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RE: What Tree Did You Fall From

Only if you don't tire easily...you'll be counting for awhile!

RE: What Tree Did You Fall From

Feb 6... POPLAR TREE (Uncertainty) - looks very decorative, not very self-confident, only courageous if necessary, needs goodwill and pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, artistic nature, good organizer, tends to lean toward philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership seriously.

Sounds a lot like me except for the parts about great animosity and not very self-confident, although that was very true in my younger years. That has been one blessing from the aging process for me; as I've gotten older, my self-confidence has grown.

RE: Fictional Role Models: do you have any?

Atticus Finch from "To Kill a Mockingbird"

RE: If you could travel back through time, what single mistake would you correct in life?

I would have kept up with my piano lessons.

RE: Nowadays people are

I do have the opportunities you noted...to buy things I like and to do things that I enjoy. But I gravitate more towards the latter (doing things I enjoy) and I care less and less about buying things anymore. I have enough "stuff" in my life; now I prefer to fill my life with simple pleasures (reading, a seaside drive, leisurely coffee at an outdoor cafe on a beautiful day, visiting a museum or archeological site).

As for what I want, what I would fight for, what I live for...
love, my children, me.
In that order???? You decide.

RE: Emigration

Yiasou, Harry!

RE: Emigration

Regarding the underground city in Canada...
Montreal...

With over 32 km of tunnels spread over an area of twelve square kilometres, the 60 residential and commercial complexes comprise 3.6 square kilometres of floor space, including 80% of all office space and 35% of all commercial space in downtown Montreal. Services include shopping malls, hotels, banks, offices, museums, universities, seven metro stations, two commuter train stations, a bus terminal and the Bell Centre. There are more than 120 exterior access points to the underground city. Some 500,000 people use the underground city every day, especially to escape the traffic and/or Montreal's harsh winters and hot summers.

For the men...just how personally should we take it...

Thanks to all who have commented.
I agree with what you have written and I'm very aware that this sort of thing DOES happen with everyone at some time or another. It wasn't (for me) the physical aspect I was wondering about, though, but rather the emotional aspect. Had it not been the first time together, I think it wouldn't have been so difficult for him to deal with it, but he was really crushed and I couldn't do or say anything to make him feel better.
Anyway, as always, I appreciate the comments and advice. I plan to give it a day or two and then I will call him and see if he'd like to go out for dinner or something.

For the men...just how personally should we take it...

In situations such as this, who really feels worse? Either way, our egos are involved. I would certainly give him another chance, but I m certain I won't hear from him again....and after so many attempts to connect with me, too. No, I know he is a goner. This is what I don't really get. I wasn't avoiding him or playing hard to get or something; I just had conflicts from work and such that kept me from accepting his invitations in the past. Then we finally went out a few nights ago; and again last night. Then, tonight, he wasn't physically able to take our potential relationship any further. And now I know I won't hear from him again. And why??? Now I feel like crap and I imagine he does, too. Such a shame.

For the men...just how personally should we take it...

2 answers...
"random partner"...no. I don't really do random. OK, so there are those that ultimately become random, but not from my choosing. I don't like one-nighters, yet have had quite a few over the years. I can't control what happens the next day.
And, for the second answer...he does not know that I have raised this question, but I would never divulge who he is and he is not on this site, anyway. He is completely anonymous and unknown to anyone but me.

For the men...just how personally should we take it...

He left. Mortified, I think, though I did my best to keep him from feeling that way. He had been pursuing me for months, which may be part of the problem. When the rubber hit the road (so to speak), I think he was just a bit overwhelmed (not by me..I am not so egotistical as that...but by the circumstances).

For the men...just how personally should we take it...

Nice. I know you're kidding, but I am serious here. And I would never say anything emasculating.....ever....no matter what.

For the men...just how personally should we take it...

Still sorting out how much we truly care...this would have been the first time. Didn't happen. Don't know how to take it.

For the men...just how personally should we take it...

...when he can't get it up? When he seems so very willing and eager...when his desire is evident by all that he says. How should I take it (as a woman) when he can't cash the check?

RE: Are You A Musician? What Could You Bring To The CS Band?

Singer. Actually do have a pretty decent voice. Sang with a band many years ago....oh, so long ago.

RE: Do you look your age?

I might be deceiving myself, but I choose number 2. I think I look about 5 or 6 years younger than my age (not 10)...I am 53 now. But this is very subjective, so I could be way off base by the opinions of others.

RE: A Zillion things a Man should say to Woman

"You like it THERE, babe? Right there?? Is this where you want it?













Is this where the ironing board goes, now that I've finished the ironing?"

RE: Saving the Murray Darling Basin...

I applaud you for posting a topic of such depth, but I am, alas, quite ignorant of this matter and couldn't offer an opinion whatsoever. But I'll read up on it a bit.

RE: top songs

Oh...and one more I almost forgot.
Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-ling"

RE: Great great great

Good going!!

RE: top songs

Jackson Browne's "Sky Blue and Black"

RE: There's someone For Everyone

I think that in the course of an average lifetime, there are many "someones". By this, I don't mean that we should play around and keep adding notches on our headboards, but I think that there are a number of possible matches in this world. I find it hard to imagine that there is only one possible soulmate or "Mr. Right" out there and that I might have met him if only I hadn't stopped to tie my shoe one day in 1989 or something.
This doesn't mean that it's so easy to find the right partner (I am evidence of that), but I do believe that there is more than one possibility out there.
Glad you didn't stop and tie your shoe!

RE: hahaha! My 11yr old son.. grrrrrrrrrrrrr

The Beatles had a song on the Sergeant Pepper album (cd to you young 'uns!) called Lovely Rita.

RE: hahaha! My 11yr old son.. grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Yes, that's good! Lovely Riya!

RE: hahaha! My 11yr old son.. grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Hi, Dear Ambrose! (Everyone's dear Ambrose...we do love you so!!)

RE: hahaha! My 11yr old son.. grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Hiya, Claayer!

RE: WOT R U EATING RIGHT NOW?

Smoked salmon, half an avocado...both slathered in fresh lemon.
Yum!

The blues

Wow. This is freaky. I have the radio on and an old song by The Who is playing....
"No one knows what it's like to be the sad man, behind blue eyes...."

"I have hours, only lonely....my love is vengeance that's never free" etc.

I think they're playing my song tonight!

So, with this, I believe it's time to hit the sack. To sleep, perchance to dream. Good night, all, and thanks for the support and hugs. It's surely just a passing, fleeting bout with the blues. In the immortal words of Rhett Butler...."Tomorrow is another day".
Filakia!

The blues

Awwwwww... You're the best, Dad!

The blues

Hugs most appreciated, Trish! And to you as well...