Monday, May 4, 2009

Thinking Inside the Box

I have a thing for boxes. When I see a box, I feel compelled to sit in it. So what?

Boxes, baskets, open suitcases, drawers, you name it--they're all boxes to me, inviting occupancy. I don't get what the big deal is. My people think it's funny: I sit in a box, and they get their cameras, or make jokes about sending me with the UPS man, or taking me to Buffalo. But they don't.

There is no good reason to sit in a box, but there is no good reason to not sit in a box either. The box is just there. But when you're in a box, it's so easy to just be there, doing nothing. My people don't seem to get it; they never do nothing. For them, it seems there is always something to do. So I don't think they know how to enjoy a good box.

I think people are generally opposed to boxes. I hear them saying they don't want to be put in a box. I see them flattening good cardboard and carrying it to the garage. What a waste! I hear them saying, "Think outside the box." That's ridiculous. A box is the best place to be to think because there's really nothing else to do in the box.

I've heard Canada has Boxing Day in December. I don't know what that is, but it sounds like something I might enjoy. Maybe I could go to Canada to experience Boxing Day. Perhaps I'll take that flight to Buffalo after all. Is that in Canada?

7 comments:

  1. Somebody send him to Catmandu!

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  2. Simon. I get it. My dad once mowed a circle in the tall grass of our large yard in Michigan. My mother asked why and he simply and sincerely replied, "A circle is a nice thing to have." Indeed.

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  3. Simon wants Jonathan to mow a circle in the carpeting. He thinks that would be nice to have, indeed.

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  4. I just don't know about a circle in the carpet, Simon seems to like boxes, and a circle is not a box, and what if this carpet circle is not in a sunbeam? There are so many considerations here!

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  5. If at all possible, Simon should avoid going to Buffalo, as should we all.

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  6. Dear Simon,

    My calendar just reminded me to make my "Cat payment!!!" I don't own a cat, that I know of, so it was most likely a typo for "car" payment.

    However, it got me to thinking: Can one purchase a cat on a loan and make payments and/or make payments for a cat on a lay away plan.

    Curiously yours,

    Jonathan

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  7. Dear Simon,

    Also, I'm sure you're already prepared for this, but thought I better make sure all the humans around you don't forget: May 30th is "Hug Your Cat Day".

    My work here is done,

    Jonathan

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