Comments on: One Cup of Persistence (Pic of the Week) http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. - Robert Frost Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:23:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Mark http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/comment-page-1#comment-3591 Mark Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:35:57 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/#comment-3591 Curt - Ha! I knew something didn't sound quite right. Charles - Hey, I didn't notice it either. At least you knew another brand of sports balls. I had a case of that once, you know. Got a shot. Cleared it right up. Curt – Ha! I knew something didn’t sound quite right.

Charles – Hey, I didn’t notice it either. At least you knew another brand of sports balls. I had a case of that once, you know. Got a shot. Cleared it right up.

]]> By: Charles http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/comment-page-1#comment-3590 Charles Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:47:22 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/#comment-3590 Spaulding was the name of the kid on "Caddyshack." Well, at least I think that's right. I hate to be very definitive after that last miss. Spaulding was the name of the kid on “Caddyshack.” Well, at least I think that’s right. I hate to be very definitive after that last miss.

]]> By: Charles http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/comment-page-1#comment-3589 Charles Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:46:18 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/#comment-3589 Good catch Curt. LOL Wilson is right. It was WAY late when I posted that. That's my excuse anyway... :-) Good catch Curt.

LOL Wilson is right. It was WAY late when I posted that. That’s my excuse anyway… :-)

]]> By: Curt http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/comment-page-1#comment-3584 Curt Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:25:54 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/#comment-3584 Spalding? Wasn't it "Wilson"? Spalding? Wasn’t it “Wilson”?

]]> By: Mark http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/comment-page-1#comment-3559 Mark Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:20:41 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/#comment-3559 Chuck - Yeah, Spalding is a good comparison, but I can't take the cup with me (well, I <em>could</em>, but since I'm not alone on a deserted island, probably <em>shouldn't</em>.) To answer some of your questions, the cup always seemed to be in exactly the same position, so it's definitely wedged in somehow. I haven't been at that spot during a downpour, so I don't know about the rain flow. Getting out of my car would have been feasible during the pic above, because I was going into work at about 1 a.m., but normal rush hour definitely makes that a risky proposition. Chuck – Yeah, Spalding is a good comparison, but I can’t take the cup with me (well, I could, but since I’m not alone on a deserted island, probably shouldn’t.)

To answer some of your questions, the cup always seemed to be in exactly the same position, so it’s definitely wedged in somehow. I haven’t been at that spot during a downpour, so I don’t know about the rain flow.

Getting out of my car would have been feasible during the pic above, because I was going into work at about 1 a.m., but normal rush hour definitely makes that a risky proposition.

]]> By: Charles http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/comment-page-1#comment-3554 Charles Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:26:54 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/#comment-3554 I immediately thought of "Spalding" from "Castaway." The cup is sort of your friend at this point. I think you should name him something. I'm wondering a few things. 1. Is the cup wedged in there just perfectly so that it can't move? 2. Does it have rocks in the bottom of it so that it always stays standing upright, thereby allowing it to repel any of Mother Nature's attempts to dislodge it? 3. Did an Engineer do a bad job of positioning that storm drain so that water actually goes away from it, thus preventing it from being threatened by gulley washers? By all means, please resist the urge to get out of your car to get a close-up photo or something crazy like that. I don't want to hear about that on the news. I immediately thought of “Spalding” from “Castaway.” The cup is sort of your friend at this point. I think you should name him something.

I’m wondering a few things.

1. Is the cup wedged in there just perfectly so that it can’t move?
2. Does it have rocks in the bottom of it so that it always stays standing upright, thereby allowing it to repel any of Mother Nature’s attempts to dislodge it?
3. Did an Engineer do a bad job of positioning that storm drain so that water actually goes away from it, thus preventing it from being threatened by gulley washers?

By all means, please resist the urge to get out of your car to get a close-up photo or something crazy like that. I don’t want to hear about that on the news.

]]> By: Mark http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/comment-page-1#comment-3530 Mark Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:41:20 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/#comment-3530 Blitz - Sounds like you and I both come from families with a good sense of humor. And, on an unrelated note, real ladies' men. Simon - Nice working in of the word "flavour" to show off the fact you weren't brought up in the U.S. I just found out this year that a toque is what we call a knit cap. Some of the younger kids call it a skull cap. Linda - Ha! The fact that it hasn't decomposed isn't the marvel. It's hanging there with its butt out, refusing to be washed away and forgotten. The Styrofoam cup was still there this morning, so maybe they've established a rapport. Blitz – Sounds like you and I both come from families with a good sense of humor. And, on an unrelated note, real ladies’ men.

Simon – Nice working in of the word “flavour” to show off the fact you weren’t brought up in the U.S. I just found out this year that a toque is what we call a knit cap. Some of the younger kids call it a skull cap.

Linda – Ha! The fact that it hasn’t decomposed isn’t the marvel. It’s hanging there with its butt out, refusing to be washed away and forgotten.

The Styrofoam cup was still there this morning, so maybe they’ve established a rapport.

]]> By: Linda http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/comment-page-1#comment-3528 Linda Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:15:24 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/#comment-3528 Well of course it's still there. It's Styrofoam! The f***ing thing will be there a zillion years from now. I don't know why they don't build cars and homes and fortresses out of that sh**. Oh wait. That cup is on the left. Excuse me whilst I retreat. Well of course it’s still there. It’s Styrofoam! The f***ing thing will be there a zillion years from now. I don’t know why they don’t build cars and homes and fortresses out of that sh**.

Oh wait. That cup is on the left.

Excuse me whilst I retreat.

]]> By: Simon http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/comment-page-1#comment-3527 Simon Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:53:25 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/#comment-3527 Mark, I appreciate the foreign flavour of your comment responses. Before long you'll be wearing a toque, insisting on wearing warm, flannel shirts, and playing Beer Hunter on the weekends with your buddies. Mark, I appreciate the foreign flavour of your comment responses. Before long you’ll be wearing a toque, insisting on wearing warm, flannel shirts, and playing Beer Hunter on the weekends with your buddies.

]]> By: Blitz Krieg http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/comment-page-1#comment-3524 Blitz Krieg Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:12:46 +0000 http://blog.markwill.com/2007/02/08/one-cup-of-persistence/#comment-3524 Yes Mark, passing muster would make sense because you normally have inspections during muster. I remember that Cheers episode. It was Norm talking about his wife having lunch with his bosses wives. That too became a joke at the family dinner table when Mom turned his pet peeve around on Dad and started asking him to "pass the muster please". Yes Mark, passing muster would make sense because you normally have inspections during muster.

I remember that Cheers episode. It was Norm talking about his wife having lunch with his bosses wives. That too became a joke at the family dinner table when Mom turned his pet peeve around on Dad and started asking him to “pass the muster please”.

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