Bob,
That's right. The "window" expression doesn't relate well to the sitations
it refers to. If it were in a poem it would get closed.
Colin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Cooper" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: apologies for absence
> Hi Ryfka,
> Thanks.
> I keep hearing the phrase "window of opportunity" which is used to infer a
> space where things can get done! It's such an odd phrase. I don't do
> things in windows! I need a room of opportunity, or a few rooms! All
> windows do, it seems to me, is give me opportunities to look elsewhere and
> get distracted or wish I wasn't here!
> But today feels like a bungalow of opportunity! Lots of rooms! It's also
> sunny and I'm opening imaginary windows, even a French Window, and taking
> an opportunity to enjoy doing things I want - including reading
> screen-fulls of poems!
> Bob
>
>
>>From: Ryfkah * <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: apologies for absence
>>Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 22:54:10 EST
>>
>>Brother Bob, I can relate.
>>
>>kol tuv, Ryfkah
>>
>>
>>In a message dated 02/14/2006 2:37:25 AM, [log in to unmask]
>>writes:
>>
>><< Hi,
>>So sorry I've not been able to add any comments for a quite a while. Life
>>has varied between being very busy and manically busy.
>>I'm just starting to read though all the old/new poems and comments but,
>>sadly, I doubt I'll have much time to say anything myself. And it's been
>>so
>>busy recently!
>>However, as soon as things settle down, I'll get a mug of coffee and sit
>>down by this screen and read what appears on TheWorks with No Distractions
>>(I hope!).
>>Bob >>
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