my thread

virgin_not said:
*stopping by to say hello to all and to the creator of the thread of course! :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:
hello to you, too, VN. always a pleasure to see you. love the av. :kiss:
 
brambling 3

I was at the store the other day.... there was a woman in front of me buying something. I was just kinda standing there in my own little world so I missed the first part of her transaction, but what I gathered from the part I heard is that she'd had to scrape up her change to buy whatever it is that she got.

been there, done that. several times. so, I felt kind of bad for her.

bought my stuff and got out to the car and I notice her across the street, walking. there are a couple of businesses over there, I wondered if she had come from one of them. I don't always pay that much attention to other people, unless they're hot chicks. she wasn't. in this case it was a shitty day, weather-wise.... the temp has been about 20 degrees below normal here, and it was raining... more like sprinkling, I guess, but that's still enough to get you pretty wet if you have to walk a long way.... which I was starting to suspect that she was doing.

I lost track of her when she got out of my line of sight but after I got out on the road, sure enough, she was walking. I'm not an ace at judging distances, but from the direction she was heading, I guessed that she was going to have to walk at least a mile to get home. might have been a little less than that, but still.... crappy, wet, cold-ass weather.... so I asked her if she needed a ride. it wasn't easy to do, either.... I had to pull over into the left-turn lane and stop and ask a couple of times before she finally heard me.

no.

getting back into traffic was an even bigger hassle. I dunno why, but I kinda feel like a dumbass for even going to the trouble to try to help.

I can understand why she said no. it seems like at least once a week on the news you hear about someone that's missing, or how someone was out walking and found some bones that turn out to be a woman or a kid that went missing a couple of years ago. she would have come to no harm from me.... I just felt sorry for her and wanted to give her a ride... but she had no way of knowing that for sure. better safe than sorry.

it's a fucked up world we live in.
 
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Tis a messed place we inhabit. True. It is, however, nice to know about people such as yourself that are giving, caring and thoughtful. The world is full of unsung heros whether their deeds are grand or otherwise. It lifts ones spirtits to know of such people and happenings.. :heart:
 
sugared said:
Tis a messed place we inhabit. True. It is, however, nice to know about people such as yourself that are giving, caring and thoughtful. The world is full of unsung heros whether their deeds are grand or otherwise. It lifts ones spirtits to know of such people and happenings.. :heart:
don't give me too much credit. I can be a real asshole, too...
 
ok... let me give you an example.

I work in a nursing home. I don't really like old people all that much, but no matter how it happened, there I am. I always do as much as I can and even go out of my way to be as courteous and helpful and patient in my dealings with them as possible.

why can't I extend that same courtesy to my own mother? as patient as I am with the residents, I can be just as impatient with her.

I'm an asshole.
 
asshole - denis leary

I'm just a regular joe, with a regular job
I'm your average white suburbanite slob
I like football and porno and books about war
I got an average house, with a nice hardwood floor
my wife and my job, my kids and my car
my feet on my table and a cuban cigar

but sometimes that just ain't enough to keep a man like me intrested
no, I've gotta go out and have fun at someone else's expense
I drive really slow in the ultra-fast lane
while people behind me are going insane
I'm an asshole

I use public toilets and I piss on the seat
I walk around in the summertime saying, "how about this heat?"
I'm an asshole

sometimes I park in the handicapped spaces
while handicapped people make handicapped faces
I'm an asshole

maybe I shouldn't be singing this song
ranting and raving and carrying on
maybe they're right when they tell me I'm wrong

nahhhh...
I'm an asshole
 
brambling 4

some stuff about me. some of it is stuff I've posted at various time on the board, some of it might be new. serves two purposes.... to let anyone interested get to know me better, and to kill some time. I'm lonely and bored...

ok... let's start with.... I can be an asshole sometimes. ;)
but most of the time I try to be a nice guy....

I like loud, screaming, rock and roll guitar. well, what used to be loud, screaming rock and roll guitar... back in the days when whitesnake and the scorpions were heavy metal and ac/dc and van halen were sometimes considered heavy metal, too. I can't stand most of the stuff that's considered heavy metal now, like limp tool and nine inch bizkit. :nana:

mean streets by van halen is one of the most kick-ass songs ever recorded.

I was very fat and shy growing up... still a little bit of both. I know it's hard to believe I'm shy considering some of the things I've revealed, but I can be very shy if I'm really interested in getting to know someone.

I only had one date in my youth.... didn't have my first real kiss until I was 35 and didn't lose my virginity til I was 36.

I watch way too much tv and spend too much time online...

there are times I feel like I'm smarter than the average bear, but in some regards I feel like I'm one of the dumbest asses on the face of the earth...

I'm one trivial sumbitch... I love to play trivia games...

I used to masturbate 3 or 4 times a day... now sometimes it's 1 or 2, sometimes it's none... I try to hold off sometimes just so there will be something left if the opportunity for me to have sex ever arises. in that case I can usually go 4 or 5 days before I feel like I have to get myself off.

I'm very sensitive... so much so that someone once told me that I'm too sensitive to be a straight man.

there didn't used to be anything that could make me cry.... oh, every once in awhile if I was alone and it was late at night and there was something really sad on tv I might shed a tear or two... but ever since my dad died, I can cry at almost anything. it's been... well, it'll be 20 years this year so I'm not quite as bad as I used to be, but if I'm watching something that involves loss or saying goodbye... I can still be quite a waterworks... (that should be a dirty little secret... I feel like a such a baby sometimes, it's embarrassing. lol)

to be continued (maybe....)
 
Hi Mr. Moon.

It's good to see that you've created your own thread. It's doing well. as is your music thread.

You asked if anyone had seen MG lately. I think I saw a post or two from her on the GB in the last couple of days. I wish I could remember more, but I thought she was doing school this summer also. Could be why she's not around much.

Like you, I love the Amazing Race. It's my favorite reality show of the bunch. I also have the same criticisms as you do. The thing that I've loved about the hippies is that no matter what country they are in, they try to at least learn a few words in that language in order to communicate. I remember in Russia that they took a few minutes to gaze at the beauty of the walls inside the (i think) church where the clue was at. Teams like Lake & Michelle and Jonathan & Victoria make me ill. I think they do behave this way in real life and these women who tolerate being treated like shit are also to blame for accepting this treatment.

That was an extremely thoughtful gesture towards the woman walking in the rain. I'm sure the only reason that she said no is because of the bad things that could happen. I'd do the same thing if I had to walk in 110 degrees here. A woman can't treat her safety lightly.

I wish your thread the best--you've been a terrific guy when I've read your posts.

Den
 
Denae said:
Like you, I love the Amazing Race. It's my favorite reality show of the bunch. I also have the same criticisms as you do. The thing that I've loved about the hippies is that no matter what country they are in, they try to at least learn a few words in that language in order to communicate. I remember in Russia that they took a few minutes to gaze at the beauty of the walls inside the (i think) church where the clue was at. Teams like Lake & Michelle and Jonathan & Victoria make me ill. I think they do behave this way in real life and these women who tolerate being treated like shit are also to blame for accepting this treatment.

That was an extremely thoughtful gesture towards the woman walking in the rain. I'm sure the only reason that she said no is because of the bad things that could happen. I'd do the same thing if I had to walk in 110 degrees here. A woman can't treat her safety lightly.

I wish your thread the best--you've been a terrific guy when I've read your posts.

Den
hi denae...
thanks for the kind words and the update on MG. I saw recently where you had posted on some other thread and was thinking that you hadn't been around much lately, either... at least I don't recall seeing many posts by you... so I appreciate you taking the time to stop in.

you're right about the hippies and the language thing. I didn't pick up on it at first, but I noticed it in the last episode when they were in thailand. I think what bugged me about them at first is just that they're so damn cheerful. I guess that kind of behavior makes me a little skeptical. it really seems to be the way they are, tho, so more power to 'em. it wouldn't bother me too much to see ray and yolanda win because they have also seemed pretty decent for the most part... at least they were kind enough to leave some pants for the one dude.... but go, hippies!

I understand why the lady didn't accept my offer... I just wish we didn't live in a time when everyone had to be so afraid. I've offered rides before... some were taken, some weren't....it's weird but I guess in a way it makes me wonder if I look like a serial killer or something when they say no. lol. at the same time.... I usually won't pick up a hitchhiker, because I'm afraid.

if it was a cute girl, I might risk it...

I guess that's something else about me... I'm weird and I have double standards. lol.

anyway... good to see you, den and I hope life is treating you well.
 
butterscotch_ said:
Nope, I'd murder the little darlings. Evening mrmoon.
howdy, ms. scotch. or maybe you prefer butter. I guess I should have asked before I gave you your own special nickname. how you doing this evening?

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that doesn't have the patience to teach.
 
mrtnmoon said:
howdy, ms. scotch. or maybe you prefer butter. I guess I should have asked before I gave you your own special nickname. how you doing this evening?

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that doesn't have the patience to teach.


Everyone calls me butter, I guess it could be worse. I love children but teaching is not for me.
 
butterscotch_ said:
Everyone calls me butter, I guess it could be worse. I love children but teaching is not for me.
maybe I should call you parkay. ;)
 
brambling 5

I've always thought I am way too sensitive for my own good, but I think my nephew has even me beat. we had a get together today for mother's day and my bro and his wife were talking about how my nephew (5 or 6, not sure) cried when chris what's-his-name was voted off american idol last week. then he cried again last night when jeff gordon came in 2nd in the race.

I would have called him a wuss, but I'm not that much of an asshole. I just hope he grows out of it. it's a hard enough ol' world to live in without getting upset about things that trivial. now I don't feel quite so bad about crying at movies and stuff....
 
butterscotch_ said:
Lol, sounds good to me. :D
ok, parkay...

I have many, many questions about/for you.... but you've said you're shy, so I don't wanna ask you anything if you'd rather not discuss your RL. so, you tell me... are you a "let's get to know each other" kinda gal, or should I just keep my questions to myself?
 
mrtnmoon said:
I've always thought I am way too sensitive for my own good, but I think my nephew has even me beat. we had a get together today for mother's day and my bro and his wife were talking about how my nephew (5 or 6, not sure) cried when chris what's-his-name was voted off american idol last week. then he cried again last night when jeff gordon came in 2nd in the race.

I would have called him a wuss, but I'm not that much of an asshole. I just hope he grows out of it. it's a hard enough ol' world to live in without getting upset about things that trivial. now I don't feel quite so bad about crying at movies and stuff....


How old is he? I would think age plays a big part.
 
mrtnmoon said:
ok, parkay...

I have many, many questions about/for you.... but you've said you're shy, so I don't wanna ask you anything if you'd rather not discuss your RL. so, you tell me... are you a "let's get to know each other" kinda gal, or should I just keep my questions to myself?


Pms are okay to ask questions. I'm actually not as shy as I made out; just cautious.
 
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butterscotch_ said:
How old is he? I would think age plays a big part.
I think he's 5. I know he's not in the first grade yet. and I really wouldn't call someone that young a wuss... I was just kidding. I do hope he doesn't always take things so much to heart, because there's a lot of painful and scary shit out there.
 
mrtnmoon said:
hi denae...
thanks for the kind words and the update on MG. I saw recently where you had posted on some other thread and was thinking that you hadn't been around much lately, either... at least I don't recall seeing many posts by you... so I appreciate you taking the time to stop in.

you're right about the hippies and the language thing. I didn't pick up on it at first, but I noticed it in the last episode when they were in thailand. I think what bugged me about them at first is just that they're so damn cheerful. I guess that kind of behavior makes me a little skeptical. it really seems to be the way they are, tho, so more power to 'em. it wouldn't bother me too much to see ray and yolanda win because they have also seemed pretty decent for the most part... at least they were kind enough to leave some pants for the one dude.... but go, hippies!

I understand why the lady didn't accept my offer... I just wish we didn't live in a time when everyone had to be so afraid. I've offered rides before... some were taken, some weren't....it's weird but I guess in a way it makes me wonder if I look like a serial killer or something when they say no. lol. at the same time.... I usually won't pick up a hitchhiker, because I'm afraid.

if it was a cute girl, I might risk it...

I guess that's something else about me... I'm weird and I have double standards. lol.

anyway... good to see you, den and I hope life is treating you well.


I'm usually only around on weekends nowadays; have to keep my litaddiction under control.

Ditto Ray & Yolanda, but it's hard to fault the Frats-they ran a good race, despite the dirty trick of cancelling cabs.

Could be too, that the woman liked walking in the rain-you never know. She could also be terribly shy & not think that she could carry on even a minimal amount of small talk during a short drive. I've felt that way before. Despite all of that, I still think it's simply a safety issue.

Life is treating me pretty well. Fairly calm, so I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop now because calm doesn't last long for me and that pisses me off.
 
butterscotch_ said:
Pms are okay to ask questions. I'm actually not as shy as I made out; just cautious.
fair enough... you didn't respond to my last one so I wasn't sure you wanted to go that route.
 
mrtnmoon said:
I think he's 5. I know he's not in the first grade yet. and I really wouldn't call someone that young a wuss... I was just kidding. I do hope he doesn't always take things so much to heart, because there's a lot of painful and scary shit out there.


Lol, okay. I think he will toughen up in school. Unfortunately kids grow up too fast there sometimes.

Edited to say, I'm sorry about the PM. It wasn't intentional.
 
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