Wednesday, May 09, 2007


If at first you don't succeed, try
try again. Then quit. There's no
sense in being a damn fool about it.
-W. C. Fields

10 comments:

kate kiya said...

hahahaaaa! That...is the perfect quote to start off my day! Thanks!

faith said...

I disagree with Lowen. There are times when this is true, but not always. Most of the time I would say that you succeed after many tries. Or at least in my case, that is what happens.

Damien said...

this is basically said for the sake of humor. it's clear that certain things require great perseverance to succeed. but it's also true that culturally we persist in teaching that we can do anything we put our minds to...that we just need to believe in ourselves. that is poppycock. we're created, derived, dependent, and therefore beset with creaturely limitations (not to mention a corrupted nature).

but i'm also ready to jump in and defend the idea that (at times) we all can do far more than we think we can. i believe wisdom recognizes the "on the one hand, on the other hand" nature of truth.

Lowen said...

Wow. This is hilarious...and the truth!

Bethany Mollenkof said...

ooh i like this one, quite funny and true.
sienna added your blog to my favorites awhile ago and it has become one of my favorites... just thought i'd let you know you have an audience.

funke said...

I am confused regarding a very small matter: how was Faith able to respond at 10:07am to something Lowen wouldn't say until 1:06pm?

Damien said...

time warp

(actually, lowen deleted his earlier comment because of a typo.)

Damien said...

oh, and it's great to hear from you bethany! thanks for the encouragement.

Anonymous said...

I'm puttiing this on the fridge!except for the "D" word kids ya know.

Damien said...

milly, i debated switching it to "dern" myself. Then I decided it was okay to bring that word out on rare occasion for the sake of emphasis. The problem with words like that is the tendency to use them habitually. This drains them of any real meaning, reduces our speech to vulgarity, and offends people. sorry folks if anyone was offended (and i do mean that sincerely). my word choice should always be tempered by my audience.