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Cluttered Desk

Some say a cluttered desk
Suggests a cluttered mind,
But, in my case, it seems
Makes things harder to find. 

Written July 7, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/11/2022 9:04:00 PM

There is a theory in creativity land that if you have clutter, it frees your mind up to be more open and free and to generate more imaginative ideas. I stick to this theory often.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/12/2022 7:43:00 AM

Me, too.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/7/2022 9:03:00 PM

Ha, ha, ha, ha! Love the truth in this one, Milt. Resonates totally with me, as well.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/8/2022 8:27:00 AM

Thanks, gw. Glad you got a kick out of it.

Bill Baker

Date: 7/7/2022 3:39:00 PM

Yep, I like it organized, but that just seems to be the way I am. Bill

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/7/2022 5:09:00 PM

I like mine to be organized, too, but sometimes it just gets away from me, and the more time goes by, the worse it gets.

Michael Tor

Date: 7/7/2022 2:43:00 PM

lol. My college Professor in Chemistry Milton had the worst cluttered desk I have ever seen. I was taking Engineering Science, and at the time I was wanting to maybe Pursue a career as a Physician. I had to meet with her in her office. I could barely get in her office it was so cluttered with piles of paperwork stacked five six feet high around her desk. She said to me, "excuse the mess" I thought to myself there is no excuse, lol. She reached in her pile and quickly gave me my test results.lol

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/7/2022 2:52:00 PM

Thanks, Michael. Professors seem to be like that. I've noticed the same thing. And, I'm guilty of it, but every once in a while I have to make a clean sweep of things.

Jeff Kyser

Date: 7/7/2022 1:52:00 PM

It seems I spend a chunk of time Just looking for the tool The guy before did not put up Oh wait! That's me, not cool!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/7/2022 2:52:00 PM

I hear you, Jeff. I suffer the same malady.

Jenna Logan

Date: 7/7/2022 10:40:00 AM

One of the perks of living alone is no one touches my stuff. It may look like clutter to some, but I know exactly in which stack to find things. I call it 'organized chaos.' It has nothing to do with cluttering in the mind... and it's better than being empty headed- Sorry, I couldn't prevent my fingers from typing that.

Jenna Logan
Date: 7/7/2022 11:57:00 AM

My heart sheds a tear for your sorrow, as you must have today.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/7/2022 11:05:00 AM

(chuckling) See it means quite the opposite for you. I was just realizing, upon writing this, that I need to throw away some of the clutter here around my computer. Yes, indeed, it is one of the perks of living alone. Today is Deb's birthday...7/7/48.

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