Prayed, praying and will pray more today. I'm with you Sope.Without breaking any confidences and HIPAA deals, Steve is going in tomorrow morning for some testing.
I told him there is strength and power in numbers and that even though he hasn’t been around for a while he is the one among us who has burned the fewest bridges.
We need his loquaciousness around here. He can skewer any of us with his rapier wit with the deftness of a pickpocket and we need that back.
So, use any power you have and get some good energy headed to Atlanta.
You are an ass 24/7/365.To whom? I thought you didn't believe?
He was taking a swipe at you. DANC is in reality an ass, the same as he is here. At least I’ve seen no evidence to suggest he isn’t.Sorry if I overreacted. I thought you were using his thread to make a swipe at me, when I shouldn't be the subject. Apologies.
Now that you’ve broken the ice after several years, you should come back more often. You’re a valuable contributor, with well-developed and interesting viewpoints,My prayers will be with him.
Besides, you’re the only person here to ever use “insouciance” in a post. We can’t lose that.
Are you kidding?That should at least draw a hefty fine.
That question immediately came to mind.To whom? I thought you didn't believe?
His bladder is worthless0300 hours? Good grief.
Good luck, Sope.Without breaking any confidences and HIPAA deals, Steve is going in tomorrow morning for some testing.
I told him there is strength and power in numbers and that even though he hasn’t been around for a while he is the one among us who has burned the fewest bridges.
We need his loquaciousness around here. He can skewer any of us with his rapier wit with the deftness of a pickpocket and we need that back.
So, use any power you have and get some good energy headed to Atlanta.
Sope deserves the extra effort.0300 hours? Good grief.
Who’s isn’t?His bladder is worthless
He was taking a swipe at you. DANC is in reality an ass, the same as he is here. At least I’ve seen no evidence to suggest he isn’t.
Well, he is Presbyterian.May he be comforted by any spiritual beliefs he holds. May medical science and good fortune assist him to good health. 😀
Methodists don't drink?Well, he is Presbyterian.
Methodists are Baptists who can read. Presbyterians are Methodists who drink.
But they were pre-determined to drinkWell, he is Presbyterian.
Methodists are Baptists who can read. Presbyterians are Methodists who drink.
Not around each otherMethodists don't drink?
That’s what we said, when I was a Methodist. Not what we did.Methodists don't drink?
Yep he did a 180 even before Trump. Night and day..His current political takes would give some of the old folks here aneurysms.
That’s what we said, when I was a Methodist. Not what we did.
As a Presbyterian now, I guess it’s okay to admit it.
If Jesus didn’t want us to drink he wouldn’t have made the water into wine. And, now, we’re using God’s gifts to make bourbon and beer.
I once saw a man about to jump from a bridge.Well, he is Presbyterian.
Methodists are Baptists who can read. Presbyterians are Methodists who drink.
Without breaking any confidences and HIPAA deals, Steve is going in tomorrow morning for some testing.
I told him there is strength and power in numbers and that even though he hasn’t been around for a while he is the one among us who has burned the fewest bridges.
We need his loquaciousness around here. He can skewer any of us with his rapier wit with the deftness of a pickpocket and we need that back.
So, use any power you have and get some good energy headed to Atlanta.
Steve may be rejoining us soon. Really appreciates all of the support, given it’s from freakos, weirdos and bebops (and one hopelessly lost and eternally confused Boiler). May come in with a PSA type of announcement. Said he would be okay if I did it but I said he should share the details. I don’t want him to sue my ass if I get a word wrong . . .Without breaking any confidences and HIPAA deals, Steve is going in tomorrow morning for some testing.
I told him there is strength and power in numbers and that even though he hasn’t been around for a while he is the one among us who has burned the fewest bridges.
We need his loquaciousness around here. He can skewer any of us with his rapier wit with the deftness of a pickpocket and we need that back.
So, use any power you have and get some good energy headed to Atlanta.
Hope to see Soap Creek back soon! Love that handle name.Steve may be rejoining us soon. Really appreciates all of the support, given it’s from freakos, weirdos and bebops (and one hopelessly lost and eternally confused Boiler). May come in with a PSA type of announcement. Said he would be okay if I did it but I said he should share the details. I don’t want him to sue my ass if I get a word wrong . . .
That’s Sope Crick to you . . . .Hope to see Soap Creek back soon! Love that handle name.
That’s the case about many things and every religion.Not around each other
Steve may be rejoining us soon. Really appreciates all of the support, given it’s from freakos, weirdos and bebops (and one hopelessly lost and eternally confused Boiler). May come in with a PSA type of announcement. Said he would be okay if I did it but I said he should share the details. I don’t want him to sue my ass if I get a word wrong . . .
I did? I don't remember that -- but it does sound like something I'd say.Now that you’ve broken the ice after several years, you should come back more often. You’re a valuable contributor, with well-developed and interesting viewpoints,
Besides, you’re the only person here to ever use “insouciance” in a post. We can’t lose that.
I understand, but I would urge you to reconsider. I’d wager that those to whom you refer have moved on, one in particular. There’s still crap slinging but you just have to ignore that and focus on the valuable conversations. I learn a lot from those as there are some pretty smart people around here. Then there are the funny threads and posts from which I steal lines to use at a later date.I did? I don't remember that -- but it does sound like something I'd say.
Every so often I check in to what's being discussed here. And it just so happened that this time I read about Sope's situation. I felt compelled to chime in for him, for whatever that's worth. He's a good dude and I hated hearing of his struggle.
But, for me, the WC just got filled with too much rancor -- which has sadly become commonplace almost everywhere in political discourse. Everybody's got opinions, of course. But so many have lost the art of being able to have them, express them, defend them, engage competing ones, etc. without just losing themselves in ad hominems and worse. And, for me, that will always be a helluva drag and something I just don't care to get involved with.
** I should add: this certainly wasn't (and probably still isn't) the case for everybody here. There absolutely were posters who seemed capable of having a contentious discussion without letting their emotions get the better of them. But there were too many of the other kind that it stopped being enjoyable for me.