Good thing I don't need my chin as it is still on the floor. My father would have disowned me if I even MENTIONED getting an ear pierced. The idea actually makes me nauseous. My mom would have happily helped me pick out ear rings and taught me to buff my fingernails though. My how the times do change. Pretty soon our androgynous culture will have us all in skirts. Ouch. Chaffing.
dj On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 9:29 AM, [email protected]<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hah yes indeed, there are differances between the genders, and I mean > more than then physical. My wife is an acomplished wordsmith and can > smite a man at 9, no 12 paces! > > I sorta scared my oldest son last night. His mother planned to take > him to get his ear pireced today rigth at the top through the > cartalidge, I advised him that he would be better off going to a > proper piercing shop as the needle they use is hollow and will core > out a piece of the cartalidge rather than whacking a blunt stus > through as would happen if a piercing gun is used. I think he may have > changed his mind, but I told him this morning that I only offered > advice, he need not take it. My wife told me off for scaring him > which in turn scared me! > > Damn me I may have to rethink this whole blog thing! > > On 24 July, 14:23, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: >> I remember a couple of slaps I made to males when I was in college- >> one to a doctor and the other to a date at Mr. Kelly's- a jazz >> nightclub in Chicago. There was no response but at my 20 year reunion, >> J told me the doctor had felt sad. He was older and his first wife had >> committed suicide- much too complicated for a 18 year old- so I took >> the easy way out. J was abandoned by her doctor husband- left >> penniless.//I like escape best of all! LOL Think of Holly Golightly >> climbing out of window! (Breakfast at Tiffany's)//I must admit using >> the professions like lawyers and doctors- even a shrink- to save >> money- I thought- but they were all costly. Some very funny stories, >> however.// It is interesting how a man and a woman learn to protect >> themselves, isn't it? Sometimes I would be over-generous just to get >> rid of someone and it worked. Also a female can use words as a weapon. >> But I think I am also ever the student of plots and am curious so I >> took risks. That doesn't make me a bitch. I had very feisty parents >> and they hoped to spare me life's battles so they tried to make me a >> lady but battles loom anyway and you'd better figure out how to fight >> or run. >> >> On Jul 24, 7:15 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Heh Rigsy in my opinion and experiances as a small man, the brute >> > strengh of a male is easy enought to counter if you quick. >> >> > My dad well, he is not great man nor a great dad, but I have taken on >> > board some of what he tried to instill in me, namely 'Lee you are >> > small, and so there is no shame in picking up half a brick, don't let >> > yourself get beaten' and the ever so wise 'When you are sorround by a >> > group always hit firts and always the biggest one of them' >> >> > What I shall pass down to my children though is the safer 'run, run >> > boy, run like fuck' >> >> > On 24 July, 12:22, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > There are a multitude of ways to "kill" someone off besides with a >> > > weapon or fists but that, perhaps, is a topic for another thread. I >> > > doubt I could ever phsically kill someone but maybe I have simply/ >> > > narrowly escaped those life or death situations. Regarding the "death" >> > > of relationships, there seems to be a long period of self- >> > > justification followed by a more rational appraisal- and the same >> > > might also be said in the casting aside of old core beliefs/behaviors >> > > and taking up new ones. Physically, I am not equipped to counter the >> > > brute strength of a male but I see that women are now engaging in >> > > martial arts and carrying pink stun guns and pistols plus entering the >> > > military in combat roles. No one runs off to hide in a convent! :-) At >> > > any rate, there are legal and social actions available to even scores >> > > or protect oneself/family. The sad thing is that they are sometimes >> > > necessary which further disappoints ones view of the human race. >> > > Afterall, you have little control over the motives or mindsets of >> > > other people. >> >> > > On Jul 24, 4:37 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> > > wrote: >> >> > > > So you are saying that you have noticed that the divorce rates are >> > > > less now than say 20 years ago? >> >> > > > As to violence I am most assuredly a man, and as has already been >> > > > discussed I abhour violence, yet it is a handy tool to use, and I have >> > > > not been slow in using it when I must. Like any tool though, I am of >> > > > the opinion that the right tool for the right job makes life soooo >> > > > much easyer. >> >> > > > On 23 July, 18:43, "Lorraine Belge" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > > I disagree, having been a marriage counselor for multiple years, I >> > > > > have seen people attempt (successfully) to pull together and be >> > > > > forced, yes forced because they don't have the numerous choices made >> > > > > possible by money, to see other alternatives. As a result you have >> > > > > the old fashioned marriage where people realize that they need to >> > > > > make the best of what they think is a bad situation and all of a >> > > > > sudden it gets better. Violence is the result of inherent tendencies >> > > > > to solve difficulties by physical means, frequently a man's first >> > > > > choice, altho sometimes a women will do it also, But men are >> > > > > physical in their formulations of situations and respond in like >> > > > > kind. they are by nature the hunter and women the gatherer. But >> > > > > civilization has brought with it numerous choices, including >> > > > > counselors, pastors, books, self help, internet, etc. even friends >> > > > > and blogs, etc. hope this does not sound negative, only my point of >> > > > > view from experience. Many good wishes and kindness go your way. >> > > > > Namaste >> >> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > > > From: deripsni<mailto:[email protected]> >> > > > > To: "Minds Eye"<mailto:[email protected]> >> > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:42 AM >> > > > > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: killers >> >> > > > > I guess staying in bad marriages is even more likely to cause >> > > > > violence >> > > > > than divorces. Occurances of violence dominate the news >> > > > > unfortunately. >> > > > > Its a bad bad world out there it seems. I live in a place where there >> > > > > is not much violence, no gang problems, no racial problems to speak >> > > > > of. I guess I am just blessed not to live in an area of high crime >> > > > > but >> > > > > I cringe when I watch CNN. >> >> > > > > On Jul 23, 8:49 am, Don Johnson >> > > > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > > > > > I heard divorces were happening less often. People are staying in >> > > > > > bad >> > > > > > relationships so they won't be alone during the recession. >> >> > > > > > dj >> >> > > > > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:03 AM, >> > > > > > deripsni<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> > > > > > > Yes, I presume one has to be alive to commit an act of violence >> > > > > > > ;-] >> > > > > > > But there must be more instigating factors these days with kids >> > > > > > > growing up watching carnage on TV, masses of people stuck in >> > > > > > > traffic >> > > > > > > jams, workers losing their jobs, higher divorce rates, etc. >> > > > > > > Denser >> > > > > > > poplulation areas have to increase the likelihood of violence. >> >> > > > > > > By the way, your cat did not commit an act of violence, it was >> > > > > > > only >> > > > > > > reacting to an instinctive urge. >> >> > > > > > > On Jul 23, 7:36 am, >> > > > > > > "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" >> > > > > > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> > > > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > >> I'm pretty sure that it is simply life that 'breeds' violence. >> > > > > > >> I mean >> > > > > > >> I have never seem anything dead attack anything else. Fictional >> > > > > > >> zombies not-withstanding. >> >> > > > > > >> On a personal note, my 13 year old had his first taste of death >> > > > > > >> the >> > > > > > >> other day. That'st right a cat(the female one) got a hold of >> > > > > > >> one of >> > > > > > >> his hamsters. Hamster is no more, and the cat has subsequently >> > > > > > >> been >> > > > > > >> renamed 'murderer' by my young boy child. >> >> > > > > > >> On 20 July, 13:10, deripsni >> > > > > > >> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> > > > > > >> > Maybe knowledge breeds violence? In the unlikely case that a >> > > > > > >> > man has >> > > > > > >> > not been introduced to religion or politics, would he still >> > > > > > >> > have the >> > > > > > >> > same propensity to kill as the modern man? Maybe, but the >> > > > > > >> > reasons >> > > > > > >> > would be fewer, say for perceived territorial infringement, or >> > > > > > >> > protection of family and food. >> >> > > > > > >> > I am sure that early man, before being saturated with media, >> > > > > > >> > politics, >> > > > > > >> > religious dogma, and over-population, was a much more >> > > > > > >> > peaceful animal. >> > > > > > >> > A person's conscience seems to dictate activity ranges, and >> > > > > > >> > today's >> > > > > > >> > man has had his conscience mezmerized by over-information, >> > > > > > >> > over- >> > > > > > >> > breeding, over-indulgence, etc. Unfortuately I cannot forsee a >> > > > > > >> > reversal in this trend short of some global catastrophe that >> > > > > > >> > wipes out >> > > > > > >> > a large number of the human animals that inhabit this rock. >> >> > > > > > >> > Many can speculate as to what breeds violence but, in my >> > > > > > >> > opinion, a >> > > > > > >> > healthy conscience precludes any unsolicited violent >> > > > > > >> > activity. I think >> > > > > > >> > a good question to ask is 'what causes the deterioration of a >> > > > > > >> > healthy >> > > > > > >> > conscience?'. Unfortunately, I think there are too many >> > > > > > >> > answers to >> > > > > > >> > that question. >> >> > > > > > >> > On Jul 18, 6:42 pm, Alan Wostenberg >> > > > > > >> > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> > > > > > >> > > A common belief today is that religion breeds violence. >> > > > > > >> > > Isn't this >> > > > > > >> > > like saying politics is violent? I read the below today, >> > > > > > >> > > and it gave >> > > > > > >> > > me food for thought, particularly that last sentence: >> >> > > > > > >> > > "Some kill because their faiths specifically command them >> > > > > > >> > > to do so; >> > > > > > >> > > some kill though their faiths explicitly forbid them to do >> > > > > > >> > > so; and >> > > > > > >> > > some kill because they have no faith and hence believe all >> > > > > > >> > > things are >> > > > > > >> > > permitted to them. Polytheists, monotheists, and atheists >> > > > > > >> > > kill. Men >> > > > > > >> > > kill for their gods, or for their God, or because there is >> > > > > > >> > > no God and >> > > > > > >> > > human destiny must be shaped by gigantic exertions of human >> > > > > > >> > > will. They >> > > > > > >> > > kill out of pursuit of universal truths, and out of >> > > > > > >> > > fidelity to tribal >> > > > > > >> > > allegiances; for faith, blood and soil, empire, national >> > > > > > >> > > greatness, >> > > > > > >> > > "socialist utopia", capitalism, and "democratization". Men >> > > > > > >> > > always seek >> > > > > > >> > > gods in who's name they may perform great deeds or commit >> > > > > > >> > > unspeakable >> > > > > > >> > > atrocity, even if those gods are not gods but "tribal >> > > > > > >> > > honor", or >> > > > > > >> > > "genetic imperatives" or "social ideals" or "human destiny" >> > > > > > >> > > or >> > > > > > >> > > "liberal democracy". Then again men also kill on account of >> > > > > > >> > > money, >> > > > > > >> > > land, love, pride, hatred, envy or ambition. ... The truth >> > > > > > >> > > is that >> > > > > > >> > > religion and irreligion are cultural variables, but killing >> > > > > > >> > > is a human >> >> ... >> >> read more »- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
