I have three daughters, ages 3,4, and 12. but I live all alone (except
for the racoons in the attic).

10 years. I wouldnt come to know Jesus as my savior, so I was told to
leave until I found him. I hear he used to live in LA, but, there are so
many Jesus' in the phone book, I dunno where to begin. Anyone last see
him?

What we "think" is what we make our reality to be. If I think long and
hard enough about how things appear to, say Bin Laden, I will have
convinced myself that his view is correct. So, I do think we are able to
be 'brain-washed', so long as we're willing to follow along.

I think thats exactly why the powers-that-be often come down hard on any
'un-orthodox' reasoning. Its a danger to the structure. Sometimes its
good to question the perspective. Sometimes its dangerous to our own
well being.

In case you didnt hear - "Indiana Jones IV" is in production. Yes,
Harrison Ford comes back to play Indiana Jones. And this time Steven
Speilberg teams up with George Lucas.

Please, oh please George - DONT ruin my childhood memories completely.
Dont make Indy-4 a turd like "Temple of Doom" was. Even "Last Crusade"
was way below expectations.

You did fairly well with "Episode III:Revenge of the Sith"... so, maybe,
just maybe you'll give my kids something that they'll enjoy as much as I
did...when i was their age.

...anyone else interested? I so loved "Raiders", "Star Wars", "ET",
"Close Encounters" as a kid, and I was hugely dissapointed with the
toy-factory "Return of the Jedi", "Phantom Menace", "Indy II & III"...
Part of me just wants to tell Lucas "leave it alone", another part of me
is hoping to feel like a kid again.

You?

Thats right, Roger Waters is on a "Dark Side of the Moon" tour, and is
hitting NY/NJ on:

5/24 Meadowlands, NJ
5/30 NYC

http://www.ticketmaster.com/rogerwaters?tm_link=tm_home_f5

I'm really thinking of going and bringing my 12 yr old daughter with me.
Would you?

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Also, if you're more into "The Wall" instead of DSoM, you can see *ME*
perform in a theatrical interpretation this FRIDAY at the Magnet
Theatre, on 29th street in NYC. http://magnettheatre.com/shows.html

Scroll down to the Friday Night Section.

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Dark Side of the Moon is around $50 -$125 for seats. Our show is two
blocks down the street, and will cost you only $7. Your call.

Oh. Hmmm..... I'm suprised at the replies. I really expected to hear
"yeah well all the azzholes have spoiled it", but, instead it sounds
like I need to ramp up my spam-generators. Watch out world, here comes a
spam-generatin-love-machine!

Gaurd your inboxes closely!

I was with someone and they felt the urge to suddenly become religous.
Great. Wonderful. They felt it was important to begin this new chapter
of life by making dinner time prayers a regular feature. Ok, I can
respect that. Each occasion would begin with a lengthy "Oh dear lord
Jesus we thank you for this abundance on our table..."

After a few weeks of that, she asked "why dont you ever say a prayer?"
"Because Jesus isnt God. I would be happy to do a prayer to God, but not
to a man"

I was no longer invited to commune at the Lords Table.

Yeah, some of the old threads are really worth revisiting. It would be
better if the person who wants to re-run the thread simply start a new
thread, with maybe a quotation of the original thread.

This way everyone gets a chance to speak fresh on the topic - without
having to page-down through 5...6...7 pages.

Lingerie? I'd get tired of seeing my woman in it. Fortuantely there's
lots of fashionable looks that would do it for me (well, um, as soon as
a suitable lady has been found):

Silky dress,
Lingeie,
Sweat Pants (on occasion, can be sexy)
Sweaters (yeah, c'mon guys, this one's a winner)
Swimsuit,
Towel,

and of course, Nothing.

"Always look on the bright side of life...

Some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad,
Other things just make you swear and curse,
When you're chewing life's gristle,
Don't grumble,
Give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best.
And...

If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten,
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps.
Just purse your lips and whistle.
That's the thing.
And..."

If you're whistling at this moment then you know what I mean - if you
have no idea, I recommend a really funny movie "The Meaning of Life"
[warning it will likely deeply offend anyone of mild religous
sensibilities including myself]

Ah no biggie. She may not have been my "true love", but she certainly
got me my first bar-fight. I suppose thats something to remember her by.

Last summer I went on a date with a lady in NYC. Pretty, intelligent,
sophisticated lady. We're having dinner and a commotion begins outside.
Some tough-guy is yelling/screaming at a very skinny kid. Screaming,
rage - out of control lunatic. The kid was scared, wasnt responding. The
goon continued. Nobody moved.

I'm about as passive as guy can be. "Let him fight his own battles" I
felt, besides, I'm trying to make progress with this lady. In a moment,
the kid was on the ground, and the goon was kicking him. The kid was
cowering - the goon wouldnt stop. That I couldnt take - dont beat on
someone when they're cowering! I got up to intervene. "Stop - yo yo -
stop!" and I stepped in between them.

The goon starts beating up on ME! I've got no pyhsique, and I havnt had
a fist fight since 8th grade, but, for whatever reason I was on my game.
I headlocked him to stop, but, he continued kicking, fighting - and
within a moment I was smacking his head into the taxi door. Bam Bam Bam.
He squirmed out and ran off - then came back with a flying punch -
blocked by my deft slamming of the door into his fist. With a seriously
hurt fist he ran off for good.

I turned around and the girl was in a panic. Calling the cops... the
bouncer at the place said "Hey, If I woulda seen it I woulda helped
you..." My shirt was torn, bloody lip... [there's more - email me if you
would like to hear more]

The next day I got a "...Dear Mike, I dont think we're a good match."
And that was that.

Ha ha - so it goes.

Nobody is worthy of calling themselves "christian". Its only meaningful
when someone ELSE calls you a christian.

"Are You Constipated.....?"

No, but i'm often told that i'm full of sh1t. does that count?

She got spooked. I guess thats the only honest way to say it. She
probably sensed that your feelings towards her were at a much higher
level than her feelings to you. Sorry, I know that stings.

In one way, take it as elusive honesty. She didnt jerk your chain with a
weasely "mmmm lets see how it goes", but, she didnt give you a straight
forward "sorry its not on the same level".

All around, I would agree with the other posters, back off, let it be.
Dont tell her you're 'sorry' unless you really did something obvious
and, really wrong. She'll think you're just playing the "i will tell you
anything you want to hear" game.

Let the sting of it subside. Then maybe give her a call, or an email.
Make it light and casual, along the lines of "would you like to go out
again? I would - are you free?". If you get a positive response, all is
good. If you get anything less, then, you have your answer for June: she
got spooked.

Hope that was helpful,
-Mike

Lots of complaints about guys who spit out juvenile sex email & chats
like flies to a fresh turd. Complaints are very appropriate. And while
we're on it, there's also the inverse problem - no replies from ladies
when the emails are polite and friendly.

Ok, this sounds like "poor me", but, is it because too many perv's are
swamping ladies? and so we're all lumped into a box? or just that guys
(like me) just aren't hitting the right mark?

In other words, is the lack of reply because of Me? caused by my
'brothers' who can only think with their d1ck, or, just discourteous
women who dont bother to reply with even a 'get lost'?

The best thing to do on a date is burp, scratch your ass, and tell a
crude joke. If the girl laughs, you know she's a candidate. If she
spends the night with you, you've found a special girl.

You can fart around with all the other stuff like "opening the door",
but, in the end, its honesty that counts. Honestly, why bother doing it
once if you know that you wont be doing it once the 'luvins' start.
Yeah, honesty is the best policy.

And if she doesn't respond well to these honest charms, then, let her go
be someone else's problem.

...ok that wasnt a very nice post of me. Seriously, I beleive that "love
at first sight" could possibly happen. I dont think "sight" really is
the word, "love at first laugh" is more appropriate.

I am so wanting to meet a 'soulmate'.

Despite the 38 years of contrary history, i beleive in both. I bet my
life on it.

I so totally fell for "Love at first sight". Then was kicked between the
eyes.

I so totally beleived in a "soulmate" until my soul was roasted in hell
for what seemed like an eternity.

Lets see....whats left.... could try falling for "big boobs, big bucks,
no brains"?

Treason is usually applied in "millitary" situations, or civillians that
directly cause millitary problems.

Still, the good ol' days of hanging a dirty politician in the streets
seems to have gone the way of Vespa's and Mussilini.

Sad truth is, that we dont care enough. I dont care enough, because I'm
too busy guiding my kids, working, struggling to get by, and maybe try
to find some happiness in between crisis'. Politicians are career people
- they need to politik and play off each other.