tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406446365589143789.post2432940359431119021..comments2023-07-03T09:22:01.637+01:00Comments on tasting rhubarb: The sock analogyJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08690685768980280402noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406446365589143789.post-61938101297840190392012-04-08T18:30:36.355+01:002012-04-08T18:30:36.355+01:00Rather like people, our cells are new on various c...Rather like people, our cells are new on various cyclical rotations. We are not the same people we were a decade ago, literally. <br /><br />I'll darn a heavy wool sock, but a light one just becomes knots to walk on. Much is written of this sort of thing in Thud, (Terry Pratchett.)Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406446365589143789.post-30517509681907366342012-04-03T20:15:03.405+01:002012-04-03T20:15:03.405+01:00yes, throwing out socks with holes in doesn't ...yes, throwing out socks with holes in doesn't bode well for the process of individuation...Fire Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518190677399410354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406446365589143789.post-39246405672232119812012-04-03T11:47:17.332+01:002012-04-03T11:47:17.332+01:00Well, that's a pretty depressing thought in te...Well, that's a pretty depressing thought in terms of the analogy, isn't it?Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690685768980280402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406446365589143789.post-32503634123164225272012-04-03T10:11:15.412+01:002012-04-03T10:11:15.412+01:00does anyone darn socks these days? or is it a lost...does anyone darn socks these days? or is it a lost art... I remember my mother doing it, grumbling.Fire Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518190677399410354noreply@blogger.com