So there I was, trying to think of a play on words for my title utilizing Lame, because it is, you know, Lame Post Friday (at least, perhaps you don’t know, but I do). Nothing is coming.
Earlier today I said, “That’s just a random observation.” I have no memory of what it was, but I remember thinking at the time that my earliest Friday Lame Posts included random observations and half-baked philosophy. These days they are merely lame. What can I do? What can I say? What lame excuses can I offer? None, I suppose.
Ooh, here’s a bit of half-baked philosophy: what is the difference between a reason and an excuse? Some people accept reasons but scorn excuses. Others discount both indiscriminately. I seem to recall reading somewhere, “We have a thousand reasons for failure but not a single excuse.” That means, I suppose, that however many reasons there are that we fail, there is no excuse for failure. “You are not excused!” On the other hand, I also have seen excuses scorned. “There’s always an excuse,” someone says, meaning one has offered something completely lame, and not even on a Friday. In these cases, I would think a legitimate reason would be more respected.
Then again, why are we even talking about why? For heavens’ sake, not everyone can succeed at everything! And who cares who excuses me or not? Who is the arbiter of these things, anyways? It’s not like school, where your mother wrote you an excuse, so you did not get in trouble for being absent. Whether or not you get in trouble depends entirely on what you are trying to succeed at. I don’t suppose excuses or reasons matter that much in some cases.
In this case, I sincerely hope that is true, because I have neither a reason nor an excuse for this weeks Lame Friday Post. But here it is. I hope to see you all again Saturday, whatever kind of Saturday it turns out to be.
Mohawk Valley Girl 