Joseph Herbert on sat 5 jul 08
We went to the Will Rogers house near Claremore, OK and were confronted
eventually by a posturing turkey. There were a few fowl lounging around the
property, peacocks, guinea fowl, and a white tom turkey with black tips on
its tail and wings. The exploration of the house was a Really short self
tour with recorded accompaniment, motion activated. While we were inside,
the turkey came up on the porch and started to display. He would walk back
and forth on the porch, looking in the windows, and seeing if we could, in
anyway, compete with his magnificence.
It was a little sad to see the turkey with only us to impress. I suppose
that is slightly better than the struggle to impress their reflection. In
the end, though, the general realization of the most dominant turkey trait
(stupid!!) washed away any sympathy. So, the turkey did impress me, but
perhaps not as he intended (if that level of intelligence can produce
intention). The heirs of dinosaurs, brought so low.
Something about pottery.
Joe
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John Hesselberth on sun 6 jul 08
Hi Joe,
Nice description. I suspect we have all seen some humans doing exactly
the same thing. I know I have. Certain unnamed business executives I
have known exhibit this behavior on a regular basis. Even an
occasional potter although, thankfully, it seems to be far less common
in the genes of potters.
And, yes, it is sad to observe.
Regards,
John
On Jul 5, 2008, at 2:52 PM, Joseph Herbert wrote:
> While we were inside,
> the turkey came up on the porch and started to display. He would
> walk back
> and forth on the porch, looking in the windows, and seeing if we
> could, in
> anyway, compete with his magnificence.
>
> It was a little sad to see the turkey with only us to impress. I
> suppose
> that is slightly better than the struggle to impress their
> reflection. In
> the end, though, the general realization of the most dominant turkey
> trait
> (stupid!!) washed away any sympathy. So, the turkey did impress me,
> but
> perhaps not as he intended (if that level of intelligence can produce
> intention). The heirs of dinosaurs, brought so low.
John Hesselberth
http://www.masteringglazes.com
http://www.frogpondpottery.com
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