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Invisible
I really admire you for being a 'real' man. You have taken up the responsibility of being the bread winner for your family and in doing so allow your wife to concentrate on looking after your children. Despite your current difficulties I firmly believe that you are doing the 'right' thing - it will pay rewards. I hope some financial rewards (!) as these are pretty useful, but if not the reward will be that your children will learn much from you about ethics, hard work, bravery and love. What perplexes me is why someone with your education was working in a factory! Whatever! If you get similar work I hope you are the union rep - you'd be a good advocate!— January 8, 2010 4:18 p.m.
New Law Bans Trans Fat
re #4 - trans fats are far worse than alcohol and drugs! Margarine and bad oils were marketed as healthy. These are the reason fit men in their mid 40s drop dead during a jog from a heart attack, why careful people who don't smoke or drink to excess have by-pass surgery in their 50s (for the first time). Trans fats are extremely difficult to process through the body (ie use them up and get them out). They have no great benefit because they are basically a mass of dead cells that have been zapped, and they just find a place to lodge (arterial walls) and build up.— January 4, 2010 5:35 a.m.
Sad Santa
That's a hard one - do you turn the radio off? Play another station? Good luck with your knees - I suppose knee replacement ops are the next in line for you - there are so many of these joint replacement ops these days.— January 1, 2010 8:16 a.m.
Alone for the Holidays
Won't Melody make friends with other Navy wives? I know the defence communities are very close-knit here (Australia) and they have a great life.— December 29, 2009 6:08 a.m.
What Did I Ever Do to Deserve This?
I really like that people will come and collect discarded furniture from the verge. Twice a year we have a verge collection and it is great that it doesn't just go to the rubbish tip. Some of these people are 'professionals' in this business and will repair/restore for resale. I don't think they would make a great living out of it - but I hope they do alright for all the effort. So - instead of going to a charity your chest has gone elsewhere and someone is making a profit. And it is all your bison's fault. So the poor man just misunderstood and made a mistake. !!— December 29, 2009 6:06 a.m.
Oxy on the Rise
Disagree with you rickeysays - I think Diego makes a good point and your little poke at his brain capacity due to taking some stuff was bitchy and downright nasty. The only way to overcome the drug problems in society is to legalise use. Legalise, control distribution and discourage. You would empty the jails. You would disempower the drug lords. You would make every person who wanted a high safe from overdose. Won't happen of course - too many powerful people make a lot of money from the illegal drug trade.— December 29, 2009 5:51 a.m.
Sad Santa
And Pete - nice story. If it is auto-biographical then perhaps you might organise something next Christmas (or before - why not!) with your family or friends. You don't look that old either!!!! What's with all these young people claiming to be old!!! Your have to be 80 to qualify!!!— December 29, 2009 5:24 a.m.
Sad Santa
Hey storyteller - 51 isn't old! That is just middle aged! I wouldn't want to have your Grandpa's attitude to growing older! His advice is almost as bad as that of my Grandfather who would jingle the coins in his pocket and advise... "this is your best friend". Sad advice hey! I hope to grow old and get wiser and wiser! The difficult thing for me about age, and I am around your age storyteller, is realising how much there is that I don't know, despite knowing quite a bit! I am sorry you seemed to have lost a lot of friends rather young - which I gather as you say almost everyone you know is dead. But celebrate that you are still alive - that the sky is blue and the grass is green!— December 29, 2009 5:16 a.m.
Stars and Angels
Here's to Match - clink, sip, choke! Merry Xmas Cuddlefish!— December 24, 2009 9:22 a.m.
Stars and Angels
Black Helicopter coming into land...Mary knows her conception alright - she was raped by a Roman soldier. There was a card in my letterbox today inviting all to have a free sausage sizzle, free ice cream, free camel rides and ... carols by candlelight tonight, Christmas Eve. All just two streets away from where I live at the Church of Christ, and in the street where lots of the residents really put on a show of lights. Well what mother could resist the opportunity to feed the children without cooking on Christmas Eve. The turnout was huge! The candles were plastic ones (!) - much safer and the kids could wave them all over the place. I took my boys into the church for the carols. This was a modern-style church with young members and a groovy rock band making a real mash of the carols. But I couldn't resist to sing! And even I, the cynic, got choked on the carols I know so well. A rather fat 30 something man got up and went on and on and on about Jesus, talked about what a stinky place the manger must have been (making a reference to the camel dung on the street) and saying how lucky we are to have birthing suites. ROFL God forbid - would rather birth in a manger myself. Much better than a hospital where you are poked and prodded, timed, told to lie down (effing stupid that one), cut to get it out (because you are lying down), or for 50% of women, caesared. Anyway - still got choked on the carols. Still pisses me off that God is referred to as a man. That REALLY pisses me off!!! REALLY REALLY REALLY. It is all He (don't forget the Capital), He and Him. God is gender neutral, and I reckon the Magdalena rocks!! She wasn't a prostitute either - she was Christ's partner. And Jesus didn't get enlightened living a quiet and impoverished existence with his carpenter father and virgin mother (please) - he went to India. How cool! Studied Hinduism. Smoked pot. Sigh. Still got choked on the carols. Scary to see so many people with beatified expressions on their faces listening to the goody two shoes Christian spiel. Why do these people have no sex appeal I wonder? Reckon the congregation was pretty limp. Better continue to clean up the house in preparation for the big day. Christmas!! Presents!! Lunch!! Once a Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Merry Christmas to all and don't be offended if you are a Christian. Remember you are supposed to love your enemies. Thoughts and prayers for Hitler, Saddam, Madoff, Bush (pmsl)etc.— December 24, 2009 6:34 a.m.