TBD2024-03-29T15:54:41ZCraigDhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CraigDonechiehttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2190182878?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=1hpkdktb42igd&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe Name Gametag:teebeedee.ning.com,2023-05-30:1991841:Topic:20123412023-05-30T17:21:16.838ZCraigDhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CraigDonechie
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I haven't received an email from this group in months so I'm wondering if it's still active or has it gone away? </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I have read 2 wonderful books in recent months (and a few not as good) but thought I'd share the 2 I loved to anyone who is still on this site.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The first…</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I haven't received an email from this group in months so I'm wondering if it's still active or has it gone away? </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I have read 2 wonderful books in recent months (and a few not as good) but thought I'd share the 2 I loved to anyone who is still on this site.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The first is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Remarkably Bright Creatures</span> which strangely is about an octopus in an aquarium and the connection he makes with the nighttime cleaning lady. I thought it sounded dumb but when I saw how many people were waiting for it at the library I thought I'd give it a try... Wonderful, charming, heartwarming, etc.,etc., etc. Highly recommended!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The other book I loved (which I just finished) is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Story of Arthur TruLuv</span>. which is about an 85 yr. old man who goes to the cemetery every day to have lunch with his beloved wife who died 6 mo. ago. He befriends a teenager who goes daily during lunch hour to avoid the bullies at her school. She finds the cemetery comforting. Again highly recommended if you like charming, heartwarming novels with good endings. </span></span></p> Just For Funtag:teebeedee.ning.com,2021-12-29:1991841:Topic:19982762021-12-29T01:59:02.101ZCraigDhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CraigDonechie
<p>Post Fun Stuff Here. </p>
<p>Post Fun Stuff Here. </p> The 1/6 assault on the Capitaltag:teebeedee.ning.com,2021-01-17:1991841:Topic:19532372021-01-17T18:32:08.104ZCraigDhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CraigDonechie
<p>I'd be interested in hearing what others are feeling about this assault. Personally, I would have liked to see the security there (capital police, etc.) shoot some of those invaders. I'm stunned that this happened. I've never been a lover of the police. In the '70's we called them pigs. However,.......</p>
<p>I'd be interested in hearing what others are feeling about this assault. Personally, I would have liked to see the security there (capital police, etc.) shoot some of those invaders. I'm stunned that this happened. I've never been a lover of the police. In the '70's we called them pigs. However,.......</p> Covidtag:teebeedee.ning.com,2021-01-06:1991841:Topic:19461822021-01-06T04:16:32.658ZCraigDhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CraigDonechie
Covid is very close to home. My granddaughters mother has it. My granddaughter has been with my son since Sunday. 8 have no idea what happens now. They all work in restaurants. Please keep all in your thoughts.
Covid is very close to home. My granddaughters mother has it. My granddaughter has been with my son since Sunday. 8 have no idea what happens now. They all work in restaurants. Please keep all in your thoughts. Favorite winter foodtag:teebeedee.ning.com,2020-12-29:1991841:Topic:19410522020-12-29T19:27:24.517ZCraigDhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CraigDonechie
What is your favorite winter food?
What is your favorite winter food? Most funtag:teebeedee.ning.com,2020-12-29:1991841:Topic:19411892020-12-29T19:13:22.882ZCraigDhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CraigDonechie
When you read the question put the first thing that comes to mind. What is the funniest most fun thing you recall doing?
When you read the question put the first thing that comes to mind. What is the funniest most fun thing you recall doing? Your two cents or more please?tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2020-11-03:1991841:Topic:19045372020-11-03T21:38:01.501ZCraigDhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CraigDonechie
<p>Would you be my Dear Abby?</p>
<p>My heart is hurting an I am so torn in two between my love for a man and respect for my values. Am I being forthright? Am I being foolish? </p>
<p>The skinny:</p>
<p>Since March I have been in a very intimate and close relationship with my first love. We separated as teens and he came back for me each decade, but the timing was never right. </p>
<p>This pandemic that has been horrific for so many had a beautiful silver lining for us. We were thrown together…</p>
<p>Would you be my Dear Abby?</p>
<p>My heart is hurting an I am so torn in two between my love for a man and respect for my values. Am I being forthright? Am I being foolish? </p>
<p>The skinny:</p>
<p>Since March I have been in a very intimate and close relationship with my first love. We separated as teens and he came back for me each decade, but the timing was never right. </p>
<p>This pandemic that has been horrific for so many had a beautiful silver lining for us. We were thrown together 24/7 for weeks at a time and it was an amazing dream come true. He was my knight in shining armor, my everything.</p>
<p>Fast forward to post pandemic. We are both back to work and I stay with him at his home a lot of the time. He has done so much for me, opened his heart and his home, taken me places, given me great experiences, introduced me to his family and his close friends, treated me with respect and free choice, has snuggled with me every night and gives the best hugs on the planet. When he holds me I feel at home.</p>
<p>The one glitch?</p>
<p>Her name is Joy. Joy is his disabled brother's care taker. Joy is like a member of the family. Joy has a room at his house, like his brother does. His brother refers to Joy as his sister.</p>
<p>Joy also comes across as very jealous of me. Often either ignoring my presence or asserting possession of my precious love in one way or another to me. Joy is pig-headed and it's her way or the highway. Joy loves the exact music and food my love does. Joy and my love are the closest of friends. When she observes PDA's between my love and me, I can see the steam start to come out of her head.</p>
<p>Joy has a boyfriend that is very jealous of my love. Joy criticizes her boyfriend when he acts out over it. Joy usually stays over at her boyfriend's home when I am there and I notice she is at my love's home when I am not.</p>
<p>I feel that my love and Joy are like a close, happily married couple without physical intimacy. I also want you to know that I trust that my love and Joy do not have a physical relationship. </p>
<p>The other night they were both drinking and I noticed Joy kept playing "handsies" with my love. This got me quite upset. The next day Joy started ranting about her boyfriend because he saw my love putting air in her truck's tires.</p>
<p>I blew. The last straw. The last needle stuck in my side...</p>
<p>Please know I am not a confrontational or aggressive person. I was emotional and I told my love and Joy that I needed to speak with both of them together. They resisted. I persisted. I had to confront them together for my peace of mind. I had to. I told them it was as much for the two of them as it was for me. I was shaking uncontrollably.</p>
<p>What ensued was like a volcano blowing over between Joy and I. Tempers raged. Raised voices and cursing abounded. Joy always had to one-up my questions with threats and ridiculous accusations and even threats of physical violence towards me. </p>
<p>She even belittled the love between me and my love as puny compared to the years she had in with him. Apparently, they had a thing for a while but it did not last as my love is not physically attracted to her, but "God told her she had to stick with him and be his friend". So according to Joy, they have been together for 12 years in a meaningful, yet non-physical relationship. I also learned that my love told three past girlfriend's to take he and Joy's relationship or leave it. They left it.</p>
<p>Also noteworthy is that my love stayed neutral and even on Joy's side at first as he said he felt I was wrong and confrontational to bring them in together like that. The only time he verbally stepped in was when Joy started threatening me physically. I felt like I was on my own and trying my best not to let my fear and shaking be obvious. Not acceptable.</p>
<p>People, it was a scene. I have never been involved in anything like that. I told my love I could not go forward in a relationship with him as I felt his loyalty was to Joy first and foremost. He told me that is not true. But I come to my own conclusions based on the altercation.</p>
<p>I really thought he was my true love finally come to fruition and needless to say I am devastated emotionally and miss the feeling of being in his arms.</p>
<p>So please, your thoughts? </p>
<p>I would expect nothing but kind and brutal honesty.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p></p> Friend Requeststag:teebeedee.ning.com,2020-09-08:1991841:Topic:18708392020-09-08T11:22:01.759ZCraigDhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CraigDonechie
<p><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j irj2b8pg enqfppq2 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto">Still learning my way around here at TBD but liking it so far. As for friend requests, although I have sent a few out, I'm feeling rather jaded about the subject for now. I can already see that I do have a much better chance of them being approved here. Great! One more reason I would like to see TBD take off and grow...Just without the drama…</span></p>
<p><span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j irj2b8pg enqfppq2 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto">Still learning my way around here at TBD but liking it so far. As for friend requests, although I have sent a few out, I'm feeling rather jaded about the subject for now. I can already see that I do have a much better chance of them being approved here. Great! One more reason I would like to see TBD take off and grow...Just without the drama though.</span> <span class="oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j irj2b8pg enqfppq2 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto">Not sure what the deal is with this but I have had more friend requests denied with one of the larger social sites...Especially with people that I actually know! Not sure as to why that is...Is just me or have any of you had the same experience?</span></p> Catch me uptag:teebeedee.ning.com,2020-09-06:1991841:Topic:18705162020-09-06T21:18:49.847ZCraigDhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/CraigDonechie
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<p>Sorry I've been away for... well, many years, but I'm getting sick of all the nonsense over on facebook, with all the politics and whatnot, so I thought I'd come back over here and see how folks are doing (because if there's one thing I remember from the old TBD, we never, <em>ever</em> discussed politics).</p>
<p>How's everyone doing? I'm a bit worse for the wear: two shoulder surgeries, and a couple of stents keeping the blood flowing around my heart, but overall not bad.</p>
<p>I…</p>
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<p>Sorry I've been away for... well, many years, but I'm getting sick of all the nonsense over on facebook, with all the politics and whatnot, so I thought I'd come back over here and see how folks are doing (because if there's one thing I remember from the old TBD, we never, <em>ever</em> discussed politics).</p>
<p>How's everyone doing? I'm a bit worse for the wear: two shoulder surgeries, and a couple of stents keeping the blood flowing around my heart, but overall not bad.</p>
<p>I hope you're all doing well. Let me know what you've been up to, if you like.</p>
<p>If you don't remember me from TBD, or you came here from somewhere else and weren't even on TBD in the first place, then I'll just say "Howdy, stranger" and hope you'll introduce yourself.</p>