The_Kansan Forum Posts (3,395)

RE: Arent you just sick of

Nope! What about the small things that they do for you everyday just to make your life better that you take for granted?

A Riddle...

Why does a chicken coop have two doors?

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Why does a chicken coop have two doors? (Just in case you'd forgotten the question with all the scrolling.)

Because if it had four doors, it would be a chicken sedan!

RE: single man looking for true love

Welcome to the asylum!

Something tells me that, at your age, you'd be much better off looking for someone out in the real world rather than being cooped up w/a computer monitor and hoping that she'll magically drop into your lap. There's a lot to be said for fresh air and walks in the park when you're young.

Having said that, I know that CS works - maybe not for everyone - but it does work. I know, because I met the love of my life here. Still, I can't help thinking that we met because it was time for us to meet and not because of a particular website.

You're young, you've got plenty of time... And she might be waiting for you in the park.

(And we'll be waiting when you get back!)

RE: One More Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats! And good luck!

If you ever get a hankerin' to visit your neighbors (we're only 100 miles away!) then give us a holler and maybe we can meet up in Cherokee at the casino or somethin'. In the mean time, tell Eric we said "Howdy!" and enjoy each other as much as you can!



...K&J...

Becoming a Monk...

Becoming a Monk...

Thanks! I've been back off and on since late Monday, but the pain killers have got me so wierded out that I can't sleep more than a coupe of hours at a time (although I can sit and stare into space for what seems like days on end!)

Becoming a Monk...

A man is driving down the road and his car breaks down near a monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on the door, and says, "My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night?"

The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, even fix his car. As the man tries to fall asleep, he hears a strange sound. A sound unlike anything he's ever heard before. The Sirens that nearly seduced Odysseus into crashing his ship comes to his mind. He doesn't sleep that night. He tosses and turns trying to figure out what could possibly be making such a seductive sound.

The next morning, he asks the monks what the sound was, but they say, "We can't tell you. You're not a monk." Distraught, the man is forced to leave.

Years later, after never being able to forget that sound, the man goes back to the monastery and pleads for the answer again.

The monks reply, "We can't tell you. You're not a monk."
The man says, "If the only way I can find out what is making that beautiful sound is to become a monk, then please, make me a monk."

The monks reply, "You must travel the earth and tell us how many blades of grass there are and the exact number of grains of sand. When you find these answers, you will have become a monk."

The man sets about his task.

After years of searching he returns as a gray-haired old man and knocks on the door of the monastery. A monk answers. He is taken before a gathering of all the monks.

"In my quest to find what makes that beautiful sound, I traveled the earth and have found what you asked for: By design, the world is in a state of perpetual change. Only God knows what you ask. All a man can know is himself, and only then if he is honest and reflective and willing to strip away self deception."

The monks reply, "Congratulations. You have become a monk. We shall now show you the way to the mystery of the sacred sound."

The monks lead the man to a wooden door, where the head monk says, "The sound is beyond that door."

The monks give him the key, and he opens the door. Behind the wooden door is another door made of stone. The man is given the key to the stone door and he opens it, only to find a door made of ruby. And so it went that he needed keys to doors of emerald, pearl and diamond.

Finally, they come to a door made of solid gold. The sound has become very clear and definite. The monks say, "This is the last key to the last door."

The man is apprehensive to no end. His life's wish is behind that door!

With trembling hands, he unlocks the door, turns the knob, and slowly pushes the door open. Falling to his knees, he is utterly amazed to discover the source of that haunting and seductive sound......
































But, of course, I can't tell you what it is because you're not a monk!

RE: Moral Dilemmas....

Triage - Save the savable!

And I give that answer precisely because I don't (and never will) have to make this decision.

RE: Not sure what to say...

"Not sure what to say..."

Well, "Hey, I just won the lottery and I'm sending the Kansan a couple of million bucks!" would be a good start!

Welcome to the asylum!

RE: if u could describe your life with one word what would it be?

Thanks! Working on it.

RE: if u could describe your life with one word what would it be?

"if u could describe your life with one word what would it be?"


Unfinished!

RE: Who are you???

Phew! *sighs w/relief emoticon*

Wow, cool & stoned on painkillers - How neat is that?

(Can't wait to throw the damn things away and get back to bein' high on life! )

RE: Whats your current mood?

Us too, what she said! The lovely Jackson (as well as a few other members here) suffers from fibromyalgia and it ain't fun.

It also sounds dangerously akin to Lyme disease or WEst Nile Virus - Have they checked for those, yet?

RE: Whats your current mood?

Stoned & zoned, but a little apprehensive - I'm not used to layin' around zonked on pain killers and not doin' anything.

Keep gettin' all these neat ideas for things to do in the shop/yard but I'm not supposed to lift more than 10 pounds 'til next week! Plus I can't seem to stay awake long enough to remember what I was gonna' do before I forgot and went back to sleep!

Oh well...

RE: Write just one word (whatever it is)

painkillers

RE: Who are you???

Thank you! High words indeed!

It just seems to me that one should lead/teach by example and the best example is where you lead yourself. Anyone can be a "leader" because there are always people who will follow blindly just because they are being led. But I think a good leader/teacher would always ask "Would 'I' follow/listen to me?" and even if I never again lead anyone but myself, I still want to know that I can trust where I'm going.

RE: Write just one word (whatever it is)

just one word (whatever it is)

It's the Official "Kansan's Gettin' his Gallbladder Yanked in the Morning," Thread!

I tried... Somebody from Arkansas wanted to trade me a voodoo doll, 3 jars of pickled pigs feet and half a can of bag balm.

It's the Official "Kansan's Gettin' his Gallbladder Yanked in the Morning," Thread!

Thanks Conrad! Right now it feels like they musta' yanked it IN!

Having a high pain threshold can be a blessing -- But it can also be a curse, meaning that SOME people will wait too long before taking a pain pill!

RE: America's Sense of Humor

Proud U.S.A.'n' within the state of Tennessee! Is that pedantic enough for you?

It's the Official "Kansan's Gettin' his Gallbladder Yanked in the Morning," Thread!

Thanks Sommer! Good to be here. (At least until I zone out and crash again! )

It's the Official "Kansan's Gettin' his Gallbladder Yanked in the Morning," Thread!

Thanks Druidess, I'll be sending my "nurse" out after some yogurt after while.

Gotta' admit that, mostly, I'm looking forward to being able to wash a pickled sausage down with a beer after a long day on the river without ending up doubled over the steering wheel in pain the next day. (A man's gotta' have his priorities straight! )

It's the Official "Kansan's Gettin' his Gallbladder Yanked in the Morning," Thread!

Hell Tom, I was only 1/2 way to being 100% before the surgery - that's why I had it!

JK, I'm just glad it's over and looking forward to when it's even MORE over.

Thank you

It's the Official "Kansan's Gettin' his Gallbladder Yanked in the Morning," Thread!

Athis point, Bob, I am the leftover!

It's the Official "Kansan's Gettin' his Gallbladder Yanked in the Morning," Thread!

Hey Pat! The surgery nurse was a real sweetheart, but she can't hold a candle to my own personal "home care nurse!"

...Now if I could just get my hands on the damn mule that kicked me in the belly!

It's the Official "Kansan's Gettin' his Gallbladder Yanked in the Morning," Thread!

Now THAT is absolutely spot on!

Uh-oh, I feel another nap coming on...

It's the Official "Kansan's Gettin' his Gallbladder Yanked in the Morning," Thread!

Okay, I'm all done!

Kinda' sore and a bit dizzy(er), throat is really dry and sore, but I'm back to being vertical!

Thanks yet again to all my family and friends here on CS for all the prayers, healing thoughts and well wishes.

And a special thank you to God and CS for sending me the greatest, most special, tender, warm and loving woman a guy could ever hope to find! I love you, J, all ways, always! You are my dream come true and I owe you more than I could ever hope to re-pay! I love you, you make my heart smile!

It's the Official "Kansan's Gettin' his Gallbladder Yanked in the Morning," Thread!

That's when the fight'll start! First thing I put on in the morning is my hat - and it's the last thing I take off at night.

Actually I'm wearing a ball cap this morning - don't see that very often - and I don't even much like it, so I won't mind taking it off.

'Mornin' Bob! See ya after while!

It's the Official "Kansan's Gettin' his Gallbladder Yanked in the Morning," Thread!

Thanks, everyone! Gettin' closer - We're gonna' take off in about 30 minutes or so to head for surgery center and should be back home in about 5 or 6 hours.

It's gonna' be a breeze! But, damn the luck, I'm already missing my morning coffee!!!

Thanks again for all the well wishes! See ya' later!

RE: Say something to someone or anyone, mentioning names is optional.

Yes!