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[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

What is this thread about?

Whatever you want. Jokes, gripes, insults, conversation, remarks, anything and everything is appropriate, except for those topics that are excluded from this site by management.

There are those who will open this thread and close it. There are those who will read what I've written and won't comment. It doesn't matter. This is my thread. This thread is more for me than it is for you. It frees my mind by clearing it like so much vomit.

Now, if you'd like to make this your thread, I'll gladly turn this over to you and leave making an occasional comment when something interests me.

Shall I start?

I think Obama is a better president that Bush. I don't think anyone can take Bush's side. He really was an idiot and ruined the economy. He and Cheney should have been imprisioned. In a country where they put a black man in prison for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his hungry family, white collar criminals get rich.

Except for a German car, Mercedes, VW, BMW and/or Audi, I wouldn't buy a new car. I'd wait until the economy improved. Yeah, well, how do you improve the economy by not supporting American and Japanese car manufacturers? They'll figure it out.

Did you watch MacKenzie Phillips on Oprah? What bothers me is not what she said, not the fact that she'll assuredly make some money from her book, maybe even turn it into a movie, but those critics who say she is lying. How dare they? It takes one to know one and those who have been sexually abused know she's not lying. Kudos to her for making her public statement, only tragically by her making her statement public, self humilation, is part and parcel of the abuse she received. She's still a victim and will always be.

Sexual abuse is much like being bitten by a vampire. Too many of those who are bitten become vampires, sexual abusers themselves. Therapy is the only way to break the cycle of alcohol and drug dependency, even suicide. Here's hoping all this helps, MacKenzie, but we both know that it won't. You'll take all this pain to the grave with you.

I like Oprah. She's another sexual abuse victim. How many of you think she's lesbian? I do, too. I think her long time lover is not Stedman, but Gayle King. And I think she and Tyra had a sexual relationship.

I'm a movie buff. Anyone seen any good movies lately? I saw that Second Chance Harry with Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman. You'd have to be a fan of theirs to enjoy the movie. It wasn't a bad movie, but it wasn't that good either. I'd give it a C+.

Well, that's it for now. I'll add more lately, but I think I gave you the flavor of what this thread is about. It's anything you want it to be.

Thank you in advance to reading and posting to my thread.

Freddie

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

When I'm President I intend to order the Marine Corps to train inner city youths how to shoot correctly and increase their percentage of kills. Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and MexiCare are in serious trouble; if more people die the money problem will correct itself. At first I thought that maybe giving kids free cartons of cigarettes would do the trick, but it takes too long for tobacco to work.

Make a kid a marksman!

 

[michchick98]

All right, who are you and what have you done with the real BFW? Seriously though, Freddie, how was your summer?

Mine wasn't so hot....well, there was that one day it was really hot, in my house, blazing hot, you probably heard something about that....anyway, other than a really horrible day in August (well, the whole month, really) my summer wasn't too bad.

I won't state my opinion on politics or politicians because I don't like political discussions. They always end up as arguments and I'm trying to avoid arguments as often as possible these days...makes my life easier, keeps my blood pressure low and gives me a lot less stress.

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

You know what pisses me off? That some psychiatrists want to create a separate PTSD diagnosis called complex PTSD. What's even worse is that even though it is a fictitious diagnosis not recognized by the APA, some therapists are already diagnosing people with it. Way to jump on that bandwagon. I don't know, but I think if I had a therapist diagnose me with a fictional disorder, I would leave and look for a new therapist. What the hell? Is there anything that is not "complex" about regular PTSD? The supposed symptoms attributed to "complex" PTSD are the same damn symptoms that anyone with PTSD can have.

Nothing like making up a mental illness to make a name for yourself.
What do you say, BFW? Should we make something up to? We can conduct a study right here on the forum to add to its validity. LOL

I know-- we can make it like a forum-related mental illness... idk, like Internet Forum Munchausen Syndrome or Twitter Failure Panic Disorder...

Oh, one more rant for this post...
I am EXTREMELY thankful for a part-time job I can do from home since I do not do well in public yet. Really, my freelance writing clients are awesome. The problem is they are SEO experts who give me lists of keywords to write articles about. These keywords are based on the popular searches that have few competing websites. Okay.. I get a little annoyed when I have to write article upon article on mundane topics. Do I really have to write this many articles on wheelchair ramps, doghouses, and hearing aids? really? And who the fuck is searching for "Pro-Anorexia Diet Tips"? wtf?

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

All right, who are you and what have you done with the real BFW? Seriously though, Freddie, how was your summer?

Mine wasn't so hot....well, there was that one day it was really hot, in my house, blazing hot, you probably heard something about that....anyway, other than a really horrible day in August (well, the whole month, really) my summer wasn't too bad.

I won't state my opinion on politics or politicians because I don't like political discussions. They always end up as arguments and I'm trying to avoid arguments as often as possible these days...makes my life easier, keeps my blood pressure low and gives me a lot less stress.

I'm good and how are you? You look good. I like your hair. Have you lost weight? You look skinny.

Actually, I didn't mean for this to be a political thread. It's an anything and everything thread.

I recently broke up with my live-in girlfriend. We've been together for more than 5 years. It's tough trying to find the right person. I joined one of those dating sites and the first 3 women I met for lunch sent me old photos of themselves and lied about their ages and weights (lol).

If nothing else, I'm getting lots of inspiration for stories. I should write one about online dating.

Ever try it? It's fun, kind of, not really, not at all.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

You know what pisses me off? That some psychiatrists want to create a separate PTSD diagnosis called complex PTSD. What's even worse is that even though it is a fictitious diagnosis not recognized by the APA, some therapists are already diagnosing people with it. Way to jump on that bandwagon. I don't know, but I think if I had a therapist diagnose me with a fictional disorder, I would leave and look for a new therapist. What the hell? Is there anything that is not "complex" about regular PTSD? The supposed symptoms attributed to "complex" PTSD are the same damn symptoms that anyone with PTSD can have.

Nothing like making up a mental illness to make a name for yourself.
What do you say, BFW? Should we make something up to? We can conduct a study right here on the forum to add to its validity. LOL

I know-- we can make it like a forum-related mental illness... idk, like Internet Forum Munchausen Syndrome or Twitter Failure Panic Disorder...

Oh, one more rant for this post...
I am EXTREMELY thankful for a part-time job I can do from home since I do not do well in public yet. Really, my freelance writing clients are awesome. The problem is they are SEO experts who give me lists of keywords to write articles about. These keywords are based on the popular searches that have few competing websites. Okay.. I get a little annoyed when I have to write article upon article on mundane topics. Do I really have to write this many articles on wheelchair ramps, doghouses, and hearing aids? really? And who the fuck is searching for "Pro-Anorexia Diet Tips"? wtf?

My last client was a wealthy Forensic Psychiatrist. I did the accounting for his 8 businesses from home. Anyway, I was telling him about how I had been sexually abused by my cousin when I was 8 and then my cousin tried to murder me by drowing me.

I told him that I didn't remember any of it until I was writing my second book about a boy who had been sexually abused. Then, when I was writing chapter 8, it all came flooding back, the sight, smells, conversations, everything. Two years of therapy later, I was diagnosed with having PTSS.

Now, my doctor friend tells me that there's the consensus of professional opinion that there's no such thing as repressed memories.

"My ass!"

My memories were repressed. My mind saved me from facing the reality of the trauma that happened to me. I was one of the lucky ones, a survivor of sexual abuse and someone who had repressed the memory of all of it. If you ask me, some of these doctors don't know what they're talking about.

Moreover, some of these psychiatrists are crazier than their patients. My doctor friend is 48 and he only dates 22 and 23-year-old black women who work in his New York office. Can you say sexual harassment lawsuit?

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

No such thing as repressed memories? That's bullshit. Now, I never had repressed memories that have come back.. I have repressed memories. The only way I know this is that I do not remember most of the violent attack that caused my PTSD. I barely remember what happened right before it. I have partial memories during the attack- which are what my flashbacks are when I have them. Then, I remember after the attack and seeing the knife on the floor. I don't remember the knife during the attack, but I vaguely remember the attacker having it in his hand before the attack and I know it was not there on the floor before the attack and I certainly did not put it there. So, obviously, memories can be repressed.

What hurts the whole repressed/recovered memory issue is all the instances that there have been false memories implanted by therapists. I imagine that the professionals who think memories can't be repressed believe PTSD exists. One of the symptoms of PTSD is altered consciousness which can mean gaps in the memory of the event. So, you can't really have it both ways...

 

[michchick98]

I'm good and how are you? You look good. I like your hair. Have you lost weight? You look skinny.

I'm doing better now than I was a month and a half ago. I had a house fire and am now living in my dad's spare room. As far as losing weight, I've lost a few pounds but I've got a long way to go.

Actually, I didn't mean for this to be a political thread. It's an anything and everything thread.

I know, I just didn't feel like replying to the political stuff, and still don't.

I recently broke up with my live-in girlfriend. We've been together for more than 5 years. It's tough trying to find the right person. I joined one of those dating sites and the first 3 women I met for lunch sent me old photos of themselves and lied about their ages and weights (lol).

If nothing else, I'm getting lots of inspiration for stories. I should write one about online dating.

Ever try it? It's fun, kind of, not really, not at all.

Sorry to learn of your breakup. And no, I've never tried one of those online dating sites. Probably never will. Writing a story about it? I probably won't do that either.

 

[LaRocha]

When I'm President I intend to order the Marine Corps to train inner city youths how to shoot correctly and increase their percentage of kills. Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and MexiCare are in serious trouble; if more people die the money problem will correct itself. At first I thought that maybe giving kids free cartons of cigarettes would do the trick, but it takes too long for tobacco to work.

Make a kid a marksman!

Inner city youths and no-privilege kids make up a bulk of the armed forces, James. They've been the ones trained to kill since before 'inner city youths' meant blacks and latinos. If the Internet existed 80 years ago you'd be talking about poor whites in the ghetto, how they should all kill themselves. No concept of history. You're old enough, probably collecting social security, maybe you should die at age 63 like the program initially intended.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

FREDDIE

It gets worse.

There is no such thing as memory...period, and PTSD is bullshit. My professional opinion. PTSD is Histrionic Personality Disorder, that is, drama-queens.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Edelman

EDELMAN is industrial strength even for professionals, but with regards to what you call 'memory' neurons die and the connections between neurons are in a constant state of change. All there is, is imagination and association and recognition from repeated exposure. And the recognition changes from one time to the next. In fact, our brains are pre-ordained to perceive specific features of the environment but not all. Humans cant hear dog whistles or see infrared, for example; but if your daddy is good at seeing monkeys in banana trees, you probably are, too...unless you move from Brazil to NYC and lose the monkey & banana seeing neurons to atrophy.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

FREDDIE

It gets worse.

There is no such thing as memory...period, and PTSD is bullshit. My professional opinion. PTSD is Histrionic Personality Disorder, that is, drama-queens.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Edelman

EDELMAN is industrial strength even for professionals, but with regards to what you call 'memory' neurons die and the connections between neurons are in a constant state of change. All there is, is imagination and association and recognition from repeated exposure. And the recognition changes from one time to the next. In fact, our brains are pre-ordained to perceive specific features of the environment but not all. Humans cant hear dog whistles or see infrared, for example; but if your daddy is good at seeing monkeys in banana trees, you probably are, too...unless you move from Brazil to NYC and lose the monkey & banana seeing neurons to atrophy.

They have to call it something, Jim. You know how much doctors like to label things.

As far as the inner city youths, where I live there are a few dozen rival gangs killing off one another. I live on a beautiful street with old graceful homes, in a beautiful neighborhood with manicured lawns and good neighbors, but go a couple of streets out of the neighborhood and you literally risk live and limb being there, even in broad daylight.

I know this is going to start up some shit, but they need to get rid of the handguns and the automatic weapons. Only the police and military can carry handguns and automatic weapons. The rest of the populace should be limited to rifles and shotguns (not sawed off).

Only, they'll never get rid of handguns and automatic weapons. They're big business and the gun shows get special treatment to sell their guns and ammo to anyone without going through the process of paperwork.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

FREDDIE

We need to get rid of people to save the entitlement programs. So pass out handguns to kids, encourage smoking and driving under the unfluence!

MDs label so they can bill for it. Its impossible to catch a disorder they cant bill for. You generally cant bill for Histrionic Personality Disorder cuz its an AXIS 2 diagnosis, so they need something for AXIS 1. PTSD is a made-up disorder for billing.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

FREDDIE

We need to get rid of people to save the entitlement programs. So pass out handguns to kids, encourage smoking and driving under the unfluence!

Yes, of course, I ignored your shock value statement the first time you wrote it. Now, I feel compelled to repond to your ridiculous thought.

Just as you wouldn't want your children armed, that is, if you have any children, you wouldn't want your children shot and maimed by children.

Besides, they've already tried that experiment by arming the children of some African countries and it has failed miserably. Those who have armed the children have taken advantage of them. I'm afraid your idea of arming children is already doomed for failure.

What else do you have? Knowing you, I'm sure you have something else (lol).

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

I'm doing better now than I was a month and a half ago. I had a house fire and am now living in my dad's spare room. As far as losing weight, I've lost a few pounds but I've got a long way to go.



I know, I just didn't feel like replying to the political stuff, and still don't.



Sorry to learn of your breakup. And no, I've never tried one of those online dating sites. Probably never will. Writing a story about it? I probably won't do that either.

My apologies, I didn't mean to imply that you are heavy. My comment was made for the implied humor, that I could actually see you through the monitor. Only, I didn't know that I could.

"You're not going to wear that outfit outside are you? It's quite revealing. I can see everything."

My sympathies for your house fire. I can't imagine fire consuming all my personal possessions that has taken me a lifetime to acquire. I hope you had insurance.

As far as the dating goes, there are a dozen women to every man on the site, I think. At least it feels that way. I've been innudated with lonely women wanting a man in their life. It's sad really, much like going to the pound for a puppy. You wish you can take them all home with you knowing full well that you can only take the one.

"How else am I going to decide which woman I want to be with, if I don't try them all."

"You're a pig, Freddie. Put the women down and stop groping them. Sexually assauting them is not part of the online dating. Just pick one."

"Okay, okay, I'll take one blonde, one brunette, and one redhead, please."

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

FREDDIE, FREDDIE, FREDDIE

You oughta know that absurdity is how you discredit equally absurd but nice assertions. Our Puritanical appetites interfere with the natural order of things and keep people alive much longer than average, adding burdens to the entitlement prorams. Its true that when you force people to stop smoking and drinking and riding bicycles without helmets they live much longer.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

FREDDIE, FREDDIE, FREDDIE

You oughta know that absurdity is how you discredit equally absurd but nice assertions. Our Puritanical appetites interfere with the natural order of things and keep people alive much longer than average, adding burdens to the entitlement prorams. Its true that when you force people to stop smoking and drinking and riding bicycles without helmets they live much longer.

I must have reached a point in my age that I've lost so many brain cells due to age and all the drinking I did early in my life that I'm now agreeing with you (lol).

Your statement, especially the first sentence, worded beautifully, makes much sense.

I don't necessarily agree with your last assertion, however that people live longer. I don't think it makes a difference. People don't like to be told what to do, especially fat, lazy Americans.

 

[Handley_Page]

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If nothing else, I'm getting lots of inspiration for stories. I should write one about online dating.

Ever try it? It's fun, kind of, not really, not at all.

Oh do please. It could be a real laugh.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

FREDDIE

I read last night that all the Puritanical Nannying is increasing the average lifespan of Americans. Something like 63,000 fewer deaths per year! as time passes. We need to make it so people live to 50 years then die.

I wrote a story about this. Unattached people over 50 start vanishing from the community. The government removes them from the hospital and sends them to Nevada or Utah for extended rehab, and they quietly vanish up a smokestack. The government gets their estate, no medicare or retirement, and a youngster gets their job.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

FREDDIE

I read last night that all the Puritanical Nannying is increasing the average lifespan of Americans. Something like 63,000 fewer deaths per year! as time passes. We need to make it so people live to 50 years then die.

I wrote a story about this. Unattached people over 50 start vanishing from the community. The government removes them from the hospital and sends them to Nevada or Utah for extended rehab, and they quietly vanish up a smokestack. The government gets their estate, no medicare or retirement, and a youngster gets their job.

Perhaps your supposition would garner more support, living only to 50, if you led by example and died (lol).

I'll send flowers. What kind do you like?

"He was such a prolific man. He had a way with words, but will little else. Now, that I'm his blonde and still beautiful widow, what will I do, oh dear me."

"Hi, my name is Freddie. I was Jim's closest friend."

"From where?"

"Where? Oh, we grew up together."

"Where?"

"Never mind that, now, it's no longer about Jim. Jim is gone. Allow me to comfort you. Let's get out of these clothes. They're so black, drab, and confining."

Don't worry, Jim, you can die in peace and I'll take care of your widow to make sure she doesn't suffer with the loss of you too much.

"Oh, Freddie! Oh, God! Oh, God!"

Don't you love it when a woman calls you God?

 

[bsergi1]

Hi, Freddie,

I missed you and Scouries on the board this summer. Did you do anything exciting? More than your posts, I've missed your stories. Please write again.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Oh do please. It could be a real laugh.

If I write one, a story about online dating, it will be a funny one. It's tragically funny the people on these things looking for partners. It's a riot just scrolling through the photos. Then, when you find an attractive woman, it turns out that the photo she posted on the site is ten friggin' years old.

I love the ones who claim they are a few pounds overweight. Define a few? I don't mind a woman with a few pounds in the right places, it can be very sexy to be with someone so curvaceous. Yet, when those few pounds translate to a hundred pounds on her ass and thighs, then that's not so sexy.

People need to learn to be honest. If your ashamed of your body image, chances are the one looking at you will be ashamed to be seen with you, too.

To me, there's nothing more sexy than a confident, intelligent woman with a sense of humor and a sense of fun. If a woman possesses those qualities, than what she looks like on the outside is erased by who she is on the inside.

So...is there anyone out there looking for a boyfriend? I come with references. I'm house trained and very obedient. I can even do tricks.

Be aware, though, I'm not looking for sex, well, not a lot of sex, I'm looking for love. Preferably, I prefer women who are between 5'5" and 5'7". Weight proportionate to height, but I will make exceptions for personality. That's the most important thing to me.

Oh, and I am a breast man. Preferrably, the woman of my liking would have tits, two of them. I only wish women had breasts on their backs, too, perfect for close dancing to give my hands something to do.

If there are any interested women, please no gay men or transvestites, you know how to reach me.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

Oops, sorry, I forgot to post the age range.

I'm looking for someone between the ages of 52-64 and a non-smoker. As I'm into exercise, a fit woman would be great.

Also, as I'm into money, a wealthy woman would be great, too.

Oh, and as I'm into cars, a generous woman who would buy me a new Ferrari, blue with red leather interior would be a fantasy come true.

"Hey, if you don't ask, you don't get."

 

[bsergi1]

All right, who are you and what have you done with the real BFW?

Funny! I agree. He's almost sane.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

FREDDIE

I'm certain you cant handle my sweetie. She's 4'-7', sharp as a pimp's razor, and earned 2 graduate school degrees.

 

[BOSTONFICTIONWRITER]

FREDDIE

I'm certain you cant handle my sweetie. She's 4'-7', sharp as a pimp's razor, and earned 2 graduate school degrees.

Uhm, okay, suffice to say that my preference is for taller women.

So you are still among the living then, and have no plan to lead by example in killing yourself for the sake of the rest of us. I see that you are no Jim Jones (lol).