Posts by BlackSwan of Memphis

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Favorite song of all time

by stillajwexelder in

stairway to heaven by led zepplin for me

BlackSwan of Memphis

"Tomorrow Wendy" - Concrete Blonde

good choice; fitting (my copy is scratched)

of All time?

per te Josh Groban or possibly Dark Night of the Soul Loreena McKennit

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Any types of books, authors, etc. you enjoy now that you didn't as a JW?

by littlerockguy in

i always loved to collect books.

if any jw came and looked at my bookshelf now they would turn probably turn white.

ok, wow, did not know we weren't supposed to read Heinlein. Personally, I always read what I wanted, I just kept it hidden. I would go through periods where I felt immensely guilty. So now I just don't feel guilty about it. peace

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Urgently Required: A Royal Mistress..

by Englishman in

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it just occurs to me that with the wedding of charles & camilla there appears to be no royal mistress waiting behind the scenes.. just imagine..for the first time in centuries, the prince of wales hasn't got a mistress waiting to soothe his fevered brow.

i mean..who ever heard of anyone actually marrying their mistress..good grief.. so c'mon, gals, anyone interested in applying for the job?

ok, we know charlie boy is something of a tree-hugger and has an earnest desire to become a tampon.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Out of curiosity, what would be the prerequisites to qualify for Royal Mistress?

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Urgently Required: A Royal Mistress..

by Englishman in

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it just occurs to me that with the wedding of charles & camilla there appears to be no royal mistress waiting behind the scenes.. just imagine..for the first time in centuries, the prince of wales hasn't got a mistress waiting to soothe his fevered brow.

i mean..who ever heard of anyone actually marrying their mistress..good grief.. so c'mon, gals, anyone interested in applying for the job?

ok, we know charlie boy is something of a tree-hugger and has an earnest desire to become a tampon.

BlackSwan of Memphis

hmmm....

think I'll put in my ap for his Royal Highness Prince William, although...

What the he** was with that kid's hair on the day of the wedding? He sort of reminded me of a porcupine.

You're right though, who marries their mistress? Sheesh, what's the world coming to?

Northern Ireland?

by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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curious to know if anyone is from northern ireland.. my grandfather came from tyrone back in the (maybe) 20's.. not necessarily looking for genealogy or anything, just curious to know what it's like over there.. peace.

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BlackSwan of Memphis

Curious to know if anyone is from Northern Ireland.

My grandfather came from Tyrone back in the (maybe) 20's.

Not necessarily looking for genealogy or anything, just curious to know what it's like over there.

peace

blackswan

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What do people do in a discussion that ticks you off?

by Terry in

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we all enjoy an interesting discussion.

but, sooner or later it seem inevitable that somebody comes along and throws a monekywrench into the mechanism and the huge engine sputters to a halt.. what do people do in a discussion that ticks you off and stops the flow of conversation and turns it from being productive to unproductive?.

is it as simple as disagreeing with you?.

BlackSwan of Memphis

When people are so close minded that when a "taboo" subject comes up, they force their opinion on you as fact and then get in your face because you don't agree. I have had arguments with people on so many issues.

It's tough because that is in a nutshell some key members of my family, so therefore

1) I hate trying to hold a conversation with them

and

2) That's what I was raised around and I try so hard not to be like that, so when I find myself starting to sound like my mother I get incredibly depressed

If I'm in a phone conversation that get's a little heated and someone hangs up on me.... grrr.

peace

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How Would You Feel If A Poster Just Vanished?

by minimus in

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can you imagine suddenly never hearing from gumby, blondie, metatron or simon again?

think about never hearing from your favorite poster or online friend.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Maybe your favorite posters aren't posting anymore, but hey, who knows...

Maybe and quite possibly they're hangin' around reading this thread. Maybe there's just a lot going on and they want to just observe.

Just remind them how much you miss them and care about them via pm and have faith that they're still there.

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blackswan

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Best beer and Worse beer you ever drank...

by JH in

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what's the best and worse beer you ever drank?

the one i hate the most is labatt 50 .

and the one i drink and like the most is labatt blue .

BlackSwan of Memphis

Well, it's a toss up for me on the best:

But I've narrowed it down to Guinness, Killians or Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat. However, Triple X is in the running too. Corona's on a hot summer day with a twist of lime is welcome....(with a shot of Cuervo)

Anyway, the worst Miller Lite. or Rolling Rock. Yuk.

I think Beer is my favorite subject. Great thread : )

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Terri Schiavo petition on site

by missy04 in

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i was reading through the terrisfight.org site and ran across the section "how you can help".

there is a petition to sign on the site to save terri.

here is the link to it for those who want to sign it.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Hm, while we're all thinkin' living wills and what not...

Can't you get a computer program that has that sort of thing? I seem to recall seeing something at Target or Office Depot that was about wills.

Doogie, I can never get sympathy and empathy straight, sorry. That's why I should actually Use my dictionary rather then look at it. : )

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Terri Schiavo petition on site

by missy04 in

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i was reading through the terrisfight.org site and ran across the section "how you can help".

there is a petition to sign on the site to save terri.

here is the link to it for those who want to sign it.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Doogie

You made some great points.

You are very right. People are putting themselves into the situation. I think that is natural however. Last year a little boy with autism got out of his house and wandered into the backyard of a neighbor with a pool and well, he drowned. Now this family got scrutinized so badly. Personal information came into the forefront that made it that much worse for them to deal with his tragic death. Naturally, people began to say the inevitable "If it were my kid..." Because that's how we as humans sympathize. Sometimes we overdo it and allow our emotions to go overboard and skew our sense of reason.

In this circumstance had Terri made a legal document stating her wishes, then no one, not one person should even try to contest it. On the other hand, I do see your point about her husband. I really do. If we are going to assume, why not assume in the husband's favor? Benefit of the doubt. Right. Seems reasonable. Well, I guess looking at how many marriages that I know of where the people stayed married for god know's what reason, if my husband were a jerk who everyone loved because they didn't know what he was really like, I wouldn't want him to be the one saying "yeah let her go" if I were in Terri's shoes. I know, there is plenty of evidence that shows that things were good between them. But as I said we just don't know. That's why, and I think just about everyone agrees, it is so so important to put our final wishes in writing. Not only to protect ourselves, but to protect the people we love from being put through hell for making a decision they should never have to make. As other's have said, this happens every day. It can happen to anyone at any time and any place.

So, that being said, if she isn't suffering, I personally don't see the harm in allowing her family to care for her. I do respect your viewpoint and in many ways I do agree. I would hate to see my husband dragged through the mud for trying to protect my rights. However, it would be my responsibility, not his to take the precautions to see that those rights are protected. Michael very likely loved his wife and a part of him died the day she fell into a coma. I don't personally know him. But unfortunately since there is no legal document, I do think the above things need to be taken into consideration.

I have to say I agree with the one poster who made the statement that there are much greater things happening. This is an important issue, of that I have no doubt. But wow, Terri is lucky to have so many people care about her so much to do all this. I can think of so many people that have died in Nursing homes without so much a phone call from their estranged family. In fact Tickled Pink made the point about nursing homes that I appreciated. Nursing homes are not fun places to live. I think what is so interesting about cases like Terri's is that they spur us into action to do things that we don't think to do. Whether it is to write a will or donate our time and energy to worthy causes like helping out at nursing homes or hospitals. I know one young man who being impaired with cp (fairly severe I might add) chooses to donate his time at a local hospital. I have seen him there going around doing what he has been asked, and wow, he is such an inspiration. I like to think there is always something we can learn.

I know I have so many arrangements to make and I have been dragging my feet. With a cognitively impaired child it's so important to have a will and a trust. Still haven't done it. But I know that to protect my kids it's something we gotta do. Well, to protect the people we love, we need to make those end of life decisions, before it's too late. We always think we have time. But you just never know.

p.s. hope you and your girlfriend have a long and happy relationship. :)

peace