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ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Shaving or trimming your privates at our age? Posted: 11/10/2009 8:02:43 AM
I really get a kick out of the doctor's face when they pull the little sheet aside.... If it weren't for the variety of "stuff" out there, nudity would be kinda boring.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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sugar mommy? Posted: 11/3/2009 12:32:12 PM
It's kinda like the thrift store swap shop of young guys sitting on shelves with price tags depicting their lack of values. Within one email exchange you get all the dirty details of size, photos, preferences, etc... the things you get for your charitable donation.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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POF Forums - The Worse Representation of Dating & Daters? Posted: 11/3/2009 12:01:36 PM
I bet Dr. Phil makes you wince, soap operas bore you and the people on Jerry Springer just don't seem real... (they are exaggerated versions of real life). The Forums too are just entertainment in another form. It's this, TV or a good mystery novel - sometimes they seem quite the same. What I get out of these forums are some gap filling time warps between work and sleep. Some really funny goofy stuff happens quite by accident too that keeps me reading. Some other people are lucky enough to have a hidden place in the forest alongside a steam of googly eyed fish. If that ends up being a POF fish, all the better. Don't believe everything you read. Don't trust everything they tell you on a first date. Don't pick your nose or their nose. Everything Mom said is true.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Join the army at 40 Posted: 11/3/2009 11:31:18 AM
I think you should Be All You Can Be! But if they think you are too old, have too many profiles, whatever... there is now some kind of civilian Guard weekend-warrior group (here in Texas & I believe national). I have heard of them through the grapevine and can get you in touch with a recruiter I know. I heard that age and health are not as much an issue.... they will find you a place / job. Surely they need full time personnel. Basically they rally when the National Guard in your area is deployed. I understand there is payment when the troops respond and from what I heard it is pretty good; more than I make on a regular payday.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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What kind of wildlife lives where you live? Posted: 8/30/2009 8:26:22 PM
I've seen their southern cousins here - Squirrly boys, dandy Roosters, dirty Rats, Jackas...'s, horny Toads, old Coots, Pigs, old Crows, lots of Fowl, Snakes of all kinds... a cesspool of vermin. there are also some sweet Chicks!

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Calm presentation of data proving that deer hunting is destroying our forests. Posted: 8/25/2009 9:44:20 PM
Note that when we have an especially nice amount of rainfall, we tend to have an abundance of new baby deer. Water means more plantlife, more plantlife means more deer. The job of our Wildlife Management guys is to control hunting to deer population ratios via the issue of deer tags. Deer tags are doe or buck depending on what the studies reveal on population. There is no guessing about it & civilians are not at liberty to attempt to control our wildlife on their own whim. My Wildlife Biologists in Texas know what they are doing.... what they paid good monies to A&M to teach them. Over grazing is a term generally used in discussing cattle & land, because cattle are typical grass eaters. That's why we move them to different pastures. Our culprits in uprooting are wild hogs & javalina. Deer are diverse eaters. Deer eat a variety changing their diet with what is available and going full cycle with the range of groceries. I've not heard of them killing out a specific species of plantlife, but sure it's possible. What you suggest sounds like a strange local condition that local Wildlife / Agriculture boys surely have figured out how to handle. BTW: Wildlife have natural instincts that "control" their birth population depending on conditions (food, water), natural or man supplimented... my theory and I'm sticking to it.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Haiku Connection - This is It ! Posted: 8/24/2009 7:38:53 AM
(morning to you too!) Bringing Life Again Yea! the ultra sound confirms it will be a BOY! I just got the call from my son - his second baby is going to be a boy!

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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IF TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME Posted: 8/24/2009 7:19:57 AM
It's a great poem. I think I'll take the liberty of modifying it and saving it to my computer, in case someone goes looking, after I'm gone.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Haiku Connection - This is It ! Posted: 8/24/2009 7:16:31 AM
(wow!) Secrets of hayloft tiptoe softly silently - away - like catpaw ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (those sneaky little things - see everything!)

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Should men be discriminated against because of long hair? Posted: 8/17/2009 10:35:22 PM
Nebula 22 How Odd that I was just thinking today about how a person could Tie-Dye thier Hair. I think really long, man hair, would look cool with a wirly dye! I think even older men can carry long hair if it suits their Look: face, body, style. That should be the only question... Clearly it fits their lifestyle or their personal desire or they would change it.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Dated, Married to a Green Beret, Ranger, Airborne, PJ Posted: 8/17/2009 10:17:56 PM
My son has been a soldier 10 years. He has worn a couple of MOS patches. I am most proud of this one: He was greatly honored with the award of an Airbornne patch for his service to Airbornne troups in Iraq. To me that is a true achievement - to get that kind of recognition from your fellow soldiers - those who are there - in the thick of it. As to the question: I have not personally witnessed irrationality or extreme behavior from our current young men & women returning from war, no matter what their MOS. One of the benefits or achievements of our times, is the communication value of the internet, phone calls, etc... that our current troops enjoy. I think that lifeline is what keeps them more connected to sanity, and able to see that 'light of normalcy' at the end of the tunnel. I did meet some really testy guys returning from Vietnam 30+ years ago. A couple of the soldiers I met then had real deep issues. Rape & striking women were common place situations then. They lived & breathed war without any communication pleasantries. I think we women understood it and accepted it somewhat, thinking it would ease over time. I did eventually marry a Vietnam vet who was injured there. He was the best husband I ever had, God rest his soul. If you haven't guessed, I'm one proud momma!

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Zucchini Recipes Everyone Posted: 7/28/2009 11:19:50 AM
Hi, I've been making Dovelett's Calabacitas my entire life - Mom's receipe was similar Dovelett's vs Mom's ~Calabacitas (Mom: Slice & brown pork chops or beef round) drain any oil, but keep the flavor (!) ADD: 3 zucchini squash.cubed (Mom: sliced round) 1/2 c. chopped onion 2 to 3 T. butter or margarine 1/4 - 1/2 c. chopped gr. Anaheim chile-roasted-peeled-stems removed (Mom: can of tomatoes, Rotel or Mexican spice is good - I had a working mom on a timeframe) 2 c. whole kernel corn (Mom: or the spiced up corn) (Mom: lots of salt, pepper, oregano, etc) 1 c. heavy cream or/and (Mom: no cream) 1/4 c. grated Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese (Mom: no cheese) Sauté zucchini n onion in butter till squash is tender. Add: chile- corn- cream. Simmer 15 to 20 minutes or sauce thickens.. Add cheese - heat until cheese melts. Serves 4 to 6

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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why can't people just be who they are Posted: 7/28/2009 11:05:24 AM
This is sooo funny, but soooo sad that it is true for every woman, every day 100 times a day.... Course this has been my truth even before the internet dating began. Bar flopping is exactly the same. Lots a braggin' about nuttin'. In person, at least you can read their body language and you know how poorly men can lie face to face - now that's really funny stuff!! Girl I could tell you some funny stories! I have only really carried on with a couple of guys I met online. One spoke the truth when he wasn't omitting the facts, or asking for money (true). The other one, I date, because his truths are clean, I can read him face to face & he's so honest, he just can't lie. He too was looking down when I met him (if you looked at his dwelling), but he's in much better shape today. He always has a plan for his future & monies put aside for his retirement. He always does what he says he'll do. Sometimes a guy is down & out; even I have lived in my RV (by choice); and that is not indicative of their entire life, what they have been or what they might become (I can speak from personal experience about the financial ups & downs of my life). You might just have to assume that every man is Not what he says he is so that you can Accept him for what he Really is.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Dating an individual with no children, how much of an issue is it? Posted: 7/28/2009 10:17:45 AM
Just when I went through a Horrendous dating period with the man who had a six year old from H---! That one actually spit on me, through fits on the floor in the mall, demanded that daddy do this, daddy do that.... - I said No More men with kids! And then ~Wha~llaH~ I met the Perfect man with the Perfect five year old. One cannot decide their future based on their past. Now I am "very friendly" (as in 5 years with a guy I met online), who has never had children. He is a school teacher who raises every stray cat who finds it's way to his house. He & I love them all! (not the school children). YES, he does understand that my son & his family are important, But my son understands that Mom has a life. Jeez he's 30+ He is an adult and acts like one. I have witnessed some awful things that children do to the spouce upon the death of the parent. But these things will never happen between my son & my man. My son respects my wishes. Maybe he was just raised right!

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Can a leopard change his spots? Posted: 7/13/2009 12:08:55 PM
Mammals seem to fade to a paler shade of what was always there... I am, in moments, the same, the exact girl I've always been. Thou to look from the outside inside, people might disagree a wee bit. Some would think they must have mistaken me for someone else. My "values" haven't changed. I did not Always live up to my highest, grandest, idealistic version of "ME". But I have met my own qualifications. While maybe dropping the ball once in a while, I certainly ran the bases too - namely, my child. He is a Grand Slam!

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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First Line, Last Line (Part Deux) Posted: 6/24/2009 10:28:52 AM
As they kick my butt back into hell my head doth ache, and seems to swell full of lust for the stars above. I hide inside -a wounded dove. Awaiting my fate, singing do wop do wop do you wanna come out tonight? Not on your life - o' come on - just stop For us there are no stars in sight

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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\\\\\ 6 Lines or Less ////// Posted: 6/24/2009 10:22:44 AM
"Freedom is just another word for nothing left to loose" They sang that song for me And for you too, you see I want Freedom too of the Pain of losing You

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Haiku Game - Continuance From Previous Thread Posted: 6/24/2009 10:19:47 AM
Find Love In Your Heart Because Where Else Would It Be???? Looking in Wrong Places? (why o why is this message too short, yet perfect fit for haiku) soooooo, alternative to above Find Love In Your Heart Because Where Else Would It Be???? Searching the Beyond.....

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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/////\\\\\ 6 Lines or Less //////\\\\\\ Posted: 5/17/2009 11:59:13 AM
What are you afraid of Said the woof to the sheep What are you living for To be eaten or .... to eat?

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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/////\\\\\ 6 Lines or Less //////\\\\\\ Posted: 5/17/2009 11:58:48 AM
If you are what you eat in pots taken off the heat Are you too seen to be as what you outward see? If one is true why not the other You are What You think I See

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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First Line, Last Line (Part Deux) Posted: 5/17/2009 11:46:55 AM
For so long I awaited this day It whines like a country song Heaven just a heartbeat away How long can this song carry on? The beat goes on... what's that they say? He's holding on by one thin hair I see the light more clearly now they say that All Roads Lead ... hm ... ... Almost . There

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Haiku Game - Continuance From Previous Thread Posted: 5/17/2009 11:30:05 AM
wanting connection she shuffled off down to the mail box as empty as life following her home a ghostly white neighbor cat narly n stubby

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Cancer hitting home? Posted: 5/15/2009 5:02:25 PM
I lost my husband to pancreatic cancer. It is a very quick and ugly disease which leaves everyone in it's wake deeply moved, and afraid. While there isn't one person in my bloodline - family who has had cancer; I have many family members via marriage who have had cancer. One currently has (we think) lymphoma and was previously cured of leukemia. There seem to be geographical "hot spots" for cancers that are so prevalent within an area that we sometimes say things like "it must be in the water". Interestingly too, I have a friend and also a neighbor who both had cancers that were detected by accident, while the doctors were treating the patient for something else, and had no reason to perform the scan. I have also had a friend who survived cancer, then her husband died before his diagnosis of stomach cancer. So, my conclusion about cancer is that many of us are exposed to the possibility of getting it and many of us have hidden cancers which will not be found in time to save us.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Haiku Game - Continuance From Previous Thread Posted: 5/2/2009 8:17:29 PM
She had found freedom In the Strangest of Places The River flows on He walked on the bank Gathering up her freedom the River flows on

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Haiku Game - Continuance From Previous Thread Posted: 5/2/2009 8:15:43 PM
She had found freedom In the strangest of places The river flows on Without condition He Recieved, then he Returned The river flows on

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Haiku Game - Continuance From Previous Thread Posted: 5/2/2009 8:15:13 PM
She had found freedom In the strangest of places The river flows on Without condition He Recieved, then he Returned The river flows on

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Haiku Game - Continuance From Previous Thread Posted: 5/2/2009 8:14:42 PM
She had found freedom In the strangest of places The river flows on Without condition He Recieved, then he Returned The river flows on

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Haiku Game - Continuance From Previous Thread Posted: 5/2/2009 8:14:12 PM
She had found freedom In the strangest of places The river flows on Without condition He Recieved, then he Returned The river flows on

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Haiku Game - Continuance From Previous Thread Posted: 5/2/2009 8:13:31 PM
She had found freedom In the strangest of places The river flows on Without condition He Recieved, then he Returned The river flows on

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Knock out looks VS roly poly cute or plain Posted: 1/14/2009 9:27:26 AM
Feather Sandwich, funny, but exactly what I was thinking. I've done something wrong on the roly part - not enough rol - oh, no I think my roll is quite normal. I seem to pick a wide variety of personalities, yet one thing is most times the same - they are still looking and playing long after the relationship has begun. And this would include 2 who acted like Don Juan with other women, in front of me, ON the honeymoon. Makes commitment look like the plague. Now as to my size and the Don Juans: I was a size 10 on my first honeymoon and a size 14 on my second. Vast difference in size and 15 years difference in honeymoons. No difference in the ego issues of men. FYI to the Men, a size 10 on me is skinny (just a handfull) and a 14 is plump (a hand FULL) in all the right spots. So, as to the question.... No, from personal experience, I would say that a good loving relationship is not built on the size of the woman; but the depth of the commitment and friendship. And maybe possibly on the years, trials and tribulations, and the man's investment in offspring. So where are all the men who quit playin' and lookin' once they say they are committed???? POF good guys - where are YOU?

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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too many photos of their late spouse? Posted: 1/5/2009 1:20:03 AM
Interesting, and I agree that the bedroom is not the place for pics of the ex, no matter how they left the relationship, once someone else is invited into the bedroom. But a pic on the wall in the hall or livingroom seems just fine if there are children either in the house or frequent visitors. This subject never came up with my kids (no blood relation to the former Mr. Ashley). They knew when I moved that I didn't put up any pics of the Late Great One, but they never even asked or commented on it. I guess they knew that I had to move on to the next phase. The SO knows and has commented, that he is following in the footsteps of the O Great One, but The New Grand One has his mug on the preferred bedside table now.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Passing on a legacy Posted: 1/5/2009 1:06:49 AM
Happy B Day! Mae, et al.... My son and I are tight; strong in the heartstrings department, and so I know I will live on forever through him. Just as my siblings and I love to quote Mom when we get together, I believe my son and daughter-in-law will quote me into forever. The family, and the son's family have our strange little traditions and facial expressions and sayings. So much humor! When I pass on they will find those silly clues leading to the next clue, leading to the next clue... to find dollars for dinner in the bottom of the flower pot. They might sing Irish tunes along with the pianist at Nellie's on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, just as we did after Mom passed. My plan is to pay for a cruise for the kids to dump my ashes out to sea. Maybe shoot off some fireworks. Have a shot of Jack and toss one shot overboard for me. Sharing Jack with the deceased was started by my late husband, who still gets his annual shot. I want their children and grandchildren to open Socks-and-Underwear as their first gift on Christmas morning because they did as kids, and we did as kids too. I want them to eat black-eyed-peas on News Years Day and watch a parade. There are things that families do that should pass on from one generation to the next. Especially those that are funny or don't make any sense unless you are family. And so that is the legacy that I want to be remembered as.... the carrier of the family flukes. Just by chance I have earned for my son (in Iraq), the honor of getting the Most care packages - and the most Unusual, if I say so myself. I also have the distiquished honor of helping my granddaughter earn the Most dollars for her school in the fundraiser drive. Everyone I know is reading magazines! My joy is in creating joy for others. Like giving Christmas presents to every employee and making them understand that the fun is in the giving; I don't expect, nor care necessarily to get anything in return. That may be what I am remembered for.... Giving. Or probably for being a real loon.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Pre-Nuptial Agreement? Posted: 1/5/2009 12:22:51 AM
Dude you got raked over the proverbial coals. I would go at the judgement again. A lesson I learned late in life. If it looks like a rose and smells like a rose, it is. If it looks like a weed with a bit of bloom to it - it's still a weed, my friend. It will suck the life out of anything around it, but it will grow stronger for having done so. There are a lot of people, both men and women out there like that. Problem is, there are a lot of us who fall for the poor lil' poochies with the sad eyes.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Do you get offended when someone says Merry Christmas? Posted: 1/1/2009 11:06:27 AM
I only say Merry Christmas unless I know I am in the company of someone of another faith who would prefer Happy Holidays. Since most of the time I don't know other's preferences, I choose to say Merry Christmas. It pleases ME. It makes me feel all warm and cozy. It conjures up pleasant memories of fond moments. Call me traditional. Call me Christian. just call me. I gave a little sentiment decoration to my Buddist friend that looks like a scroll and says Happy Holidays; and a gift of chime balls. I also gave a plaque to a very sarcastic (and possibly anti-female) co-worker which spells out the difference between the Wise Men and the what-if Wise Women. If the Jew Boy of Texas were to come visiting I would give him an Angel dressed in blue, spinning a driedel, singing carols; while shooting Jack. Sometimes one just has to pass on their inner thug with a giggle and a hug.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Pre-Nuptial Agreement? Posted: 1/1/2009 10:52:16 AM
No need for a pre-nup - just don't get married! ...... You can have all the hoopla party without the real nuptals if you just want to announce your devotion to someone. Or explain the fact that you want to co-habitate. ...... Geez, the concept of marriage really passes me by at this stage when a Will spells it all out. Other than a Will, you and your "partner" can simply create paperwork for the material possessions using the term "partner". In my state it is legal to mention someone in your Will and simply say, "....X is my (relation) and shall only receive my best wishes", if you vehemently wish to discount someone. As well as saying "...X is my (relation) and I wish for him/her to receive the blah-blah-blah". However, in my state, if you are married 1/2 of your possessions purchased after the marriage date go to your spouse, while the possessions purchased prior to marriage are up for dispute with the entire family at arms. No one want to see their family upset over Stuff, right. So, just spell it all out. ....... Anyone who is close enough to me that I would consider marrying (at this late date of intelligence), will be also close enough to discuss these details. ....... Try to love your people without spoiling them or buying their love. At this stage in live the spoiling part is difficult with our grandchildren. The buying is difficult with our love lives. Be strong yea women of so little fortitude. Keep your mantras in your mantra journal to re-read in your weak moments.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

Msg: 47 (view)

Do You Believe In Ghosts? Posted: 11/16/2008 1:56:06 AM
I believe in things I see. So I believe in things I can't explain, or can only interpret to my own understanding. So, yes, I believe in "ghosts" or beings who choose to be seen, heard, or who want to get our attention. I also believe in "guardian angels" as I have been told that I have 24 of them (I am a needy person {giggles}) according to someone who knows these things. And, while I have not 'seen' one, I have seen the effects of something guarding over me, directing me, helping to spare my life. There is no reason to be afraid of ghosts, from my experience. Actually I quite enjoy the activity.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Dating a Widow Posted: 11/16/2008 1:45:14 AM
Well, Bud, I think it's interesting that you haven't asked how he died. You know it should come up sometime, because this road to death happened to both of them, it just took him on a trip and left her at home....it was painful, maybe the most painful thing that has ever happened to her. As to the ghost, it depends on if she is speaking tongue-in-cheek or in real time truth. She may have experienced his presence quite vividly and if so, you might too. Don't worry, he'll just check you out and give her the go ahead, or not. Let us know if your doorbell rings and no one is there.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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why do people commit suicide in general? Posted: 11/4/2008 10:19:26 PM
A work associate committed suicide last night. Shot herself in the head. I know very little about the incident, except that. There is speculation and third party informatioon about a pending divorce and a move into her own place. I don't understand it. I thought I could look at a person and know "Oh that person is super strong inside" and "Oh that one is weak and would check out rather than face issues head on".... now I don't know what to think at all. She was a woman who left emotional pains (and physical mistreatment) behind her to go on and have a good life. So she already knew she could wing it out there in the world. She had a secure job. She was known in the business as a perfectionist in her area of expertise. She was a woman of value. I just don't get it. Why?

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Men who live in Trailers, Buses and RVs Posted: 10/5/2008 10:37:05 PM
I lived in my 36' RV for a year and enjoyed it. When I retire, I will probably do it again. I currently am the proud owner of a double wide, although I bought it simply to turn it around and am selling it to my S.O!! The acres of land the mobile is sitting on is worth more than the home, though the home is quite large. There is a great stigma to living in a home on wheels. The truth is that many trailers are more modern, with more convienences than some neighborhood homes. I have to admit that I used to ridicule people who owned mobile toilets. I don't do that anymore. Go to one RV show and you'll see what I mean. I actually live in a small, but very cute 1 bedroom condo in the best part of town, overlooking a lake. It wasn't inexpensive though it is small. I would probably scare away some prospective dates simply because my little space is overflowing with half the stuff I used to have in a 3B2B home.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Any single RV rs here? Posted: 10/1/2008 5:00:34 AM
Hey Grizz, welcome to Texas! Since you are in East Tx, visit Bastrop. That's where the lost pines are - where East Tx, North Tx, Central Tx come together ending the piney woods and beginning the look of South Tx. And where Johnny pine tree dropped off a load of pines familiar to the far north USA/ Canada, but totally not familiar to the south. There are plenty of 3 day free parks in the Lone Star state. One could avoid all parking costs altogether if one truly wanted to. Again, you can google national or state parks and buy the year pass or just camp for free, 3 days at a time. I miss my RV. Can't wait till I retire and I'll be back in one for good. The last one was a 36' tongue pull - big enough to move around in. I took out the bench seating and made the living room larger and lived in it for a year. The snow birds are migrating already. I suppose we won't see the huge migrations as in the past due to the gas. I used to count RVs on the road this time of year. I think I got up to 200 before I quit the last count. BTW... For those who have the smaller RV's without pull out awnings, I just picked up several "gazebos" (like street fair tents) at Walgreens at a good end of summer price. You just have to ask, as summer chairs and stuff have been returned to the stockrooms in the stores, but stores don't want product in their stockrooms if it can sell. In times like these, we should see more people living in RV's - a lot cheaper than living in a house.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Where did you go on your last vacation? Posted: 10/1/2008 4:35:58 AM
Since last year (before this post awoke), I have been to Paris, Montreal and New Orleans with my SO. Also traveled to a ghost town just a few hours drive from home. Just returned from Fort Benning, Georgia where my son was on an 18 day leave from Iraq. He is on his way back to Iraq and will hopefully be home by Valentines Day for a longer stretch.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

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Mexican Food in the Southwest & Mexico Posted: 9/29/2008 2:29:28 PM
Having just returned to Texas from a trip thru Georgia, I can safely say "Wait to eat your Mexican food in Texas". Texas Baby has one of the best mini chain restaurants in her area, La Fonda. They actually serve the home cookin' recipes Momma used to make. Like Calavasita - one of my favorites. Up here in Dallas, there are a few good places that serve the fish dishes like one would get along the beach resorts in Mexico. Tex Mex, as is served in most restaurants is just "drive thru" as far as I am concerned. Like the difference of a hamburger drive thru and a gourmet burger in a fine dining restaurant. Mexican food is always better in the hole in the wall places next to the railroad tracks and a good judge of Mexican food for me is the chili Relleno or a plain ol enchilada. I too like the differences in food based on local'. Must be time for a trip to New Mexico or Colorado (or 4 corners).

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

Msg: 52 (view)

What's The Point? Posted: 9/28/2008 9:43:18 AM
The Point is too pointed a question for such a broad answer. The point is the direction you are going. The point is the end of the road before the next road begins. The point is constantly changing as each breath is taken and each thought revolves into another thought. The point is nowhere, but everywhere. The point is almost here, within reach, until you move the point. The point is playing the game, not winning the game. The point is wearing shoes a little bigger than your feet so you can grow into them. The point is learning, but never knowing all there is to know. The point is that you have the ability to ask, What's the point? The point is never realized until the first point is learned, the second point is already ongoing, and the third point looms ahead. The Point is what you wanted yesturday for today and today for tomorrow. YOU are the Point looking for a stationary docking place in moving waters. Asking Me "What's the point?" is getting You nowhere because my Point is not in your existence. Sometimes Points are like spots before your eyes. You can't be sure how long you can see them, not sure you like seeing them, and yet marvel at the fact that you see them. You feel the need to tell everyone about them. Yet, you don't really miss them when they are gone. The Point is like the color black. Void of dimension yet everyone agrees they see it; deeper than anything else you've ever seen, yet shallow enough to be drawn on a page and defined by edges. You can find an end to the point, but know that the end is like opening a door, not closing one. It is a microscopic transmission, a pitch so high you can't see it. It is the shadow of what you Know to Be cast by the essense of what is Yet to Be. It is the place in the road, where breadcrumbs will not lead the way. This yellow brick road doesn't go there. The train doesn't stop there. It is unsafe terrain to even think you will land on it. It will be shown to you when the lights come on; glimses here and there just add to the confusion of what and where and when, so don't try to connect the dots; it's not that kind of game. You've never played this game before.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

Msg: 25 (view)

Is our society just getting dumber when it comes to cheating? Posted: 9/23/2008 9:01:24 PM
I am one of the ladies who prefers to let go of one relationship before looking for another. It's seems like an insecure thing to go looking while still in a relationship. I did not come to this way of thinking from a clean, clear background of goody goody girl ways. I was the other woman on many occassions, and I regret that time in my life. .. I think I try to justify it just like everyone tries to justify their wrongs. You know, so many married or committed people claim to be single and unattaced. I have been the one cheated on in almost every relationship, too. Beginning with the very First relationship. On our last date he gave me a promise ring. Then the phone stopped ringing. I found out he got someone else pregnant. And each relationship has been with a different type of guy... vastly different. It is soooo universal to cheat. OP, I feel your pain. I wish the world were filled with a higher quality of peoples. We sometimes learn things the hard way.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

Msg: 17 (view)

Clorox detox bath Posted: 8/29/2008 7:00:04 AM
I know someone who does the bleach bath quite often and it hasn't hurt him. Did a major job on leaving bleach spots on the towels afterwards.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

Msg: 114 (view)

Anyone familiar w/ Fibromyalgia? Posted: 8/29/2008 6:56:02 AM
Sherilyn, you've mentioned that you have had pain since being a child. I too have had leg cramps and have rubbed my feet to calm them into sleep since being a child. I have restless leg at night and can't sit or stay in one position during the day. Cannot fly without walking the aisle. I watch my cat sleep walk (legs run/twitch) and think, yea buddy, I know how you feel. I see a connection in family muscular diseases and think they are actually genetically inherited. In my nephews' and uncles' cases, issues occured after returning from war zones. Have any of you guys seen any family similarities?

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

Msg: 93 (view)

What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq Posted: 8/27/2008 10:33:54 PM
Thank you all for your heartfelt wishes to the soldiers and your advice on what to send. The Sports Illustrated Issue just released has models without real suits... they have air brushed and painted on birthday suits. I found a little motion sensored "doll" who does front kicks while wearing a "gee". He says, "I might be little but I can kick some serious >>>" and "are ya feelin' lucky?" Will be visiting a giant flea market this weekend, so surely will find something wonderful!

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

Msg: 32 (view)

Intellectual Attraction Posted: 8/26/2008 8:30:34 AM
It's like your spiffy little cell phone. Sleek, Cute style, all the right buttons in all the right places.... but if it doesn't keep a charge, it just ain't All That. Not sure if the Intellectual we are discussing is the geek with glasses who knows all about all subjects or the man who is charming, talks like an old movie star, and reads the right tabloids. Mr. Savvy can keep me listening forever and stimulate my pea brain. Those wonderful British accents come in handy too. Yes, it is a beautiful thing when you can spar words with them; love some for their insight; I find myself in a bit of awe. The first one is cool. He doesn't look like a man with a brain, but hold on. Early in life I met a man who had long hair (think hippie); but rode bulls, ran traps and could minic bird calls. We keyed out bugs and reassembled fish bones and mounted wildlife. He taught me to identify trees, birds in the sky, skin coons and outfox a coyote. He was an artist who could interpret every detail into a drawing exactly as if he were looking directly at the subject. But what got to me and kept me was his genius. Some combination of stored information and photographic memory that totally amazed me. His brain stimulated me equally and moreso than his other interesting attributes. Alas, He never looked good in a suit. Loosing him was a long time getting over. But I've also been dumbfounded to find one man I thought of as verbally stimulating, a wonderful writer who could transform words into pictures and had a "romantic" verbage.... well he turned out to be crazy. Yes he was charming all the ladies; and I mean very wealthy, beautiful, intelligent ladies.... but then also did some outlandish things that are socially unacceptable. He was invited to a rotary meeting and went up to the podium and started thanking one lady for taking him on a trip (she was married). He went to another woman's husband's office and asked to use the phone. Then sat at the man's desk and attempted to talk himself into a job. He injected himself into the little theatre by dressing up as one of the characters in the play and thanking patrons for attending the performance. He stalked his ex wife. Crazy dude. Thank god he's gone!

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

Msg: 80 (view)

What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq Posted: 8/17/2008 10:19:19 PM
I visited a Mediterranian store and bought sweets. I also found some stuff for fun: In a gun shop... TJ Hunter disposable Urinal bags; Rust protection gun cloth; Bullet Hole stickers. In the DDay Museum in New Orleans (vacation trip) I found some victory matches, and mints called Bite the Bullet.... Also found there a game with three fez hat cups and a little monkey. Its the sleight of hand game "find the monkey". While antique shopping I found two coins that would do as "challenge coins". These are large coins that the guys give to one another for things well done. They collect them and each has meaning to them due to the nature of why it was given and by whom. Also, I've noticed he always thanks me for the movies (cd's) that I send.

ashley1861

Joined: 11/6/2004

Msg: 6 (view)

Women Friends Posted: 8/17/2008 9:58:46 PM
Tsunami, I am in the same situation. I came here lookin' for love and found it; but I stayed because I would like to meet gals to pal around with. Just for a movie, shopping excursion, trip, etc... So keep me in your loop. We can chat about the books you are reading!

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