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To: Gauguin who wrote (16403)	1/11/1999 1:33:00 AM
From: jpmac	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

The Line and Paperwork Frustration is brewing under the surface for most, methinks. We're being driven insane or into moldy clay by degrees. In the name of... I dunno. But having cool things like central heat and microwaves simply does not require all this Line Standing. I did have a spell where I had a few epiphanies while standing in the grocery checkout line listening to conversations. I learned things. Saw things. Deep things. It scared me. You're not supposed to learn the meaning of life in the checkout line of a Safeway. Even I know that's not Normal. There's that word. NORMAL, like average, like the mean. Like getting a CEE on the test. I want an A. An A+.

To: Gauguin who wrote (16403)	1/11/1999 1:36:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

You sound like my wife. :-) It drives her mad to stand in lines. I always carry a book or 3x5 cards with me to read in case something like that happens. My most recent example was waiting for an eye appointment. At least we did get to sit down. Sometimes when I really want to finish reading a book I actually find myself being grateful to have to wait in a line. Now what kind of a species do you figure that is? :-) Michael

To: Gauguin who wrote (16403)	1/11/1999 10:17:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 71178

I carry reading material if I know I am going to have to wait, e.g. doctor's office, renewing driver's license, etc. I have a smallish brown portfolio I tuck under my arm, it holds magazines very well. If I am in line at a grocery store, etc., I pick up a magazine. If I can't read, I practice zazen, standing up. Or if that won't work, I start deep breathing and saying "Ommmmmm" mentally. Or I start chatting with the person next to me. I have noticed something strange lately, since I started posting to SI, and more particularly since I started posting to "Don't Ask Rambi." I seem to be friendlier, smilier, strangers seem to like me more, and I trade jokes with them. Honest. I have had some really fun conversations standing in line these days. Maybe it's not me, maybe the world has changed? But why?