trinacriabob

Thank you...and a much better post than the one immediately above it...sorry, Fly, like you're exempt and I only mean that "globally" since I don't know you?There is nothing to be ashamed about in seeking any kind of help for physical or psychological conditions. The important thing is that you get help from professionals who are good at what they do. I don't know how one would line up a good therapist, per se. It might be weird to get a referral from a friend but perhaps you can get a referral from a university's counseling department or a member of the clergy with whom you feel comfortable. And, yes, as stated above, the right credentials and amount of experience are important...and you will need a baseline for your area to gauge that from. (And don't listen to PCS, Germans are only good at engineering and other RIGID things, thus lacking completely in people skills. ) Good friends are super important. My friends are my therapists in a way and, God, am I ever their therapist. I say to myself: this is what I should have done so I could charge for it! The problem is that there are different gradations of friends and some are too superficial while others are deeper. And remember, there are also TERAPISTS, without an h, according to Dr. Ruth Westheimer. I love that lady!

burlesque

I am not convinced that being a law enforcement person is a true indicator of one's stability or good character.Some people I grew up with just fell into it because it seems like they couldn't do anything else. Two people I know who went into it from my high school years were "wusses" who are now "real men" because they have a badge. I only know one guy who was in fraud investigation for LAPD and who is married to a chick who grew up in my street and now lives up north near me who is nice. It's impossible to screen everybody. Think of all the almost pathological people you may have worked with or for...for those of us in the work force. That alone is a frightening thought.

Greek yeah, baby, the tomatoes, the cucumbers, the feta cheese...

my response to thread:get not you, bud, just anyone who needs one

Maybe so, but 8 marriages raises eyebrows (and qualifies one for Jerry Springer) and the huge diamonds are a vulgar display of wealth. Amazing that this flashy rag evolved from what started out as what they call an English Rose, which I guess means an attractive, demure and restrained young lady.

You are such an ass, but what would we do without you...Response to thread: slicker

shark aka squalo, tiburon, tiburao

Believe me, I've bumped into some real coarse Greek immigrants running restaurants with zero people skills (they take the prize, even though I like their food) as well as some Sicilians (o lixo dos Italianos and, unfortunately, my relatives) who are just as brusque.

As I have posted repeatedly, I grew up in LA and left a few years after finishing undergrad, largely because my entire family picked up and moved north. I went to Atlanta instead because that's where a decent job offer together with a relocation reimbursement presented itself When I was a teenager, I thought movie star sightings were cool and that they must have it together...at least more so than the rest of us. I was never THAT taken by them, however. After I moved away and could see things clearly, I realized that a lot of them have poor values, low morals, don't know how to channel their money and fame, and, are generally pretty repulsive. This stretches from Elizabeth Taylor (before our time, at least for most of the active posters here) and her 8 marriages, vulgar diamonds, friendships with all of Hollywood's weirdos such as Michael Jackson all the way to today...with people like Britney Spears who is a piss-poor role model and basically a cheap slut fighting all that baby fat. The same holds true for many male actors who are so unnecessarily tragic, starting with Michael Jackson and including people like Robert Downey Jr. who for whatever reason kept bouncing in and out of jail and courtrooms. Those people should work for about 10 or 15 years, try to stay out of the limelight, stash a bunch of cash and then do good deeds / live somewhere off the beaten path. Some have done that, and those are the FEW I admire. The rest of them still haven't figured out that they wipe their asses just like the rest of us.

Oh $h!, this is a thread in itself.My response to thread: marine

From the way you "act" and post, I would say NO... at least, not ones that you've helped produce. Plus, the thought of you reproducing is

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So, we`ve never known, you`ve got a wife...but, do YOU have any kids....well....

It`s interesting that a religion (of which I am a member) that has had SOOOO many problems with the clergy will probably get angry at this.In today`s context, this is highly appropriate. It means WE CONTROL this aspect of the sexual contract. Just tonight, I was in my rental car and was channel surfing ... and I got the syndicated Delilah who gets calls from sappy women ... and unbelievably so, from sappy men. This total loser told her that his wife, in the last month of her pregnancy, bolts and he has no idea of her whereabouts. Evidently, the stupid mofo was a sperm donor and God knows where this white trash chick will go raise this kid...the worst would be with some lesbian or something and that he would have to shell out the cash. This is great in that sex could get back to being recreational. Just kidding. That means the only remaining wild card would be STDs. Bring on male birth control, I say!

I went to a Portuguese restaurant in Montreal tonight. It wasn't sexual, but they "harassed" me...in that they were pretty damn rude! The Bife Portuguesa was good, though. The end result: no tip and a bolt toward the door.Back to the thread, who's looking to feel me?

scaffolding

I have little patience...and I prefer to be in motion (driving) rather than wait...BTW, Satty...I LIKE your signature. ain't that the truth!

What does that mean?

Damn, and I thought you were MOVING .... to Switzerland ! :AH-HA_wink:

Ditto --however, (1) thought representatives served 4 years instead of 2, and (2) forgot how many amendments the Constitution had Take exception with 2 questions: Question 5 - yes, we supposedly have a market economy, but it's not a pure market economy...whenever you have ANY type of transfer payment (social security, unemployment, food stamps), it is a socialist economy Question 13 - when the president is unable to serve, the FIRST LADY steps in.... ....as we will probably see

I wonder what you were thinking... My response to thread: recreation

Very sad. I saw the list that included hot springs. That's scary, too. Actually, this amoeba also claimed a few lives in Florida sometime this year, IIRC. It was on the MSN home page. However, I would find it hard to dunk myself in fresh water in Florida because of things that have TEETH.

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wisdom