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  He Loved Her, by Snowbird

  by compound complex in

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  he loved her.

  from the time she was a faded-denim-overall/flannel-shirted-wearing 3rd grader until she was a bell-bottomed-jeans/embroidered-dirndl-top/afro'd teenager.. when they graduated high school and went their separate, fortune-seeking ways, he loved her.. hundreds of miles apart, lonely and sad, each let their bucket down into the well of life and drank warily of its contents.

  yet, he continued to love her.. forty years, two marriages apiece, kids and grandkids, he still loved her.. divorcing, retiring, selling out, cashing in a 401k, moving back down south - home!

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  compound complex

  So nice to see this again, as we stroll down Memory Lane.

  THANKS!
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  Who Are You?

  by compound complex in

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  i have made repeated attempts to move on with my life despite your decision to plague my every thought and move.

  i cannot move forward.

  a change of venue, that of diet, even new clothes have afforded me a frivolous and temporary elevation of spirits.

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  compound complex

  Thanks, SunnyOne026:

  I appreciate your kind words.

  We have found some answers -- yes -- but so much remains unexplained. I can live with that.

  Blessings to you and yours.
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  Who Are You?

  by compound complex in

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  i have made repeated attempts to move on with my life despite your decision to plague my every thought and move.

  i cannot move forward.

  a change of venue, that of diet, even new clothes have afforded me a frivolous and temporary elevation of spirits.

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  I have made repeated attempts to move on with my life despite your decision to plague my every thought and move. I cannot move forward. A change of venue, that of diet, even new clothes have afforded me a frivolous and temporary elevation of spirits. Accordingly, as I am thus paralyzed by a most profound sense of anguish, I lie in bed, starring at a black sky and pining for what little contentment life had once offered up. Why do you pursue me?

  You grip me by the nape of my neck. You refuse to release me. I beg for mercy from you, The Hunter. You are a wily mistress, one whose cruel hold is that of iron. Between memory's relentless stabs at my heart and your refusal to disappear from my life, I am losing that steely mastery of self that had been pounded into my once unquestioning conscience.
  

  In complete control of all that my eyes now behold, you pull me steadily backward into times past. Times that, I thought, were gone and forgotten. Nearly forgotten but for a brief remembrance triggered, in strange and bitter irony, by that most brief recollection of a fleeting joy. Sorrow forces upon me the certainty of her undeniable existence, her penetrating essence. You are she . . .
  

  You have stolen my present, sabotaged my future. Yet, you say nothing.
  

  Who are you?
  
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  Thoughts of Suicide?

  by Simon in

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  we are not a support forum for people with serious depression or thoughts of suicide.

  if you or someone you know are struggling with such issues there are professional support services in most countries with people who are experienced and qualified to help:.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_suicide_crisis_lines.

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  compound complex

  [ . . .] their own resources may have become so tightly locked away that they cannot access them with a level of detachment that a professional can supply. -- Ruby456

  Excellent points, Ruby, particularly regarding the lay person's lack of detachment.
  

  Thank you!
  
  
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  Thoughts of Suicide?

  by Simon in

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  2. announcements

  we are not a support forum for people with serious depression or thoughts of suicide.

  if you or someone you know are struggling with such issues there are professional support services in most countries with people who are experienced and qualified to help:.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_suicide_crisis_lines.

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  compound complex

  Thank you, Simon, smiddy, steve, Ruby:

  In my own case, good thoughts and intentions from loved ones would not pass muster. I needed a professional. She, in large part, is the reason I am here today.

  Professionals have tools we unskilled folk don't own.
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  How do you deal with people who do not like you?

  by usualusername1 in

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  hi guysin the last year i have started to socialise a lot more.

  namely comedy and a tennis social club.. for a variety of reasons i find socialising tough.

  in my tennis club a couple of women have been extremely rude to me and i have blocked one from my phone and refuse to speak to both.. is my behaviour extreme?paul.

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  compound complex

  I thought so, Morpheus. Good one.

  Great minds run in the same ditch!

  
  
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  How do you deal with people who do not like you?

  by usualusername1 in

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  hi guysin the last year i have started to socialise a lot more.

  namely comedy and a tennis social club.. for a variety of reasons i find socialising tough.

  in my tennis club a couple of women have been extremely rude to me and i have blocked one from my phone and refuse to speak to both.. is my behaviour extreme?paul.

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  I came across a quote: "Never explain yourself, your friends dont need it & your enemies will never believe it!"
  
  It's really remarkable how much we tend to allow the opinions of others to control us! So my personal philosophy is, and I teach my kids this every day, BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE!! and remember --What You Think of Me is NONE of My Business!!!! -- Kimberly Aikens

  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13469.What_You_Think_of_Me_Is_None_of_My_Business
  
  
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  How do you deal with people who do not like you?

  by usualusername1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi guysin the last year i have started to socialise a lot more.

  namely comedy and a tennis social club.. for a variety of reasons i find socialising tough.

  in my tennis club a couple of women have been extremely rude to me and i have blocked one from my phone and refuse to speak to both.. is my behaviour extreme?paul.

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  "They don't like you, they don't dislike you. You're different. They're afraid of you."

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t8xSdtb8Yc
  
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  Did you learn how to debate in school (or elsewhere)?

  by compound complex in

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  last night i was taking another look at the term "dialectics":.

  the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions: discussion; debate; logical reasoning; etc.. the dialectical method is, at base, a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments.. while i intend to do further research on my own, what is your own experience regarding preparation for debate, the do's and don'ts, maintaining your cool, .

  i ask, in part, because i observe that some online debaters present facts and figures and use sound reasoning while maintaining their decorum; many do not.. thank you..

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  compound complex

  You're welcome, LV101!

  Thanks, Coded Logic!

  So much to consider, but it all makes sense. I will definitely check out the links.
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  Punctuation within and without quotation marks

  by compound complex in

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  http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp .

  would someone please make this link clickable?.

  cc.

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  compound complex

  As long as people are consistent with their usage (or lack thereof), I don't really care. -- jp1692

  Nice waking up to this, jp! Your writing and its attention to detail is impressive, btw.

  Does it make sense and does it have style? Good points, along with one's text and all the doo-dads being consistent in their usage.

  Double hyphens are acceptable, but em dashes would be nice.

  More later, when I'm awake.

  Thanks!