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Benevolent Dictator
Why is it that people with David's temperament (like me) always seem to pair up with people with your temperament (like my partner Robert)? Just what is Buddha trying to teach us here?— August 30, 2012 8:24 p.m.
Hive-Minded
> I hadn’t noticed that the rest of the > table had been silently spectating, > transfixed by our strange exchange. > Robert looked at me as though I had > just been communicating with aliens, > Close Encounter style. When I read that and thought about your title, I couldn't help thinking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZEJ4OJTgg8— August 23, 2012 8:06 p.m.
Frequent Liar
**Thank you** for continuing your kindness by pointing out the less-than-intuitiveness of this software. > By taking a moment to help a fellow > traveler, I’d redeemed my faith in the > kindness of people, even if that > kindness had to come from me. It was a > good feeling. *During stress* is the most critical time to be the change you want to see in the world. I believe the gentleman finding you was not a random event, but a cosmic re-balancing of life force. I have found myself working in the airport returning the ticket counter baggage scales to accuracy, and supplying directions to lost and dazed travelers. Why they search **me** out remains a mystery, as I believe my uniform is not at all airline related. But I endeavor to solve their immediate problem along with the one under the platform that you place your suitcases on.— August 9, 2012 8:24 a.m.
Nothing Left to Lose
> where they could try all kinds of drugs in a safe setting with a counselor — you know, someone sober who knows his shit — to make sure they don’t hurt themselves; Hmmm. Kind of like alcoholic beverages in a bar... Some would describe a bartender as a councilor. While I like your perspective, it is the entering and *especially the exiting* of such a controlled environment that poses the challenge. I think The Eagles may have nailed it at the end of the song... [Hotel California][1] [1]: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eagles/hotelcalifo…— July 29, 2012 1:48 p.m.
What the Foie?
Thank you for an education on the finer things in life. I listened to an interview of Bertrand Hug on this subject, and came away more sad than anything else.— June 26, 2012 4:11 p.m.
I Dig Dragons
David: The more she writes about you, the more I like you. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/2…— June 20, 2012 4:04 p.m.
Cirque du Crazy
I'm sorry to sound trite, but I feel your pain. You are experiencing one of my obsessions of 30 years ago. Reading this missive is so in tune with my memory that I swear I had a Sam Becket moment. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Leap)— May 16, 2012 4:36 p.m.
Immobile Phone
Yes, it clicks once for each digit it has to pass to get to the number you dialed. Dial a 5 and you get 5 clicks. My Dad worked for New York Telephone (a division of the old AT&T) for 35 years, from his return from France after WWII to his retirement after the breakup of the old AT&T in the '80s. After the breakup, New York Telephone changed its name to Verizon. I found this You-Tube video that I get a kick out of. It teaches my Grandfather's generation how to adapt to the latest technology of the time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4v-crPSrj0&featur…— April 26, 2012 8:26 a.m.
Immobile Phone
I have a land line monitored by an answering machine on my desk just for times when I'm filling out an online form, and they won't accept the form without a phone number. It rings about 10 times a day, but *almost* nobody leaves a message. Some robo-marketing calls are programmed to leave messages, they start talking before the outgoing message has finished. (*Nya-nya, my machine can ignore your machine!*) I also use that line to communicate with my healthcare provider's computer using a touch-tone phone to order refills since the handset is separate from the keypad. My friends know to leave a message because I'll "pick-up" for them. In the Living Room I keep an antique as a conversation piece. OK, bad pun. It is connected and it still works. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/2…— April 25, 2012 4:53 p.m.
Classic Barb Guy
Applause to David. I've often heard that "Opposites attract." But I've come to believe that people aren't so much opposite as they are individually incomplete. While you are unique, you are also not alone *in many ways*. David is with you, as well as there are many others who share your challenges. My partner is one who battles demons just as you do; but he completes me as you complete David. Robert has shown me things about myself that has inspired contemplation and change for the better. I have tried to instill self-value-ability in him as he tends to discount himself more than a WalMart mark-down. There are great suggestions above in these comments. One thing that helps us (for what it's worth) is "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle on audio CDs. I haven't tired of listening to it and Robert needs to listen to it again and again. We all care about you. *Both of you.*— April 19, 2012 4:54 p.m.