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Wednesday July 17th 2019Tim
Candler9
Septic and
drain field work here where I live. It's a massive and
noisy distraction, fortunately a forecast of invisible
rain stopped play today, and apart from the piles of
various aggregates, which include subsoil, gravel and an
enormous bit of crumpled metal that was ye olde septic
tank, and a row of politely parked machinery all is
quiet. For those interested Septic comes from
Latin via Greek for "Makes Rotten," so it's kind of
useful word for anyone interested in novel ways of
describing a political process should they ever feel a
need to get away from "Disruptive" were the assumption
is that minds need to be "Shaken Up." A nice distinction
between shaken and stirred can be drawn, nuances
explored, but if for example your foot is septic
probably best to cut it off before the rot spreads. A
cruel and painful idea which is why, when it comes to
cutting things off, it's probably best to think in
terms of the Balloon Theory of Narcissism rather than go
on about whether or not septic and drain field work
provides an opportunity to observe the extent to which
domestic pets might also be prone to varying measures of
narcissistic impulse.
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The Balloon
Theory is out there, wandering lonely as an idealistic
cloud, essentially the idea is that narcissism is like a
balloon and narcissists don't feel quite right unless
their balloon is being constantly pumped up so that it's
bigger than everyone else's balloon. Generally big
balloon narcissists are extraordinarily devoted to the
size of their balloon, and quickly they learn how their
personal balloon, or personal hell, might get itself
filled with more and more air. Praise, adoration,
achievement, measures of success and so on, however
fragile they are, aren't really the issue in the matter
of seeking attention, rather it's the constant nagging
need for attention itself that fills the balloon. Which
would suggest that if that attention was cut off then
the balloon would deflate. Trouble is big balloon
narcissists respond by what they call "doubling down" on
their obnoxious behavior. It's an "I will not be
ignored" kind of sound. So yes, septic, as opposed to
"Not Normal" is a more courageous way of thinking about
it. Pet-wise, within the context of the Balloon Theory,
I'm almost ready to make the observation that any
balloon blowing up narcissist impulse that either
domestic pet may be prone to is instantly deflated by
the awesome power of earth moving equipment. And there
could well be a lesson in this.
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