Comments on: Thomas Sullivan: JIGSAW PUZZLES, INNERMOST ROOMS & A BED OF ROSES

By: Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:06:33 +0000

Blue screens, indeed, Wayne. Somehow it always seems like mind control to me when I see the pattern of lights in a house and then when they are all off, there is that blue glow in one room, as if the inhabitants have come together to stare hypnotically at some Orwellian captor.

Long walks are a MAJOR way I gain perspective too. Bob Jones just sent along an article from Wired Magazine this month that describes experiments showing that such idle time is perhaps crucial to problem-solving and creativity. Thanks, amigo, and take care…

– Sully

By: Wayne Allen Sallee

Wayne Allen Sallee — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:58:24 +0000

Hey, Sully. This was a great piece. With me, it’s walking. Having what I call the long thoughts. I love the late at night walks, a passing car or signage might move me to my next scene, even if it is only on my blog. And there are times that I pass the basement apartments that have TVs on, its funny how you can see the blue screen no matter if the drapes are closed or not. You just know it is there and that cathode ray is buzzing along. Take care, chum.

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By: Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:19:39 +0000

Alas, I have 20/20 night vision. See too much once it starts. Like I said, it’s the going to bed part that completes the vicious cycle. As if turning off the light just turns on my emotional receptiveness. So the prescription is to stay up and face it on my feet until the course is run. This usually involves a long drive, followed by T-sax playing sometimes till dawn…and not eating after 7 pm. (I think I sleep when I blink during the day.)

For those readers who haven’t picked up on this from the column, that’s because we’re referring to content from this month’s newsletter. If you’d like to get it sent to you free each month along with its photos, just email me at mn333mn@earthlink.net.

As for calories not counting, Janet, well that’s not really a problem, as dogs regularly try to bury me. But I like your theory. Sort of like traveling to the sun, but only after dark so that you don’t get burned…

– Sully

By: Janet Berliner

Janet Berliner — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:45:39 +0000

Try eating in the dark. Keep goodies on a shelf next to the bed. Reach out and
let your fingers do the food shopping. Everything tastes different in the
dark and calories don’t count.

By: Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:10:08 +0000

“…uncensored instant replay…” I like that. Analyzing (not to be confused with judging) is what I best like doing. And that’s what you nail with your sleep-mode model. Especially the uncensored part — the bit where every nuance, implication and inference gets trotted out in the replay. Can’t wait to go to sleep tonight — miles from the light switch, of course. Sanctuary and analysis.

Thanks for adding dimension to the feedback, Anne.

– Sully

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:51:23 +0000

Sully, Amalgam’s words so reflect what your essays do. Inspire associations, technically syncing minds. His description of our problem solving capacity when we are aware of the unconscious mind’s abilities, hits home. Years ago when I couldn’t solve a tech problem in Word, frustrated I chose to sleep instead. The next morning waking with the solution delivered magically. After experiencing this phenomenon repeatedly, it became an awareness – one to trust. Likewise, an action the mind’s eye records suddenly becomes significant after a good night’s sleep. You may understand someone else’s actions because at night you’ve watched an uncensored instant replay while you slept.

Back to your article, often there’s a firecracker effect. It’s alive and sparks impulsive creativity. Often going off it many different directions as witnessed in the readers’ responses. Coincidence or not, you seem to create a frame within a frame and accomplish what you suggest is possible. Here’s to the fireworks, and thanks for the room to write.

By: Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:30:56 +0000

LOL, Janet. I’ve had a half dozen inquiries about why I don’t eat after 7 pm. The short answer is that 7 is about as late as I can go and still keep food down when it’s time for lights out. Happens almost every night as automatically as remote control. It’s as if the light switch and the act of getting into a bed are connected to my stomach. Maybe I should sleep 30 feet from the light switch. Naw. Electric stress from a distance, horizontally induced… Rx: don’t go to bed.

– Sully

By: Janet Berliner

Janet Berliner — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:59:19 +0000

Much worthy food for thought, as always, and speaking of food–I must know this: Why do you
fast after 7.00 pm? I must know.

By: Thomas Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:49:07 +0000

One last try — and maybe you’ve already seen it — but is the bold highlighting coupled with the extended dotted line clear enough. Yours is the cleverest response I’ve seen to the column’s billboard challenge, Anne. But if you want to nix the post, I understand. Formatting still seems to be barebones in these posts for WordPress. You can email me at mn333mn@earthlink.net, if you prefer.