OT: Is it OK if I don't take some articles from Psychology Today too seriously?

[lazarus]

"Run around your house in the middle of a downpour. Tell a . . . joke. Learn to juggle. Wear something silly."--https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog ... eriousness

[Julie]

No it's not!

You must take everything VERY seriously or you'll be punished!

[ozij]

Do You Suffer From Chronic Seriousness?

You of all people, Lazarus?

[lazarus]

No it's not!

You must take everything VERY seriously or you'll be punished!

Uh oh!

[lazarus]

Do You Suffer From Chronic Seriousness?

You of all people, Lazarus?

Thought it might be a good article to have handy for explanatory purposes the next time I wear something silly in public.

[amenite]

Eventually, you might realize that you've given up all of your hobbies—or the ones you still have are very serious affairs.

This explains perfectly why I gave up unicycling and balloon animal art hobbies, but kept on with the hobbyist basement brain surgery on the weekends. Now if you'll excuse me it's Friday night and I have a number of spinning plates needing immediate attention ...

[lazarus]

. . . hobbyist basement brain surgery on the weekends. . . .

I assume we're still on for tomorrow for that Abby Normal thingy I'm getting done, right?

And I sure hope my stitches will be mostly healed before the upcoming song-and-dance dress rehearsal later on that week.

https://youtu.be/2ernUF5sP9U?si=HqFcmcbOH4l0X9KO

[amenite]

. . . hobbyist basement brain surgery on the weekends. . . .

I assume we're still on for tomorrow for that Abby Normal thingy I'm getting done, right?
...

It's after 5 so I'm having to wait for something to come through the slot. We'll see what we have to work with come tomorrow

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[chunkyfrog]

Sometimes I need me a little Monty Python.
Silly makes the world go round.

[lazarus]

Sometimes I need me a little Monty Python.
Silly makes the world go round.

Unfortunately, I never really learned to speak or understand the British language.

[zonker]

Sometimes I need me a little Monty Python.
Silly makes the world go round.

Unfortunately, I never really learned to speak or understand the British language.

america and great Britain;two countries divided by a common language.

[ozij]

Do You Suffer From Chronic Seriousness?

You of all people, Lazarus?

Thought it might be a good article to have handy for explanatory purposes the next time I wear something silly in public.

Great idea. Especially for convincing the chronically serious people you might meet along the way.

Hmmm.
On second thought, they might tell you it's not, gasp, , peer reviewed.

[chunkyfrog]

Right after my post, I watched Adam Savage build a guitar case for Eric Idle on YT.