tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14702232.post457628743099709352..comments2024-03-10T04:23:57.820-04:00Comments on Bitty's Back Porch: Irony? Karma?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14702232.post-21176888678027405332008-04-05T13:00:00.001-04:002008-04-05T13:00:00.001-04:00And thanks for the sympathy, which I never quite s...And thanks for the sympathy, which I never quite said.Bittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328808801958155196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14702232.post-80732002205171530432008-04-05T13:00:00.000-04:002008-04-05T13:00:00.000-04:00"Powerless to protect you, not punish you."I reall..."Powerless to protect you, not punish you."<BR/><BR/>I really should watch <I>The Simpsons.</I><BR/><BR/>The thing I meant to say in the post and never got around to is how doggone difficult it is to never make a mistake. I mean, this is one complicated world we live in. To get everything right all the time is a Herculean task that even Hercules would blow.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, sympathy is going to help a lot, because I'm far more upset about this than the post suggests. :)Bittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328808801958155196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14702232.post-83558693206884200612008-04-05T08:20:00.000-04:002008-04-05T08:20:00.000-04:00*When I do something good, why doesn't Karma rewar...<I>*When I do something good, why doesn't Karma reward me then? Why?</I><BR/><BR/>On an episode of <I>The Simpsons</I> in which Marge was arrested, she said to Chief Wiggum: "I thought you said the law was powerless!"<BR/><BR/>"Powerless to protect you, not punish you," the chief replied.<BR/><BR/>If you'd never described yourself as someone who took pains - and pride - in being a careful driver, I would still have imagined you that way. Irony blows (when it happens to us).<BR/><BR/>I will petition the Universe on your behalf, because character should count for something. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com