Mano, I wish I could say that if you only had a clue as to what is really happening, you would understand....but, unfortunately, I can't speak of what is going on. I know it's a thin line, and I have my own personal feelings about this issue (but, for reasons that you might not understand, I will not express). I will only say that I am witnessing and I am a part of something that leaves me awestruck. I can't say more, no matter how much I want to. Suffice it to say that I am not only aware of the issue, but I have my own feelings here. It might get ugly. What's in a name??? So, so much. It is a thin line, Mano..but not one that we are walking alone. Diplomacy urges us to bring the 2 sides together... to come up with a solution. But is this really possible? I want so badly to speak my voice, but I feel that I cannot. I have my viewpoint; I have my stance. I just cannot state it, for I am on the Internet....and I don't for one second think that my thoughts are expressed only here on CS. I'm rambling now, so I will stop. This is big. This is important. This is history.
A very major issue in the Balkan region now is the Macedonia name issue. If you aren't familiar, there is a dispute over the name of a country. Greece objects to the neighbouring Skopje government using the name Macedonia, saying it implies claims on a Greek province of the same name and that it distorts history, much of it to do with Alexander the Great...a Greek from the region of Macedonia. Greece does not accept the name Macedonia for the country that they call FYROM (Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia). They are prepared to block FYROM's (or Macedonia's...whichever you prefer) accession to NATO at the Bucharest summit this week. It's a very heated topic here and capturing all of the diplomatic, political, and media attention. Things are coming to a head and there will be a tremendous fallout from this issue...the issue of a name.
My questions to fellow CSers are these...
If you are aware of the issue, what is your stance?
And, on a simpler plane, how important do you think a name is? Is a rose by any other name as sweet? Aren't we often defined by our names? I know that I certainly am...or, at least, there is a great assumption about my name, if one has not seen me or ever spoken with me. My name is Jeffrey. It is always assumed (understandably so, really) that I am a man. Nope. Never have been one, either! So, I can certainly relate to the importance of a name and all that it implies.
I would like to hear your comments. What's in a name?
Prescription sunglasses for me....so they're already rather expensive; designer frames aren't a big draw for me. I do, however, have about 7 pairs of glasses (5 regular, 2 sunglasses) in various frame colors. Got a great deal on them in Korea.
I definitely feel it is better to have loved and lost. I think that a person who never loves is missing one of the best feelings in the world (for it IS all about feelings, really). Also, if someone never loves, perhaps they are emotionally incapable of loving, and I think that would be a sad and lonely existence. Yep...I've loved and lost (eventually) but when love was alive it was amazing and I'm glad I've experienced it.
I've been able to experience a number of wonderful trips that I had previously only dreamt of, so I'm really blessed. But I still want to do the following:
An Alaskan cruise through the glaciers A thorough journey through Italy...the Amalfi Coast, Genoa, Venice, Rome, Florence, Lake Como, etc. Australia and New Zealand And a trip through parts of Sri Lanka, the Seychelles, Mauritius, for example.
And you ask if I fantasize?? Hell, yes....but never about travel!
I so completely agree, Morgan. In fact, I am often amazed at how well so many of our international friends do with writing in English. Yes, there are grammatical and spelling errors, BUT IT'S NOT THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE! So I, for one, am impressed. As you said, I couldn't do nearly as well. I can read and write in Greek to a very limited degree, and I am well aware at how much effort it takes to express one's self in a foreign language. I say BRAVO to everyone here who is posting in a language that is not their own. And I say shame on anyone who is critical. Clean up your own back yard before you criticize your neighbor's. Thanks for (hopefully) opening up a few eyes here, Morgan.
She should have done the thinking before every marrying him. The saying is "Cheat WITH me....cheat ON me" so she should be well prepared to have him do it to her, too.
My mish-mash of things from all over the world...not necessarily strange, but somewhat oddball...for example, my football scarf collection draped over a hallway door (Birmingham City, Panathinaikos, Liverpool, Olympiakos, Sweden, and a few others); my Starbuck's coffee mugs from a number of international cities; my trinkets from Mao-tse-tung era China, bought at a flea market in Shanghai; my matchbook collection (thousands of them in a large copper pot); my Beatles memorabilia; my military patches, etc. But I would hope that I would manage to smash my computer to little bits and pieces before they ever got a chance to have a good look at it!
I agree completely. I've also been on the receiving end and it hurts like hell. I wouldn't dream of doing that to someone else. When a man exhibits interest in me....approaches...starts conversation, etc., one of the first questions I ask is if he is married. Maybe not THE first, but it is something I want to know as soon as possible. If he IS married (assuming he is honest), I won't engage in the flirtation. I'm not rude to him, but I am not encouraging or receptive to anything other than polite conversation. There's just no point in it, for I will not play a role in his cheating on his wife.
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Mano....great posts
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Off to work now....serving my country, and all that!!Wine in T - 9 hours, approximately. Keep it chilled.