Posts by wasasister

Thank you, Rochelle, for saying it better than I could. Please, TeeJay, back off for a bit and cut a fellow human some slack. What would it hurt in the long run?

Fark, how are ya?

wasasister/nobody's sycophant class

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Absolutely Fabulous.

by Englishman in

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to all you people who so vehemently disagreed with "that" post, a great big thank you!.

not one person bombed my wide open email with hundreds of anonymous fcuk messages, unlike the threats i often receive from so-called xtians.

i think that's great, not a coward amongst you.. englishman now holdin' his breath........ ..... fanaticism masquerading beneath a cloak of reasoned logic.

wasasister

Sweetie, Dahling....care for a Boli/Stoli?

Tina, my soul-mate! That's got to be one of my all-time favorite shows.

Englishman: the day I am unable to summon a rich and diverse vocabulary to tell you off will be a sad one. One word for you? NEVER!

Wasasister, The Verbose

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joel, i want you to know i can think of no other poster who shows as much humanity, as much compassion and insight as you, particularly when it comes to the human condition.. thank you for sharing yourself and your journey so openly; i'm grateful for that.

you obviously have picked up many helpful tools in your recovery toolkit, and when you not only share them with us but show how to use them, how they can benefit us, we are the richer.. i need not say more, than that you are loved very much.. maximus.

who once in a while learns from joel a leeeetle more than he needed to, but what else is new?

wasasister

OK, I must add this:
Recently, I ventured onto your personal web-page more out of curiosity than anything. I have, after all, lead a sheltered life.

Hon, it's too bad for us girls you're not interested in us. Not too bad for you, I hasten to add, just too bad for us. Ahhh well.

I've already posted in the other thread my opinion of you. Thanks again for the overwhelming compassion you demonstrate. You're one in a million, sweetie.

Wishing I had one of those bear-hugs...sigh,
Wasa

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R You listening to music as you post?

by Pubsinger in

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i usually play cds in my cd-rom as i'm posting.

i've been listening to "delirious" for the last hour or so.. just wondered if anyone else is listening to anything good.

wasasister

Blues (BB King, Ry Cooder, Hendrix)
Rock Guitar (Satriani, Hendrix, S.R. Vaughn-also in blues catagory)
Classical (Mozart Symphonies or the Requiem Mass, Beethoven Piano or any of the 9, Bach, Bach, and more Bach)
Jazz (Holly Cole, Diana Krull, Stephane Grappelli)
Techno: Everything But The Girl, Moby

If my Cd player doesn't work, there is always the music in my head. It's always playing my favorites.

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What do you think of Seeker (good or bad)?

by Seeker in

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reading farkel's thoughts about being called names, and remembering my own discouragement about the same thing, and thinking about all the posts recently decrying the fighting and bad language, i'm curious to know how my "seeker" persona is perceived here.

i know i have fought with some, made friends with others, so how i am perceived will be varied.

i want to know it all, the good, the bad, the ugly.

wasasister

PS: I agree with Alan about your toes. Do you think there is any chance our children will inherit them?

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What do you think of Seeker (good or bad)?

by Seeker in

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reading farkel's thoughts about being called names, and remembering my own discouragement about the same thing, and thinking about all the posts recently decrying the fighting and bad language, i'm curious to know how my "seeker" persona is perceived here.

i know i have fought with some, made friends with others, so how i am perceived will be varied.

i want to know it all, the good, the bad, the ugly.

wasasister

I am deeply in love with you. I want to hunt you down, stalk you until you give in, marry you and have your babies.

Until next week when I stalk Farkel.

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Are you still a pacifist?

by wasasister in

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last night, i found myself wondering aloud about something i never thought i would consider: purchasing a gun.

previously, i had very strong anti-gun sentiments.

i felt, and still do to some extent, that freely available guns in this country are an immediate threat to children and add to the violent perception others have of americans.

wasasister

Thanks for your intelligent response, COMF. Knew I could count on you.

At the risk of being accused of stroking my own thread, I have one other comment to add, ie:

Francoise and other conservatives....if the government or anyone else does come to confiscate your guns, do you know who will stop them? You fellow NRA members? No, they're too busy fighting with each other. Rather, look to folks like COMF, Seeker, and myself - the moderates you so quickly dismiss as "liberals". We may not be vocal, but don't mistake our quiet nature as lack of intelligence or passion. We are the part of society who keep extremists of either side from grasping too much power. We are not out shouting our message for the simple reason that we are busy making a living; contributing to the economy; keeping the wheels of the free enterprise system greased.

Perhaps if we were starving or threatened, we might be as vulnerable or gullible as the Cubans or Czechs. But we're not. We'll protect fiercely our life-style: our SUV's, our kids' private schools, our over-priced Chardonnays, our 4 dollar cups of coffee, our chemically enhanced green front lawns, our Jane Fonda exercise videos.

If it ever comes to the situation where you need someone to protect your second amendment rights, be glad we're here.

Americans will give up certain freedoms only when their lives are at stake. We gladly stand in line while going through airport security for the very understandable reason of not wanting to explode in mid-air. In the same line of thought, most would be willing to forego a certain amount of freedom to prohibit drunks from driving or angry ex-spouses from buying guns.

Francoise, Tina, Seeker, COMF, Rollercoaster, and everyone else....thank you for helping me reach a decision. It reminded me of why I came here in the first place.

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Are you still a pacifist?

by wasasister in

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last night, i found myself wondering aloud about something i never thought i would consider: purchasing a gun.

previously, i had very strong anti-gun sentiments.

i felt, and still do to some extent, that freely available guns in this country are an immediate threat to children and add to the violent perception others have of americans.

wasasister

I must agree with Seeker. Even when I was strongly against owning a gun myself, I never considered taking guns away from anyone else. I don't think I could ever hunt for sport or for food - I'd rather eat veggies - but I wouldn't want to ban hunting.

There truly ARE moderates on this issue. I do not understand how restricting some people's right to purchase a firearm differs from restricting drunks from driving.

Francoise: while I respect your opinion, I still don't buy the "camel's nose" idea. Americans are NOT Cubans and never will be. We have shown a historic stubbornness when someone tries to take away our rights. No president, no so-call left-wing media, can accomplish this. We just won't stand for it. Bill and Hillary Clinton were President for 8 years. Are we now living in a Socialist State? Do you still have your guns? Ain't gonna happen.
And did you address my suggestion about child-proof locks? How is that different from prescription drug containers?

Tina: My god, I had no idea about your husband. However, I'm not sure that tragic event argues FOR or AGAINST gun availability. I'm so sorry, sweetie.

Everyone: I do agree with Francoise about the tone of this discussion. Thank you all for stating your positions clearly and without shouting or abusive name-calling. Maybe it is possible to discuss abortion, homosexuality, anal/oral sex, atheism, and Venice's boobs and still maintain our decorum.