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As you can see from my join date, I've been here a while. I've seen this forum in many of its iterations. I've seen the jackasses come and bray their bullshit; I've seen the drama queens, the flirts, the adulterers, the young, the old, the talented, the witty, the wise, and the just plain stupid. I've seen people leave in a huff, and I've watched people die, their presence simply disappearing from this forum though their words live on in the annals of the site. I've lived through the Chilled Vodkas, the Brinnies, the Nipples McGees; I've watched folks I care about simply fade away. I've indulged in my own flirts, arguments, and witty repartee. I've had my feelings hurt. I've laughed. I've changed my political ideology. I've had my vacations from this place, and I suppose I've probably had my heyday.

Sometimes I like this place, and sometimes I loathe it; but one thing I can say for certain: Trying to change it to fit my specific needs is like trying to stop the tide. You can make all the plans you want, but eventually you just learn to ride out the tide, and in doing so, survive to plan another day.

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As you can see from my join date, I've been here a while. I've seen this forum in many of its iterations. I've seen the jackasses come and bray their bullshit; I've seen the drama queens, the flirts, the adulterers, the young, the old, the talented, the witty, the wise, and the just plain stupid. I've seen people leave in a huff, and I've watched people die, their presence simply disappearing from this forum though their words live on in the annals of the site. I've lived through the Chilled Vodkas, the Brinnies, the Nipples McGees; I've watched folks I care about simply fade away. I've indulged in my own flirts, arguments, and witty repartee. I've had my feelings hurt. I've laughed. I've changed my political ideology. I've had my vacations from this place, and I suppose I've probably had my heyday.

Sometimes I like this place, and sometimes I loathe it; but one thing I can say for certain: Trying to change it to fit my specific needs is like trying to stop the tide. You can make all the plans you want, but eventually you just learn to ride out the tide, and in doing so, survive to plan another day.

Regardless of the slight dismay I feel at the moment, I will not allow it to divert me from any one purpose I have for being here, the most prevalent being self development. This means I shall continue to reveal my vulnerabilities to those who may delude me, continue to give others' words the benefit of the doubt unless I discover otherwise for myself, and continue to precariously let my guard down enough to allow that which I have secluded myself from to filter through.

It is not my right to judge another's motivations. I have only to step aside, or adjust my interactions with them accordingly to continue to enjoy the traits of each that I appreciate.

I will not allow this forum to skew my theology or principles.
I will continue to be thankful for even the most subtle of hints, of the qualities of the human spirit I admire; for sustaining my faith.

May I remind myself of this periodically.

Thanks to you both. A very lucid morning, isn't it? :rose:
 
Does anybody know when the time switch in the USA is this year? It is so dark out when I get up, before the sun even, and that just isn't right...
 
Time to repot baby orchids.:) get those little gals thriving in new pots separated from their parent plants.
 
As you can see from my join date, I've been here a while. I've seen this forum in many of its iterations. I've seen the jackasses come and bray their bullshit; I've seen the drama queens, the flirts, the adulterers, the young, the old, the talented, the witty, the wise, and the just plain stupid. I've seen people leave in a huff, and I've watched people die, their presence simply disappearing from this forum though their words live on in the annals of the site. I've lived through the Chilled Vodkas, the Brinnies, the Nipples McGees; I've watched folks I care about simply fade away. I've indulged in my own flirts, arguments, and witty repartee. I've had my feelings hurt. I've laughed. I've changed my political ideology. I've had my vacations from this place, and I suppose I've probably had my heyday.

Sometimes I like this place, and sometimes I loathe it; but one thing I can say for certain: Trying to change it to fit my specific needs is like trying to stop the tide. You can make all the plans you want, but eventually you just learn to ride out the tide, and in doing so, survive to plan another day.

Well said. Thanks.
 
Drawn In

As McKenna also experienced, probably much more than me, I have already come to love this site and loathe it at the same time. I promised a week ago to quit then I spent more time here than ever.

Drawn to the light, even though I may get burned.
 
Now, thee, you know that you are only cheating yourself, honey. If you keep eating the burgers and greasy fare, you won't help your body. Be kind to it, honey.
 
But they taste so gooooooood....

*drool*

Besides, I am cheating one out of five days, and I am only starting on this non-burger diet the last two weeks. A slip-up here and there is to be expected.
 
Ik wil niet verhuizen. :(

I don't want to move (house).

Onthoud die waardig

Remember that worthy.

Maybe it should be "Onthoud de waardig"? Not sure. It could have contextual meaning, too, outside the literal.

Nope. I still don't understand other languages.

Ik ook niet. (me either)

:)




Blurt: I have had the great opportunity to travel quite a lot of this world, I've heard lots of different and exotic accents and yet, the one that gets me the most, the one that sends tingles up and down my spine every single time I hear it is a good, thick, Scottish brogue, Glaswegian or thereabouts, preferably.
 
Well dang! Can't spell in any language.
How about - onthouden de waardige - to remember those worthy
 
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