Marvin 42
06-06-2005, 09:42 PM
There I was ...... Late as usual ......
My Self-Loathing class had run overtime, and now the headmaster was not pleased at my ill-timed entry into Meaninglessness Contemplation 101.
I left feeling down. More down than usual, which is quite a stretch.
It was then that I sought a "sign". Something to give me a clue.
When I checked my email, this is what I found ........
Subject: Not a laughing matter
ACTUAL AUSTRALIAN COURT DOCKET 12659 CASE OF THE PREGNANT LADY
A lady about 8 months pregnant got on a bus. She noticed the man opposite her was smiling at her.
She immediately moved to another seat.
This time the smile turned into a grin, so she moved again. The man seemed more amused.
When on the fourth move, the man burst out laughing, she complained to the driver and he had the man arrested.
The case came up in court The judge asked the man (about 20 years old) what he had to say for himself. The man replied, "Well your Honor, it was like this: When the lady got on the bus, I couldn't help but notice her condition.
She sat under a sweets sign that said, "The Double Mint Twins are coming!" and I grinned.
Then she moved and sat under a sign that said, "Logan's Liniment will reduce the swelling", and I had to smile.
Then she placed herself under a deodorant sign that said, "William's Big Stick Did the Trick", and I could hardly contain myself.
BUT, your Honor, when she moved the fourth time and sat under a sign that said,
"Goodyear Rubber could have prevented this Accident"... I just lost it."
Life... Don't talk to me about life....
Marvin... Still paranoid.... Still Android.... Why bother responding.... I'll be rusting in the corner for a bit.....
My Self-Loathing class had run overtime, and now the headmaster was not pleased at my ill-timed entry into Meaninglessness Contemplation 101.
I left feeling down. More down than usual, which is quite a stretch.
It was then that I sought a "sign". Something to give me a clue.
When I checked my email, this is what I found ........
Subject: Not a laughing matter
ACTUAL AUSTRALIAN COURT DOCKET 12659 CASE OF THE PREGNANT LADY
A lady about 8 months pregnant got on a bus. She noticed the man opposite her was smiling at her.
She immediately moved to another seat.
This time the smile turned into a grin, so she moved again. The man seemed more amused.
When on the fourth move, the man burst out laughing, she complained to the driver and he had the man arrested.
The case came up in court The judge asked the man (about 20 years old) what he had to say for himself. The man replied, "Well your Honor, it was like this: When the lady got on the bus, I couldn't help but notice her condition.
She sat under a sweets sign that said, "The Double Mint Twins are coming!" and I grinned.
Then she moved and sat under a sign that said, "Logan's Liniment will reduce the swelling", and I had to smile.
Then she placed herself under a deodorant sign that said, "William's Big Stick Did the Trick", and I could hardly contain myself.
BUT, your Honor, when she moved the fourth time and sat under a sign that said,
"Goodyear Rubber could have prevented this Accident"... I just lost it."
Life... Don't talk to me about life....
Marvin... Still paranoid.... Still Android.... Why bother responding.... I'll be rusting in the corner for a bit.....
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Hedgehog No 1
06-07-2005, 12:53 PM
Hey 'marv' :wave:
For EVERY problem ~ there IS a solution ~
How about ~
A round room ~ NO CORNERS
Some WD 40 ~ NO RUST
You're NOT paranoid ~ they really ARE out to get you
What's wrong with being an android ?
How's that ~ three out of four aint bad is it ???
Hang in there marv ~ ;)
Hedge. :cool:
For EVERY problem ~ there IS a solution ~
How about ~
A round room ~ NO CORNERS
Some WD 40 ~ NO RUST
You're NOT paranoid ~ they really ARE out to get you
What's wrong with being an android ?
How's that ~ three out of four aint bad is it ???
Hang in there marv ~ ;)
Hedge. :cool:
Marvin 42
06-10-2005, 02:30 AM
This too shall pass...
~ An ex-quarterback...
~ An ex-quarterback...
Hedgehog No 1
06-10-2005, 11:06 AM
Like every GOOD wide-receiver ~ I'll be waiting... :wave:
Marvin 42
06-15-2005, 05:07 PM
I got a look at Mrs. (temporary state) Android's game plan...
Boston visits mid-July.
Formal paperwork to be executed probably by then.
Mrs. Android visits Boston second week of August.
Much to do.
Reesie's "sticky" really did help. I KNOW I'm in a bad space right now... It was nice to see the sticky about EXTREME depression from Moderator 1 ...
Phoenix was hot. So was Vegas (except luck was NOT in the building)...
Floundering...
Confronted with TOO many unpleasant options...
Thanks for the feedback, wide receiver Hedge...
Marvin 42 :yawn:
Boston visits mid-July.
Formal paperwork to be executed probably by then.
Mrs. Android visits Boston second week of August.
Much to do.
Reesie's "sticky" really did help. I KNOW I'm in a bad space right now... It was nice to see the sticky about EXTREME depression from Moderator 1 ...
Phoenix was hot. So was Vegas (except luck was NOT in the building)...
Floundering...
Confronted with TOO many unpleasant options...
Thanks for the feedback, wide receiver Hedge...
Marvin 42 :yawn:
Hedgehog No 1
06-16-2005, 01:42 PM
Hey 'Marv'... :wave:
Sounds like some rough weather up ahead ~
Batten down the hatches ~
This 'storm' WILL pass ~
Just don't go 'overboard' ~
Watch out for the 'sharks' ~
Are you carrying any 'cargo' on this journey ?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Take (lots of) care, my friend.
Hedge ~ :cool:
Sounds like some rough weather up ahead ~
Batten down the hatches ~
This 'storm' WILL pass ~
Just don't go 'overboard' ~
Watch out for the 'sharks' ~
Are you carrying any 'cargo' on this journey ?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Take (lots of) care, my friend.
Hedge ~ :cool:
Ruth6:11
06-16-2005, 02:35 PM
Stress is the worst thing for us (besides caffeine and being resistant to all medications...) and you've got about 40 tons of it staring you in the face my friend.
I know that this is just about going to sound stupid, but have you thought about signing up for a yoga or tai chi class for the relaxation training in it?
(How can you relax, huh?)
I believe that if Hedge wasn't "otherwise occupied" soon, we could arrange a Virtual intervention for you. Catch a virtual movie, a few pitchers of marguerita's (hey, they're virtual, right?), and share a few of our sadder and wiser stories - under the virtual cone of silence of course.
I hope you know that I've never understood impotence so well as now, when I would give anything to be able to truly help.
But, I'm here just about everyday and I'll read whatever funny stories you have to share while I sing a line from an old song in my head (Raindrops behind my teardrops, and no one will ever know, that I'm crying..)
:angel:
I know that this is just about going to sound stupid, but have you thought about signing up for a yoga or tai chi class for the relaxation training in it?
(How can you relax, huh?)
I believe that if Hedge wasn't "otherwise occupied" soon, we could arrange a Virtual intervention for you. Catch a virtual movie, a few pitchers of marguerita's (hey, they're virtual, right?), and share a few of our sadder and wiser stories - under the virtual cone of silence of course.
I hope you know that I've never understood impotence so well as now, when I would give anything to be able to truly help.
But, I'm here just about everyday and I'll read whatever funny stories you have to share while I sing a line from an old song in my head (Raindrops behind my teardrops, and no one will ever know, that I'm crying..)
:angel:
Marvin 42
06-16-2005, 07:53 PM
Thanks, Hedge !!! Unclear on what you meant by "cargo"... please clarify...
Ruth ~ the virtual intervention sounds wonderful. Sign me up. I'm having a bit of a connundrum, as my daughter 1) resisted counselling to the point that it's been put on a back burner indefinitely, and 2) has refused to play golf since school ended in May... I'm NOT getting relaxation exercise, which adds to the building powder-keg of stress. If she doesn't go with me, I can't play golf. Volleyball is only occassional, on weekends. I'm keeping my fingers crossed...
Phoenix and Vegas were supposed to relax my cyber-circuits from spiraling inwards... Didn't work. Every time I go to lay down, I start swirling in all the loose ends and uncertainties... Not cool. I get SO exhausted that I'll momentarilly just black-out - like I have a few times sitting at this computer...
Am plodding along - if slowly - waiting yet processing... Daughter wants me to attempt to "buy out" wife's share of house ~ but ANY formula I've run on the 'puter shows monthly payments (just Principal and Interest) in excess of 1400 per month. With Property Tax of 200 and Insurance of 75 added in, we're up to 1675. I only get 2200, so that's cutting it a bit too close. Especially when the monthly utilities of 450 get factored in. It cannot work. Unless someone agreed to take deferred payment lump-sum years from now upon future sale... Then again - even the simplest of financial bumps would send me spiraling into a black hole...
Over that scenario ~ the strings attached to my "early" retirement are over-bearing... IF I earn just a few dollars too much in a given month, they CANCEL my retirement until age 65 and also cancel my health insurance, FOREVER. Kind of like a MAJOR Sword of Damocles !!!
Futzing around with part-time work would only muddy the picture.
So...
I edge towards the abyss...
Thank goodness, I just re-checked my Risperdal supplies !!!
Marvin 4(you)2 ;)
Ruth ~ the virtual intervention sounds wonderful. Sign me up. I'm having a bit of a connundrum, as my daughter 1) resisted counselling to the point that it's been put on a back burner indefinitely, and 2) has refused to play golf since school ended in May... I'm NOT getting relaxation exercise, which adds to the building powder-keg of stress. If she doesn't go with me, I can't play golf. Volleyball is only occassional, on weekends. I'm keeping my fingers crossed...
Phoenix and Vegas were supposed to relax my cyber-circuits from spiraling inwards... Didn't work. Every time I go to lay down, I start swirling in all the loose ends and uncertainties... Not cool. I get SO exhausted that I'll momentarilly just black-out - like I have a few times sitting at this computer...
Am plodding along - if slowly - waiting yet processing... Daughter wants me to attempt to "buy out" wife's share of house ~ but ANY formula I've run on the 'puter shows monthly payments (just Principal and Interest) in excess of 1400 per month. With Property Tax of 200 and Insurance of 75 added in, we're up to 1675. I only get 2200, so that's cutting it a bit too close. Especially when the monthly utilities of 450 get factored in. It cannot work. Unless someone agreed to take deferred payment lump-sum years from now upon future sale... Then again - even the simplest of financial bumps would send me spiraling into a black hole...
Over that scenario ~ the strings attached to my "early" retirement are over-bearing... IF I earn just a few dollars too much in a given month, they CANCEL my retirement until age 65 and also cancel my health insurance, FOREVER. Kind of like a MAJOR Sword of Damocles !!!
Futzing around with part-time work would only muddy the picture.
So...
I edge towards the abyss...
Thank goodness, I just re-checked my Risperdal supplies !!!
Marvin 4(you)2 ;)
Hedgehog No 1
07-13-2005, 05:55 PM
Hey 'Marv'... :wave:
How you doin'...??? :confused:
Getting a little worried about your prolonged absense ~ :eek:
See you at the restaurant at the End of the universe ~ :rolleyes:
I'll be at table 42 ~ ;)
Having bought most of the bar ~ :yawn:
Hedge ~ :cool:
How you doin'...??? :confused:
Getting a little worried about your prolonged absense ~ :eek:
See you at the restaurant at the End of the universe ~ :rolleyes:
I'll be at table 42 ~ ;)
Having bought most of the bar ~ :yawn:
Hedge ~ :cool:
Ruth6:11
07-13-2005, 08:08 PM
Mama Ruth is getting more than a little worried -
She is even reduced to speaking of herself in the 3rd person -
Please stop in at any of the regular hangouts and let us know that you're hanging in there, ok???
Ruth
:angel:
(don't make me send my angels out there after you...)
She is even reduced to speaking of herself in the 3rd person -
Please stop in at any of the regular hangouts and let us know that you're hanging in there, ok???
Ruth
:angel:
(don't make me send my angels out there after you...)
Hedgehog No 1
07-16-2005, 05:36 AM
Hey Ruth, :wave:
I'm sat here 'waiting for a table' at our favorite restaurant... :yawn:
No sign of when I will get 'some service'... :bouncing:
I sent a note to my old friend 'bj' but I don't know if she has moved address... :confused:
Hope you are doing well. :p
My therapy is moving forward very well although VERY difficult to cope with at present. :eek:
Carol and I are enjoying being married. :jester:
Take care.
Hedge ~ :cool:
I'm sat here 'waiting for a table' at our favorite restaurant... :yawn:
No sign of when I will get 'some service'... :bouncing:
I sent a note to my old friend 'bj' but I don't know if she has moved address... :confused:
Hope you are doing well. :p
My therapy is moving forward very well although VERY difficult to cope with at present. :eek:
Carol and I are enjoying being married. :jester:
Take care.
Hedge ~ :cool: