n2jesus wrote:I have wondered about you lately...Wondered how you were doing...Nice to have a picture to put with the word pictures you have so vividly painted...Glad to see you are still alive and well...Maybe you will find a more kind, more gentle group here...ha!
Vicky
Thanks, Vicky. That's nice of you to say. I've moved to Alaska and am learning how slow my 46 year-old brain is. I've started a new career as a computer programmer, and it can certainly humble a middle-aged novice.
My parents are getting older, and I know I won't have them forever. I'm discovering how important they are to me. I'm also discovering how it doesn't pay to be shy when it comes to finding a spouse and starting a family so that you have people besides yourself when you get my age and older.
I figure I get what I poke for here on Jude2. I wish the world were a better place, but it's not. There are some good people here on Jude2. My guess is that every person on Jude2 is good. But we all have our blind spots and prejudices. I wouldn't be a man if I weren't willing to fight, and they wouldn't be men if they weren't willing to fight me. I've noticed a lot of similarities between human and animal behavior, and, well, we are just being human. I can't expect too much more than that. Thankfully, though, animals too have their endearing, loving qualities after they eat you for supper.
Blessings to you for your kind words.
[Had to change the photo since you mentioned it. The other one was too old, and I no longer have the Michael Medved look.]
"And just when you think you've got me figured out, remember, No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man." --Heraclitus