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RE: Quotes, passages, words or wisdom

Who CARES what you've been told! What do YOU think is right?

RE: Quotes, passages, words or wisdom

Are you implying that you're unfamiliar with the poem? In which case, I've written an abridged version that's a little more "up to date", English wise. If you'll tell me what size your pape is, there, or what size you have paper that you can print on, I'll size it for you, and send it to you, and you can print out copies for your kids, KL! I always swore that if I had a son, that poem (By the way, the title is "IF", in case you don't know) would be on the inside of his bedroom door, from the moment he moved into it! And that's what I'd use, to teach hime to read!

RE: Anonymous messages

MAYBE you got that WRONG! Mighta been the bear having Mary! Or maybe Mary's little _______ was bear? You folks make this SO difficult for a poor country boy! I think I'm gonna go get drunk!

RE: Anonymous messages

With THAT comment, Dee, you DIDN'T HAVE to name names! It's UNIVERSALLY applicable!

RE: Quotes, passages, words or wisdom

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings—nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run—
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And—which is more—you'll be a Man, my son!

(or "woman, my daughter!") Rudyard Kipling

A pretty good list of goals to aspire to.

RE: Quotes, passages, words or wisdom

"A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out." George Bernard Shaw

RE: I wish.......

This is how it SHOULD be! And it's what I WISH it was!

RE: Characteristics

RE: Characteristics

RE: Characteristics

Just trying to do my THOROUGH job, M4! But finger cramps? Plus, I was having a little fun with the idea of trying to "qualify/quantify" a lover BEFORE you meet them. You can have all the person's qualities set, in your head, and then some stranger just "clicks" with you! And EVERYTHING you THOUGHT you wanted, goes out the door! Ill add a song for you, to give you an idea!

No! I'm NOT a good, OR fast typist! I hunt and peck. And I only use 2 fingers, at the most. I CAN actually type WITH all 10. But, where I have my computer and keyboard, it's too high for me to try to type comfortably, with 10.

RE: FREE BEER or WINE if you can beat this

And a little something for all you sech fiend daters!

RE: FREE BEER or WINE if you can beat this

Just a little something to __________ you!

RE: Characteristics

Can't leave, without another

RE: Is gun control the solution to these unspeakable tragedies?

Hi Lindsy! Been a while. This is a long, ongoing bitterly controversal dispute, amd I'm NOT interested in debating it with ANYONE. To me, it's a stupid controversy, in that most people DOING the debating are focused on the wrong thing. So MY answer is a simple "No!" Guns AREN'T the problem! People are. Nice to see you again. Hope my response doesn't generate any "problems for you.

RE: I GIVE UP !

PLEASE enlighten us, Dear Molly! HOW do you DO that? Enquiring minds WANT to know?

RE: Good Vs Bad

There IS no competition between "good", and "bad", BW! In the FIRST place, there IS NO "good" and/or "bad"! Good and bad ONLY EXIST within our heads! They have NO CONCRETE reality! They're judgments we make! Opinions about something! Things are just THINGS! There IS NO "good" or "bad". YOU probably think malaria is bad! But, odds ARE that malaria thinks you're good! It ALL DEPENDS on your point of view! I'm NOT going to get into language, duality, or philosophy, here, because I INTEND to be QUITE LAZY, today! Just TRUST ME on this! There ARE NO TWO THINGS - "good", and "bad"! So, SINCE they DON'T exist, they CAN'T BE in "competition", or "opposition". The ONLY thing the terms "good" and "bad" are good for, is describing a the person whose using them's perspective/opinion!

RE: THE INABILITY TO BE ONESELF

Why - Thank you, BW! I THINK that's the FIRST time you've come CLOSE to complimenting me! I'm somewhat surprised, but sincere in my esteem.

RE: CONTACT ME

I'll tell ya TOMORROW! It's STILL Thursday, HERE!

RE: CONTACT ME

RE: CONTACT ME

So you're back to trying to induce/entice a little female companionship with "CANDY"? Are you a pediphile? Or just can't handle ADULT women, and ADULT conversation?

RE: CONTACT ME

And WHAT makes YOU an "authority", on/about Rainy? Have YOU ever met her? Have YOU ever interacted with her? What's the BASIS of such a jaundiced view, One? Or are you just pronouncing your opinions as FACTS, again?

RE: CONTACT ME

Just because ONE person wants to be silly and stupid, I don't see it as an IMPROVEMENT, for EVERYBODY to join in! But I've pretty much given up trying to get you to see the OTHER side, of ANYTHING!

RE: CONTACT ME

Have you CONSIDERED that she's an "ex", for a reason? Or are you just UNWILLING to learn from experience?

RE: Good Vs Bad

MAYBE YOU understand THAT, CC! But I sorta DOUBT many/ANY others do! Reads like GIBBERISH, to ME!

RE: Good Vs Bad

It's BECAUSE they're two sides of the same coin, that they're "vs", Tutefell! Yes! There IS no "good", without "bad"! But it's THIS VERY FACT that makes/puts them IN opposition to each other!

RE: THE INABILITY TO BE ONESELF

It seems your thread has become a discussion of alcohol, that "social lubricant", Juliette. Whereas I THOUGHT your intent/desire was a discussion of "insecurity".

You open with the statement, "Too many times we are misunderstood in life." I have SOMETHING of a problem WITH that statement. MY thoughts run more to "WHEN are we EVER "UNDERSTOOD", in life?" Now, PLEASE, don't get me wrong! I understand/perceive the import of your statement, as well as its relationship to "insecurity". And I CAN'T speak for anyone ELSE, but THIS is the way "I" see it. (And I might mention that I AM an artist-ic/creative person, since you expressed a desire for thoughts of such.)

We ALL have a desire to BE "understood"! But it's INHERENT, in the nature of language, that the words that we use to communicate, have as many "meanings", as the people hearing those words. (AS language is an avocation of mine, being a writer, amongst other things, I've "studied" language for a number of years.) And, since it's INHERENT that words MEAN different things, to different people, the desire/hope/EXPECTATION that we'll BE understood, is just that! A desire/hope/EXPECTATION! And, as an expectation, can/will lead only to disappointment. TO desire/hope/expect that one WILL BE "understood", is silly/foolish. But, we're inculcated with the IDEA that language IS the method of communicating, from birth. And, as the old saying goes, "Hope springs eternal!" It's "human nature" to "hope/desire/expect". And it's this desire/hope/expectation from which our "insecurity" springs. We're "insecure" (about being understood), because our experiences have taught us that we WON'T be! The FACT that we are EVER understood IS more amazing, than the FACT that we USUALLY aren't!

But, IF your concern is the insecurity engendered by the failures of communication, then there IS a "quick fix"! STOP EXPECTING to be understood, and you'll eliminate the insecurities of BEING misunderstood! It's the EXPECTATION of being understood, that leads to our disappointment! And thus, our insecurity(s).

"I", personally, am one of the LEAST "insecure", or insecure FEELING individuals you're likely to bump into. Why? Because #1. I've LONG SINCE accepted my death! Death IS our birthright! It is/was the ONE THING we were ALL guaranteed, on the day we came into the world. So I look at, deal with, walk through life AS IF I were ALREADY dead! So NONE of the "stuff" that happens to me, WHILE I STILL live, is perceived as of LASTING importance. Life, and EVERYTHING that occurs IN/DURING it, is transient. The old saying, "This, TOO, shall pass." #2. Being "insecure" is SOLELY a response to our expectations. We FEEL insecure, because we HAVE expectations (about our "futures"). So, to the degree possible (for ME), I've eliminated expectations from my life. The less expectations I have, the less insecurity I have. I'm NOT saying that I NEVER have any "anxiety" (ANOTHER word for insecurity)! But I recognise them for what they are. And AM (pretty much) able to "dismiss" them.

There's a lot of other things I COULD say, but I'm running out of space. And most people who read this stuff, don't have the interest or attention span, to read THIS much. So, IF you have a desire/need to read more, let me know.

RE: CONTACT ME

And the same advice for you, dear lady! Let it go! Walk away. Don't spend your time and energy beating dead horse! If it's dead, it's dead! And beating on it ISN'T gonna get you anywhere! Pick up your things, and start moving forward, once again! Getting stuck on/with anger and animosity AREN'T gonna get you any of the GOOD things, in life!

RE: CONTACT ME

Alright. You two have had a "parting" of the ways! Life for both of you would be BETTER, if, IF you can't do so amicably, then just ignore each other. YOU don't need the anger/animosity! And NEITHER does she! That scene in/of your life is over! Get on with playing the next one! Hopefully, it WILL have a BETTER ending, for BOTH of you! Why are you wasting time and energy on a mess that CAN'T be fixed?

As far as THINKING "she" FITS here, I wonder at your logic? YOU'RE HERE, VOLUNTARILY, TOO! So HOW are YOU any DIFFERENT, than her?

RE: Say Anything

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It'll be in your bologna sandwich, tomorrow! (Remember to remove PRIOR to ingestion!) Hi KP! Just noticed your new picture! (MUCH nicer! Not NEARLY so "intmidating"!) And you've got new name, TOO! Whasa MATTER? The witches and censors after you? Anyway, just wanted to say "Hi!" And I LIKE your picture! Seeing you in a pair of jeans, relaxing, MAYBE EVEN having some "fun" , renews my hope that even SUPERWOMAN is human - MAYBE! Luv ya

RE: can there be love after 45?

Hum? I've just finished reading everybody's posts, and I keep hearing one thing, over and over. "Yes. Love CAN find you, at any age." While I AGREE that's true, I get the feeling that EVERYBODY'S waiting for love to find THEM! Baggage, or no baggage. 15, 53, 582 it DOES matter, you CAN be in love. But, IF you WANT to be in love, DO so! IF you love, then love will be attracted TO you! So just love, EVERYBODY! Some of those people WON'T BE ready for love! And THEY won't love you back! For whatever reason, they're NOT CAPABLE of "love/loving", at that particular time. Don't worry about it. NOT a big thing. But SOME people WILL be ready for love! And IF you love them, you'll find that a LOT of them WILL love you back! NOT all, but you don't WANt "all"! You want love! And love WILL find you, if you just put out love, as your bait! JMO Good luck to all!