View From The Porch: Seasonal Affective Disorder manifests differently for some.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Seasonal Affective Disorder manifests differently for some.

These short gray days make me want to hop on a boat and go burn an Irish monastery for some reason...
— Tamara K. (@TamSlick) November 27, 2013

30 comments:

Stuart the Viking said...: Breathing makes me feel that way.

s; 10:47 AM, November 27, 2013
Sebastian said...: I have trace amounts of Scandinavian DNA, as do many people of Irish descent. Somewhere in the distant past, one of my ancestors' villages was probably raped and plundered by people who got the same feeling :); 10:58 AM, November 27, 2013
Cincinnatus said...: Count me in.; 11:02 AM, November 27, 2013
Anonymous said...: 1. Have big war axe.
2. Poor.
3. No patience for farming.
4. Like foreign wimmin.
5. Will travel.

Where do I sign up?; 11:14 AM, November 27, 2013
Bob said...: Tam has a víkingr in the woodpile.; 11:47 AM, November 27, 2013
Paul said...: Channeling our inner viking today?; 12:10 PM, November 27, 2013
global village idiot said...: Spoken like a true ginger...; 12:44 PM, November 27, 2013
Jess said...: That's probably healthier than sitting around and moping...as long as you don't fall from a parapet.; 12:54 PM, November 27, 2013
will_1400 said...: I wouldn't mind following some of my ancestors' footsteps and roll on into Hastings to hand out a world-class smackdown on some schmuck named Harold.; 1:04 PM, November 27, 2013
Eric Wilner said...: Surely that's out of season... doesn't monastery-pillaging season run from June 8 to October 14?; 1:28 PM, November 27, 2013
staghounds said...: Not really a hop- it took six miserable, cold, puking weeks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWU7XwED_yA

http://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/the-sea-stallion-from-glendalough/; 1:30 PM, November 27, 2013
Anonymous said...: Have waterproof matches, will travel.
Wire stainles at gmail.com.; 1:41 PM, November 27, 2013
Scott said...: I feel your pain. I am sure I inherited it from my Scotch-Irish Ancestors, and my Red-headed Spouse would lead the charge. As I would not want to get in her way.; 2:09 PM, November 27, 2013
Bram said...: After we catch some Celts, we can take a Mediterranean cruise and sell them to the Greeks or Arabs. Spend a nice warm winter there, hangout with the Byzantine Empresses, beat up her husband if he protests, kidnap her niece, and head back north with a boat full of wine and jewels.; 2:13 PM, November 27, 2013
Matt said...: Ireland still has monasteries?; 2:20 PM, November 27, 2013
Joe in PNG said...: If some folks are up for a bit of viking, there's this town up between Virgina and Maryland on the Potomac river...; 2:40 PM, November 27, 2013
Borepatch said...: I'm guessing that a Light Box won't much help with that, LOL.; 2:40 PM, November 27, 2013
MaddMedic said...: I do believe there are a whole 'bunch' or such places in some far off land called...Washington...Have at it!!; 4:08 PM, November 27, 2013
MaddMedic said...: I have heard of a number of such places in a far off land called... Washington D.C.....Have at it!!; 4:10 PM, November 27, 2013
Tam said...: staghounds,

"Not really a hop- it took six miserable, cold, puking weeks:"

Why do you think they were so cranky when they got there? ;); 6:26 PM, November 27, 2013
will_1400 said...: Tam: more motivation for the plunder and pillaging.; 9:29 PM, November 27, 2013
akornzombie said...: Why do you think they were so cranky when they got there? ;)

I thought it was because they were Norsemen and that was their default setting.; 10:10 PM, November 27, 2013
BGMiller said...: I can probably find a few wolf pelts if someone can bring the mushrooms.

BGM; 10:10 PM, November 27, 2013
Anonymous said...: Bram said...
After we catch some Celts, we can take a Mediterranean cruise and sell them to the Greeks or Arabs. Spend a nice warm winter there, hangout with the Byzantine Empresses, beat up her husband if he protests, kidnap her niece, and head back north with a boat full of wine and jewels.

Did I miss reading one of the classics or something?

BSR; 2:09 AM, November 28, 2013
PA State Cop said...: BSR

Varangian Guard, Here is the text. There will be a quiz on Monday. ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangian_Guard; 6:35 PM, November 28, 2013
Anonymous said...: Thanks!

Interesting reading - didn't know that Dalmatians were used as anything other than firehouse dogs . . .

About 700 Varangians served along with Dalmatians as marines in Byzantine naval expeditions against the Emirate of Crete in 902 . . .

:-)

BSR; 12:04 AM, November 29, 2013
Ed said...: Is that why you are sporting a bear skin shirt?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserker

Or was it because it was Woden's Day?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday; 1:45 AM, November 29, 2013
BGMiller said...: Ed,

Too many questions.
Just put on this pelt, try some of this mushroom stew, quaff some mead, and we can deal with any remaining questions (and/or questioners) after the raid.

BGM; 2:07 PM, November 29, 2013
Cincinnatus said...: So far, Tam, I've got about 10 volunteers to go a viking with you.; 9:33 PM, November 29, 2013
mikee said...: I'm part Irish and I feel that way most days.

The common factor seems to be the monasteries, not where we come from.; 9:16 PM, November 30, 2013