer: No.

But it certainly is a marvelouly garish picture. And so rich in the subtractive primaries (CMYK)!

[fflo.livejournal.com]

I misread that as "subattractive" primaries at first---ha!

Hey, I have something for you. From Math Reviews & squirrelykat....

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

Oh, but they look additive on you!

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Thanks! (my favorite kind of compliment---smart-funny)

[vjsmom.livejournal.com]

Well, many times when you're thinking of being happy in the past, the memories are tinged with nostalgia and/or sadness simply because the happy time or situation or event is over. I know that sounds terribly simplistic, but it doesn't seem that complicated (or at all ridiculous) that happy memories of Georgia would make you sad.

BTW, I like peteralway's assessment of growing old.

[groovesinorbit]

I do, too.