TBD2024-03-28T22:01:13ZMichael J Masikohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MichaelJMasiko515https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2075162200?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://teebeedee.ning.com/group/messageboard/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=v3xg92r40wwt&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi All Memberstag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-05-05:1991841:Topic:9531572010-05-05T02:18:22.732ZMichael J Masikohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MichaelJMasiko515
<p>I am going over to My Atlantis...in fact I am there now. I have some of my groups there. I am changing this one a bit. </p>
<p>It will be a way for all of us to stay in touch with each other. My new group is called "Welcome to my World" You start a discussion about you....it is your world and it can have any title you want. It will be like I did for me on Message Board. I created my world there, for people to get to know me and who I was. That is what I want Welcome to my World to…</p>
<p>I am going over to My Atlantis...in fact I am there now. I have some of my groups there. I am changing this one a bit. </p>
<p>It will be a way for all of us to stay in touch with each other. My new group is called "Welcome to my World" You start a discussion about you....it is your world and it can have any title you want. It will be like I did for me on Message Board. I created my world there, for people to get to know me and who I was. That is what I want Welcome to my World to be.</p>
<p>If you plan to join My Atlantis, stop off and say hi.</p>
<p>This is also going out as a group message...to warn you ahead of time. </p>
<p>I've loved the support you all have given the group here. And that you understood it was your group to do as you wanted.</p>
<p>To anyone who does not continue on at My Atlantis, hopefully I will see you on Facebook. Take care everyone and have a great life.</p>
<p>The link to Atlantis is (it is free to us):</p>
<p><a href="http://myatlantis.ning.com/">http://myatlantis.ning.com/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>If you want to add me on facebook and have not...my name is Jan Vonasek-Halsey there.</p> IMPORTANT!! NING SHUTTING DOWN ALL FREE NETWORKStag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-04-15:1991841:Topic:9278202010-04-15T23:50:10.883ZMichael J Masikohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MichaelJMasiko515
<p>I got this email from Ning as a networkk creator.</p>
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<p>I got this email from Ning as a networkk creator.</p>
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<p> </p> All Ning Networks will be down for Maintenance!tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-04-08:1991841:Topic:9162492010-04-08T23:10:23.315ZMichael J Masikohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MichaelJMasiko515
<strong>All Ning Networks will be down for scheduled maintenance this Friday (tomorrow), April 9th from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. PST.</strong> Since this is planned downtime, your Ning Network will display a branded message (with *your* Ning Network’s name) to any visitors.
<strong>All Ning Networks will be down for scheduled maintenance this Friday (tomorrow), April 9th from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. PST.</strong> Since this is planned downtime, your Ning Network will display a branded message (with *your* Ning Network’s name) to any visitors. You Are Here (& this matter of god)tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-03-18:1991841:Topic:8751652010-03-18T18:08:14.663ZMichael J Masikohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MichaelJMasiko515
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">hey guys and gals,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">the following is</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">in response to…</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">hey guys and gals,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">the following is</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">in response to</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">contemplating the impact</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">of 'believing' in god</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">and all that that connotes,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">has had on humanity.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">this is a rant of rants</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">if ever i went on a rant.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">so i figured i'd fly it your way</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">just to see what walls it sticks on.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">and what a better place than <span style="text-decoration: underline">here</span>.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">... goes like this ...</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">You Are Here (& this matter of god)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">ancient chinese proverb say:</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">he who go to bed with itchy hiney</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">wake up with stinky fingers.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">sorry,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">that was just my first response.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">if i were to apply </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">some 'serious' thought to the matter … </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">yea, </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">this whole god thing is pretty perplexing.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">i mean, people who believe in god </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">are generally ok by me.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">until that is, they start killing </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">in the name of said invisible </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">all powerful entity.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">then some of the motivating factors</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">may have to be brought under scrutiny.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">if you find yourself in the act of war</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">because of limited resources,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">and there's no diplomatic recourse … </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">after much exhaustive dialog,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">the truth is revealed = </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">in order for our species to thrive</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">some will have to die.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">and what better way to prove</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">who is more worth their salt</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">& most likely to survive</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">the next turn of events</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">in order to see</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">our ultimately sublime gestalt.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">then to battle!</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">that said; </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">if you must equate an almighty being</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">into your reasons for slaughter,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">then i have to ask you:</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">"if i am such a blight</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">upon this creation,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">why don't the guy</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">you allegedly work for</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">do me in himself"?</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">you know … do it right.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">does he have something to prove,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">using you as his lightning rod?</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">is it a test you must pass</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">to gain entrance to his kingdom</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">in all it's imaginary glory?</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">look around you.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">if you think about it</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">just a little bit</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">you'd realize</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">what we got</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">is pretty amazing.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">even that there is</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">anything at all</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">to see.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">let alone stand on.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">not to mention</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">to be aware of the sensation that; </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">'you are here'.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">there are so many flavors to savor of god.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">in fact even if you don't subscribe </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">to any concept at all,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">life can still be pretty enjoyable</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">and purpose full.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">life is in abundance all about you.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">of which you are only</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">one tiny little incy miniscule part</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">that has become so obsessed with</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">right from wrong</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">that you can not think straight.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">and therefore, </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">for all you belief systems</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">you don't even get to appreciate</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">the wonder of it all.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">where is the value in that?</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">holywar is just a monicker for murder,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">in bad taste and a poor excuse</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">for not facing yourself</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">when you pass the responsibility</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">for your own actions</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">off onto your illustrious god.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">to that end</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">i can see</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">god is an impedance.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">and i for one</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">won't live my life in fear.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">simply put,</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">the very light within you</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">is asking you to dance.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">while</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">you are here.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">that was just my second thought</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">and i certainly do not mean to offend</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">but i don't know that i got </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">a third thought in me.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">as you can see</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">i'm running out of steam.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">when i used the word 'end'.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">it had a subliminal effect on me</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">and i lost focus.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">my only hope is</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">a second wind of O2</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">to all cooperating neurons and synapses.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">but that's another story.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">i know you'll make the right decision eventually.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">peace. MJM.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #390222">PS. no, i do not care to sniff your digits.</p> Check in from time to time...tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-03-15:1991841:Topic:8682662010-03-15T21:51:25.689ZMichael J Masikohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MichaelJMasiko515
I have tried this in a couple groups and thought it would be nice here. There are some of us that are regulars here, and it would be nice to hear from you, and how you are from time to time. Just something short (or long) to let us know how you are doing.
I have tried this in a couple groups and thought it would be nice here. There are some of us that are regulars here, and it would be nice to hear from you, and how you are from time to time. Just something short (or long) to let us know how you are doing. whilst fulfilling the 3 Sss'tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-02-20:1991841:Topic:8251222010-02-20T18:30:47.320ZMichael J Masikohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MichaelJMasiko515
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">a deductive process </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">whilst fulfilling the 3 Sss'</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557; min-height: 21.0px"><br></br></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">ahh smell me…</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">a deductive process </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">whilst fulfilling the 3 Sss'</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">ahh smell me</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">you're all a bunch of </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">philanthropic misanthropes</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">when You finally </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">climb down out of Your tree</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">what do you get done </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">you disagree</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">mood amidst flux</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">get ye some emotional detox</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">much ado about Versailles</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">what have you been taught</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">with your taunts</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">and bad thoughts</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">reflections of your will</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">they take root in your vaults</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">pull the rope too taut</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">and it fails</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">man</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">will we ever get this boulder</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">up that hill</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">grey matter growing pains</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">better pour us another Bourbon</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">toast this futile battle faught</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">my temples have set sail</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">for fertile fields lost</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">sometimes ya just </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">gotta take a breather</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">it continues to amaze Me</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">what a good shit and a shave</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">can do for ones reliant resolve </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">not to mention general outlook</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">throw in a shower</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">and You got a deal</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">My submission to the process</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">apostrophic and diatrob</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">and every dot and tittle</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">diadromantic dizzy spells</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">a lot is not a little</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">diademonics in Your head</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">can't stop to start this riddle</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">as water seeks its own level</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">I should like to find Those</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">whose thought process' are derived</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">by quenching their thirsty wonder</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">from similar springs & swirling pools.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">all in due process tamajaq</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">hope You got the transmittal</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">spiritual hegemonies</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">this is the plot; be civil</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">a time and times and half a time</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">with every dot and tittle</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">yea?</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #625557">smell me.</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #453b3e; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #3f4632"><i>ps. my sister just informed me</i></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #3f4632"><i>that for women we need to add a forth 's' ...</i></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #3f4632"><i>shopping.</i></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #3f4632; min-height: 16.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #3f4632"><i>oi.</i></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #453b3e; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #453b3e; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 18.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #453b3e; min-height: 21.0px"><br/></p> Why are We such slow learners? (or am I just too antsy?)tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-01-29:1991841:Topic:7769562010-01-29T17:58:29.004ZMichael J Masikohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MichaelJMasiko515
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">January 30, 1948<br />
Gandhi assassinated<br />
<br />
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic.<br />
Born the son of an Indian official in 1869, Gandhi's Vaishnava mother was deeply religious and early on…</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">January 30, 1948<br />
Gandhi assassinated<br />
<br />
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic.<br />
Born the son of an Indian official in 1869, Gandhi's Vaishnava mother was deeply religious and early on exposed her son to Jainism, a morally rigorous Indian religion that advocated nonviolence. Gandhi was an unremarkable student but in 1888 was given an opportunity to study law in England. In 1891, he returned to India, but failing to find regular legal work he accepted in 1893 a one-year contract in South Africa.<br />
Settling in Natal, he was subjected to racism and South African laws that restricted the rights of Indian laborers. Gandhi later recalled one such incident, in which he was removed from a first-class railway compartment and thrown off a train, as his moment of truth. From thereon, he decided to fight injustice and defend his rights as an Indian and a man. When his contract expired, he spontaneously decided to remain in South Africa and launched a campaign against legislation that would deprive Indians of the right to vote. He formed the Natal Indian Congress and drew international attention to the plight of Indians in South Africa. In 1906, the Transvaal government sought to further restrict the rights of Indians, and Gandhi organized his first campaign of satyagraha, or mass civil disobedience. After seven years of protest, he negotiated a compromise agreement with the South African government.<br />
In 1914, Gandhi returned to India and lived a life of abstinence and spirituality on the periphery of Indian politics. He supported Britain in the First World War but in 1919 launched a new satyagraha in protest of Britain's mandatory military draft of Indians. Hundreds of thousands answered his call to protest, and by 1920 he was leader of the Indian movement for independence. He reorganized the Indian National Congress as a political force and launched a massive boycott of British goods, services, and institutions in India. Then, in 1922, he abruptly called off the satyagraha when violence erupted. One month later, he was arrested by the British authorities for sedition, found guilty, and imprisoned.<br />
After his release in 1924, he led an extended fast in protest of Hindu-Muslim violence. In 1928, he returned to national politics when he demanded dominion status for India and in 1930 launched a mass protest against the British salt tax, which hurt India's poor. In his most famous campaign of civil disobedience, Gandhi and his followers marched to the Arabian Sea, where they made their own salt by evaporating sea water. The march, which resulted in the arrest of Gandhi and 60,000 others, earned new international respect and support for the leader and his movement.<br />
In 1931, Gandhi was released to attend the Round Table Conference on India in London as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. The meeting was a great disappointment, and after his return to India he was again imprisoned. While in jail, he led another fast in protest of the British government's treatment of the "untouchables"--the impoverished and degraded Indians who occupied the lowest tiers of the caste system. In 1934, he left the Indian Congress Party to work for the economic development of India's many poor. His protege, Jawaharlal Nehru, was named leader of the party in his place.<br />
With the outbreak of World War II, Gandhi returned to politics and called for Indian cooperation with the British war effort in exchange for independence. Britain refused and sought to divide India by supporting conservative Hindu and Muslim groups. In response, Gandhi launched the "Quit India" movement it 1942, which called for a total British withdrawal. Gandhi and other nationalist leaders were imprisoned until 1944.<br />
In 1945, a new government came to power in Britain, and negotiations for India's independence began. Gandhi sought a unified India, but the Muslim League, which had grown in influence during the war, disagreed. After protracted talks, Britain agreed to create the two new independent states of India and Pakistan on August 15, 1947. Gandhi was greatly distressed by the partition, and bloody violence soon broke out between Hindus and Muslims in India.<br />
In an effort to end India's religious strife, he resorted to fasts and visits to the troubled areas. He was on one such vigil in New Delhi when Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist who objected to Gandhi's tolerance for the Muslims, fatally shot him. Known as Mahatma, or "the great soul," during his lifetime, Gandhi's persuasive methods of civil disobedience influenced leaders of civil rights movements around the world, especially Martin Luther King Jr. in the United States.<br />
<br />
Thank You ><br />
<a href="http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=6792">http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=6792</a><br />
</span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#555555" face="'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></span></font></div> this 'harry reid' thingtag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-01-13:1991841:Topic:7410672010-01-13T08:35:29.924ZMichael J Masikohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MichaelJMasiko515
(offer to comic strip section)<br />
<br />
from the new blog;<br />
'Know what I'm sayin'<br />
<br />
this whole harry reid thing =<br />
<br />
it's almost embarrassing.<br />
it is all,<br />
most embarrassing.<br />
here are all these people trying to pretend<br />
a thing is not what it is.<br />
it's a thing.<br />
<br />
we weren't intended to appease our culture,<br />
our culture is meant to serve us.<br />
<br />
the us that is our community.<br />
cooperative.<br />
republic.<br />
sovereign.<br />
<br />
take pride in that.<br />
there's a reason why some jokes<br />
just aren't that funny<br />
when translated from a foreign…
(offer to comic strip section)<br />
<br />
from the new blog;<br />
'Know what I'm sayin'<br />
<br />
this whole harry reid thing =<br />
<br />
it's almost embarrassing.<br />
it is all,<br />
most embarrassing.<br />
here are all these people trying to pretend<br />
a thing is not what it is.<br />
it's a thing.<br />
<br />
we weren't intended to appease our culture,<br />
our culture is meant to serve us.<br />
<br />
the us that is our community.<br />
cooperative.<br />
republic.<br />
sovereign.<br />
<br />
take pride in that.<br />
there's a reason why some jokes<br />
just aren't that funny<br />
when translated from a foreign tongue.<br />
<br />
ya gotta know the backline.<br />
therein lies the humor.<br />
offering depth in comprehending.<br />
it really is all about intent.<br />
we might not like the way<br />
eachother smells<br />
but we don't have to sleep together<br />
watch your behavior<br />
I am primed to<br />
take You down<br />
or shake Your hand<br />
I'll leave the ball in Your court<br />
if You know what I'm sayin'.<br />
<br />
So this whole Harry Reid thing.<br />
what a dope.<br />
but Ya know I gotta tell Ya<br />
He gets My vote.<br />
<br />
I won't rehash all the buzz<br />
but just a brief recap<br />
these guys are on eggshells<br />
and who needs that on your face<br />
He said what He meant<br />
much to His disgrace<br />
but it is for our entertainment<br />
take a moment<br />
to consider a chuckle<br />
this man more closely represents Me<br />
I am alive I am aware<br />
I make pride in mistakes<br />
can't fake being myself<br />
what I intend is<br />
what is best<br />
for 'our' survival.<br />
Sorrow may be our teacher<br />
but it is ingrained<br />
in our behavior<br />
through laughter.<br />
Joy of another day in awe.<br />
well<br />
that's what I've got written on My soul<br />
know what I'm saying'?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
So not that I'm trying to<br />
subliminally suggest<br />
any morals here<br />
but upon hearing the entire<br />
'negro dialect' debacle<br />
the first image that popped in my mind<br />
was of a happy time<br />
when My Family was on vacation<br />
and We found our selves in Providence. (RI)<br />
<br />
it was perhaps the late 70's<br />
and We were walking down the street<br />
when there before us appears this hippy girl<br />
and Her ass cheeks have clear bounced out<br />
of rips in Her hippy jeans.<br />
<br />
I don't know what My Sister and Mother We're doing<br />
but I'm fairly sure Dad was struggling to<br />
avert His eyes as was I.<br />
<br />
In a flash the awkward moment froze in its tracks.<br />
There was My brother (Mark)<br />
following Her in a mimicking fashion<br />
pointing and laughing<br />
and acting all sorts of inappropriate,<br />
and that's when the picture<br />
of this memory was snapped.<br />
<br />
it was this on which I flashed.<br />
when first occurred this Harry Reid flap.<br />
Like I said before,<br />
I'm not trying to push any agenda<br />
or even provide a commentary<br />
I'm just trying' to tell Ya<br />
the first thing I thought of<br />
was My beautiful brother Mark<br />
and how He helps us see ourselves.<br />
and therefore<br />
theoretically<br />
hopefully<br />
be ourselves.<br />
<br />
… Know what I'm Sayin'?<br />
<br />
MJM_thornlane_1_13_10 been rode hard and put away wettag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-01-08:1991841:Topic:7286122010-01-08T02:56:59.752ZMichael J Masikohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MichaelJMasiko515
1_7_10 thornlane<br />
<br />
from the spontaneous commotion series<br />
by michaux<br />
<br />
been rode hard and put away wet<br />
<br />
i hate finding bills i thought were paid!<br />
one;<br />
because i can't believe i'm actually this disorganized and<br />
two;<br />
because i've already blown my wad and<br />
had a sneaking feeling it went a little too easily.<br />
<br />
kinda makes me wanna not go through the mail anymore.<br />
i know.<br />
bad right?<br />
it even causes antisocial/agoraphobic behavior.<br />
<br />
oh well,<br />
what are they gonna do …<br />
throw me out of the village?<br />
<br />
hmmm…
1_7_10 thornlane<br />
<br />
from the spontaneous commotion series<br />
by michaux<br />
<br />
been rode hard and put away wet<br />
<br />
i hate finding bills i thought were paid!<br />
one;<br />
because i can't believe i'm actually this disorganized and<br />
two;<br />
because i've already blown my wad and<br />
had a sneaking feeling it went a little too easily.<br />
<br />
kinda makes me wanna not go through the mail anymore.<br />
i know.<br />
bad right?<br />
it even causes antisocial/agoraphobic behavior.<br />
<br />
oh well,<br />
what are they gonna do …<br />
throw me out of the village?<br />
<br />
hmmm …<br />
maybe.<br />
<br />
i better get a job soon. Decisions - Pt IItag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-01-05:1991841:Topic:7209752010-01-05T08:37:05.269ZMichael J Masikohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MichaelJMasiko515
Jeff started talking quietly. He said that during the end of his first tour, he had just about decided to take a man's life, if it was called for. If the man was so damaged, he would not survive long, or would not want to live, knowing what his injuries were. The three of us agreed......made a pact. We believed this was the humane way, and best for all concerned. We agreed we could not take the dog tags, anything that belonged to the soldier. It had to stay.<br />
Towards the end of our tour, we…
Jeff started talking quietly. He said that during the end of his first tour, he had just about decided to take a man's life, if it was called for. If the man was so damaged, he would not survive long, or would not want to live, knowing what his injuries were. The three of us agreed......made a pact. We believed this was the humane way, and best for all concerned. We agreed we could not take the dog tags, anything that belonged to the soldier. It had to stay.<br />
Towards the end of our tour, we requested another tour right away. We were given a furlough, and went back to Nam. There was always talks of the war ending, but nothing ever happened. We lived day to day, doing what we felt was right, never talking about it, just doing. All at once our time was up, it was time to go home. Then Jeff disappeared, just disappeared. The 3 of us shared a tent and had gone to bed. The next morning, Jeff was gone. He did not bother making his bed, the blanket was half on the floor, he took nothing with him. It was strange. Tom and I talked and Jeff had not talked to either of us, we could come up with no ideas on why he just up and took off.<br />
The last week was hectic, between being out in te field, saying goodbye to everyone, packing, it went by fast. Tom got a slight wound and had to spend his last night in the infirmary. I got his stuff rounded up, grabbed a jeep then picked him up. Another guy came along to take jeep back and we headed for the airport. We grabbed our things and headed for the plane and home.<br />
Back in the states, we kept in touch a lot and then one evening Tom's mom called to see if he was with me. He had been talking about visiting but I told her no decision was made. She said he just disappeared, she thought maybe he got an itch to see me and took off. I told her he had not arrived if that was his plan, but if so, I would have him call her.<br />
Several weeks went by and there was no word. I was getting a funny feeling about this, and Jeff's disappearance. I decided to write our story and publish it as an essay.....I had a feeling about all this and felt publishing the story would make me feel better. I wrote it, rewrote it, and it seemed something was missing, and I couldn't figure out what it was. I wrote it as a story, but in essay form. I was picked up by the military and questioned, but they let me go when they realized it was a story, thank God.<br />
My younger brother was in college and called me. He asked about my essay, saying he wanted to do a paper on it and could he have a copy. I didn't keep a copy, but told him it was on this one web site and gave him the link. He called back the next day, saying there was no page.<br />
It had been 10 years, I check that site alot, its always been there. What the hell was going on? This was making me nervous. Jeff disapears, then Tom, my story. I was gettin that feeling again. Remembering back, there had been some odd phone calls from time to time. I decided to pack a duffle bag and head to my brothers.<br />
<br />
The above is the essay and message from my brother. he wrote it all out, printed it and sent it to me. He never showed up and its been 6 monhs. There has been no word. He just disappeared..........