rowdyrufus1 Blog Comments (241)

RE: Every woman should............

You have my sincere and heart-felt sympathies for your loss. The poster he gave you says it all...

rowdyrufus

RE: The teacher ...

You need to either drop the class or have a guy friend drop him...

rowdyrufus

RE: Lets live for a while for others

Well said. I think about those people and their hardships daily, we who are safe and well need to remember our fellow human beings in their hours of need.

rowdyrufus

HAVE YOU FOUND YOUR CALLING?

These are exactly the things I was hoping to communicate! You just seem to "slip" into the mode naturally... and away you go. From the gardening to the counseling, it is so "genuinely" you... Only someone who has taken the time to "step back" and look at themselves really understands. I too, have many varied interests, but there always seems to be that "one thing" that we do almost effortlessly, it comes from our very soul to bless us and the ones we share it with...
That is why I so enjoy visiting here on CS, there are so many talented, intelligent, and gifted people like yourselves to visit with, I look forward to hearing from you all every day.

rowdyrufus

RE: The Refrigerator Door.....

Thank-you for sharing. I think that is something we all need to think about every day, I know I do. Sometimes I feel that I sell my time much too cheaply, and to the wrong purpose and people...

rowdyrufus

RE: wow! I never thought to look!

Uh-Oh, I messed up again... I just looked at all of the weird profiles and decided to have some fun with it. I said that I was looking for someone that could milk the goat and use a chainsaw and an axe and she replied... now where the heck am I gonna find a goat at this time of night???

rowdyrufus

RE: Feelings.........

You know, I believe this goes for men as well. Have you ever had someone say "I love you", with their mouth, but their eyes said no? Intuition is a gift, I believe, like a seventh sense, not everyone has it, but it is still there. My own mother had it, and it was uncanny how she could read people. Every time I have ever gone against my "gut" I have lived to regret it.

rowdyrufus

RE: Where Does the Past Belong?

Not just yes but, HELL YES!!! Each new day is just that, NEW. Well said. I so miss my friends that were 20 or 30 years older than I, they saved me so much pain...

rowdyrufus

RE: why do man lie?

I don't get involved in lying for a number of reasons but the most important being "self-respect". I agree with the above comment about what a person says should be able to be written in stone, because someday it might be.
I'm sorry for anyone, man or woman, who has been the victim of a liar because it hurts so deeply. But I refuse to judge every woman or man, for that matter, as a turd from now on because of a couple of bad apples.

rowdyrufus

Singles Sites - Why I came to Connecting Singles

dervis, what are you smoking dude? I have never been able to understand what you are mumbling about. Are you truying to communicate in English? If so, you might want to take some lessons... or stay off the crack-pipe when you get on the computer.

rowdy-rufus

WHY HELP?

It was more than a grin, I really think he turned the corner. He knew there was no going back, but he could go on to meet new friends of any age...

rowdy-rufus

RE: Men Plan, and God Laughs

Well said. I encourage you to continue. You just never know who might be reading. There might be only one on this site. Remember, "He" left the rest of the flock to go and search for the one that got lost...

rowdy-rufus

RE: cows

What you say is so true for many people. When you see someone reach down and kiss the nose of their dog, horse, or whatever, it is an easy true love. Not all people are capable of this, you have a very special gift. I have seen people who did not have this gift try to work with animals and the animals could read them like an open book, they could sense the people's fear. I have seen a lady I know teach horses, where so-called trainers had failed. I do not posess this gift, and I have many times wished that I did. You are very fortunate indeed.

rowdy-rufus

RE: When the Bubble Burst

I believe that the realization that there is a surpreme being is essentially a gift, like being an artist, a musician, a craftsman. It is just in addition to the regular senses like touch, taste, smell, and so on.
The fact that you don't believe really shouldn't bother anyone who does believe, because as we all know, in every group of people there are three kinds of people. There are true believers, make believers, and unbelievers.
The fact that some people don't believe is a very good thing. It means that they are thinkers. In the Bible, "doubting Thomas", one of Christ's own disciples claimed he at one time didn't believe.
If someone doubts that there is a God, they need to put this theory to the test. But be prepared for what you are going to find out, because there may really be no God for you...

rowdy-rufus

When It Is Time To Let Go - Part 4

Thank-you. The only reason I am spending the time to write and share this information is because it has worked for me. I used to have so much baggage I needed a moving van. Not now. I tried all kinds of "professional" help and found them cursory and expensive at best. If a person is truly seeking to change their life for the better, it ultimately will depend on them to do it.

rowdy-rufus

RE: Letter from God

Thank-you so much for sharing. I didn't see anything religious about this little story either, that is what makes it appealing. When you have experienced a surgical team calling out the time of your death and watching them turn to leave you on the table all alone, and then feeling the air surging back into your lungs as you gasp for your breathe again... this gives one a little different view on the concept of a higher power. Believe me when I tell you this, my concept of a higher power changed rather quickly. For those of you that don't believe in such silliness, when they call out YOUR time of death, just shut up and go quietly, I'm sure you can always call out to someone else in your time of need.

rowdyrufus

When It Is Time To Let Go - Part 3

Well. "I've been through some terrible things in my life, some of which really happened." Mark Twain said this. Let's just say, out of necessity. My life was a train wreck. So I went looking for help, and I found it. So now I share what I know really works. Not all of what is said about the problems we encounter as human beings works, but I'll freely share what has worked for me.

rowdyrufus.

RE: Jealousy In Men

I think that the reason that most of the men you questioned probably percieved that an admission of jealousy as a sign of weakness. When in truth I believe most men are hurt very deeply by some things that women do, but they do not want to reveal their true feelings because it will reveal their vulnerability. I personally don't view vulnerability as weakness, I realize it is just being human. Aso, when people become jealous, they lose the "control" that we all want to maintain in our lives. No one wants to be "out of control". This is just my take on it.

rowdyrufus

When It Is Time To Let Go - Part 3

Thank you for the kind word. I see you are indeed a weldor! I have been a certified weldor for over 25 years! I am now retired, but I still like to strike an arc when I get the chance.
It's nice to meet a fellow "iron-smith".

rowdyrufus

RE: Digital Art

I don't know beans about art, but I do know what I like... and I LIKE what you've done. Very nice, especially for a guy like myself that loves all things mechanical, the motorcycle rocks!

rowdy-rufus

RE: Who Makes the Rules and Why Do We Follow Them

Well, I do declare... such passion so early in our relationship
Now this is what I mean tea-taster, have you ever witnessed such passion and fire in a younger lady? If this woman could get her hands on me I believe it might be just what an old guy like me calls "love at first sight"
Such passion, such feeling, the thrill of the danger... and did you notice she went right to the "meat" of the subject... This is a no nonsense woman, the kind a man waits his whole life for... I'll tell you what, when you go out with a gal like this you had better be able to perform or she will slap the horse apples out of you and throw you out of your own truck.
I wonder if I should ask her if she has that whip?

rufus the doofus

RE: Who Makes the Rules and Why Do We Follow Them

Uh-Oh young fellar, now you've gone and done it... you gotta be careful about calling them mature ladies old, they take umbrage. (that means you hurt their feelings, if they got any left...)
And by the way you old bronc-rider, how would you know who has been in the seat of my truck? For your information they been re-covered because one of your friends threw a bottle of blackberry wine at me in a fit of passion and spilled it all over the truck and stained up everything... and that was my favorite wine.
Remember that tea-taster, never waste a good $5.00 bottle of wine on a mean woman, they just don't appreciate the sentiment. That is one of rufus's "rules of dating"...

rufus the dufus

RE: Who Makes the Rules and Why Do We Follow Them

Now there is a woman after my old black heart! You can ride in my truck anytime. With a temper like that and a tongue to match... It has got to be true love!
Now, what kinda rules apply to a situation like this? I mean this sounds like passion at it's best, oh baby! Now where are the keys to my truck?

rufus the dufus

RE: p'ed off

I agree with your take on this, remember, consider the source. Some very small person with a really small mind and an even smaller...

rufus

RE: Who Makes the Rules and Why Do We Follow Them

You left out the most important rule of all... Be Yourself! Over the years I've heard the statement, "He/She was never like this in the begining of our relationship!" Be honest about who you are and let the chips fall where they may.
The people that act like they are something special have turned out to be, (in my own experience...) some real losers.
I think the dumbest thing I have ever heard a woman in my age group ask is, "Where would you go on your first date?" I'm 62 years old, I can't remember that long ago and she is definetly not about to go on her first date... What is the point of trying to put a bunch of pressure on some poor girl/guy about where to go?
Get in the truck, belt in, hang on, and shut up. If you see somewhere you would like to stop just yell over the music and the loud pipes...


rufus

RE: The 'CURB' that every city needs!

SEMPER FI, semper fi, simper fi....

RE: why

I would say that greatly depends on what you are looking for in a companion. May I suggest that you try something different in your technique or approach, if you will. I don't advise anything too dangerous, but take some risks. Ask ladies out that are different from who you have been previously persuing. All they can say is no. Ask a girl who is alone and raising her kids alone, somebody with real courage. Ask the girl with two or more jobs and working her way through school. Get out of your comfort zone. Don't give up and don't give in, your happiness depends on it. I don't want to sound too preachy but the only risks I regret are the ones not taken.

rufus

RE: Male and Female picture

Thank you so much for this post. It made me laugh right out loud. They say a picture is worth a thousand words... this picture says it all. I guess that what is what makes the female gender so wonderful... they are mysterious and complicated and men are all basically curious about what makes everything "tick"...

rowdyrufus1

RE: Dont!!!

Well Said. If you want someone with real depth, find someone that knows what being "alone" really means. I once was accused of a crime I didn't commit, I'll never forget the woman who stepped forward in my defense. If I could have, That woman I would have made my own. Real love is not conditional on a bank balance, or wrinkle free skin. It revolves around a complex group of feelings and attitudes so deep I'm not sure that it is definable...

rowdyrufus1

RE: How to Have a Healthy Relationship

Nicely said, bravo. I don't think anything is more frustrating than to be in a relationship with someone who expects you to be a "mind reader" and/or a "door mat" for them to wipe their feet on at their discretion. And the big one here is "Silence does not always mean agreement"...

rowdyrufus1