hello folks.
just a little continuation thread of another one i did.
would be interesting to see what fun things people like to do, so we can get to know one another better.
I am getting ready to learn to blow glass, I've always wanted to so I'm really excited.
That is on my list also. I allready have the propane forge and my daughter is also interested. Anytime I am traveling and come across a glass shop with glass blowing demos. I am watching and asking questions.
I have melted some colored glass together in the forge and it was pretty cool looking.
i've been on online dating sites for a while, have exchanged emails with over 100 guys (politely saying "thanks, but no thanks" to the vast majority) and went on dates with a few.
i'm generally disappointed in the emails these guys sent and have been disappointed in the dates.
i'm not sure if the problem is with my expectations or if there is just a lack of communications skills and courtesy among people.
From guys perspective at my age I would be completely lost if I was single and starting to date. I have not dated for about 19 yrs now and I would most likely be a mess. Dating again for me is what wakes me up at night in a cold sweat.
Almost all of the longterm successful relationships I know just happened and neither party was actively looking. That is how I met my wife, I gave up in frustration and stopped looking. That allowed me to relax, re-focus and "see" life without hormone glasses on. Then it just happened.
If I was in the singles scene again the only hope I would have is to just to stay engaged in life but always keeping my eyes open. Men in my age group, just like women, have been through some bad "gunk" in life and have no idea how to impress anyone on a date. The more we would try the more we would screw it up. We have all experienced performance reviews before and it's really hard to get a pasing mark on every item on the list. There is always one or two criterias that get the "needs improvement" notation.
interesting article.. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/sb118903209653018615-lmyqjaxmde3oda5njawmzyywj.html.
as a single man, i also feel that it's not well seen to even talk to a child you don't know... just look ahead and don't look at them.. pretty sad world hey..... .
It is very sad and it will be the kids that ultimately pay the price.
hello folks.
just a little continuation thread of another one i did.
would be interesting to see what fun things people like to do, so we can get to know one another better.
I spend alot of my time blacksmithing and forging knives. My shop is full of modern machining equipment but I still like shaping orange hot metal with a hammer just like it was done thousands of yrs ago. Several times I have even smelted my own steel then forged it into a knife.
During our brief summers here I try to get a few mountain hikes in and ride mountain bikes with my daughter.
I would go insane if I was not creating and building stuff.
interesting article.. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/sb118903209653018615-lmyqjaxmde3oda5njawmzyywj.html.
as a single man, i also feel that it's not well seen to even talk to a child you don't know... just look ahead and don't look at them.. pretty sad world hey..... .
When my wife is at work and I am home my daughter is not allowed to have any of her friends over. All it takes is one false accusation and I am SOL. Our news media does a great job of trying and convicting us in the court of public opinion. You never fully recover from a false accusation of molesting a child. I have a couple friends that are dirt broke from paying attorney fees and losing thier jobs from false accusations. They are forever changed for the worse.
The clinic I lease space at has kids there every day. I love kids and talking with them but I get that fear from them all the time. It tears me up that it has come to this.
It is going to take alot of effort and creativity to keep our kids from growing up without a truckload of issues to deal with.
has anyone had multiple spinal steroid injections?
i am going to be having the second one in five months and i have read up on the side affects long and short term.
has anyone had longterm side affects yet?
Has anyone had multiple spinal steroid injections? I am going to be having the second one in five months and I have read up on the side affects long and short term. Has anyone had longterm side affects yet? How soon did you get them? Did the treatment eventaully stop working? I am in between a rock and a hard place now. The disk is not bad enough to warrant surgery yet but it not completely healthy either.
The last one gave me tremendous relief and I was able to mountain bike, hike, cut firewood and alot of other physically challenging tasks. But I had a "blowout" last tues. so I am scheduled for another one. If it turns out I will need one every 5-6 months from here on out that will suck completely.
As far as guys go as long as you are not one of those that has to "one up" everything that is ever mentioned I can hang with you. We all know those guys. No matter what you are talking about they have always done it four times allready and once when they were drunk. I would rather be around a whinner/complainer then the "oneupper".
Just being able to post on these forums and deal with whatever response you get is a huge step for anyone.
sometime ago a friend of mind visited several psychiatrists over a five year period.
he wanted to learn more about himself.
all he learned is that everybody has problems and that his shrinks had more problems then he did.. the watchtower frowns on the rank and file visiting psychiatrists.
I used them for anger management and depression. It took many visits before I was able to get some coping tools that worked for me. looking back I am glad I stuck with it and I feel much more in control now and complete as a person. One of the downsides is you can quickly spot someone else that has some issues and is not working to adjust or fix them. That continues to drive me nuts and I end up just having to stay away from them. I try to reach out to them but I have to draw a solid line as a boundry as when to just stay away. Seeing and recognizing someone that is not dealing with an issue can go toxic so quickly.
I have heard the same thing from recovering alcoholics and substance abusers only it seems much worse in that case.
Back when my grandmother was still around I would try to have a very logical common sense discussion with her about JW doctrine. Every time she would would fly off in a complete rage and attack me for lack of faith. Then she would advise me that I better prepare to die for my lack of faith even though I was not trying to discuss faith at all. Her neck and forehead viens would start pulsating and her finger would be pointing at me and shaking. That was my first and earliest clue that they are not well emotionaly or psychologically.
I was trying to discuss with her about the possibilty of life somewhere else in the universe. That conversation "went south" in just minutes. She threw her bible at me and stormed off saying that I was no longer her grandchild. I had to duck a flying book and get disowned all within seconds. I very politely told her that I hope she does not use this type of communication at the doors.
They are not well by any stretch of the imagination.
