Ok, ok...I give. Lessons learned and here they are (plus some commentary).
A) I will absolutely stay away from all political conversations on BWW Off-Topic Board in future, so I do not offend those that are intolerant of my opinion: besides its not possible to have a reasonable discussion with the "other side" because of a handful of far too bitter and angry individuals (not all, just a few).
B) I have learned that some folks here just can't imagine that there are actually genuinely straight, married guys that like the theater...a lot. All must wrong with the universe when this happens; therefore this man must be a closeted homosexual. Right...I got it now. Gotta love those open minds!
C) FindingNamo - Man, you have some serious deep-rooted hate, rage, anger, bitterness...et al. And if I may say, a strange thought process. I don't know who wronged you in your life but I hope you get over it, or at least get some help. Life is way too short to go around being this bitter; more so with people that are total strangers.
As far as my wife...she knows everything about me, who I am, where I've been and who I've been with, my likes and dislikes ...there are no secrets. Its a much easier life, at least for me. You should try it sometime.
As far as the "hard earned cash" I throw around; (and this is where you really pissed me off) I have given more money to charity in the last four years of my life then you will probably make in the next 10 years of yours. Who I give to is my business; but when you're ready to compare your Schedule A and 8283 to mine, I'll be happy to meet you. And for the record, I don't list some of my donations because its not worth a possible visit from Uncle Sam. (Now, I am sure your imagination is running wild - its perfectly legal to NOT list certain donations. If I list them all, it would exceed a certain percentage of my gross income and trigger an audit - again, nothing to hide, but audits are a big pain)
You need to practice what you preach regarding tolerance; frankly you have none outside your myopic viewpoint (or at least based upon what you've written to me). If the square pegs don't fit...then rip'em apart, right Namo???
D) PalJoey - I'm sure we don't agree on much, but some of your posts are amusing.
E) Starchild - The rape claim was made by Juanita Broaddrick, not by me. Sorry, I didn't know that Clinton signed DOMA. Maybe I read it, but I don't remember much of it. I travel a lot and was out of the country for long periods of time during the mid and late 90's.
I don't listen to Limbaugh; its not news, its shtick and not even good shtick. When I listen to the radio its for one of three things; music, traffic and the Yankee game...talk radio is pretty boring, I don't care who's doing the talking.
There is a vast universe of great people, different people; It has been my experience that most people are capable of being good, kind, honest and loving, given the chance. The question is; when you meet them, do they have a chance to be part of your life? Or will you dismiss them (or worse yet, mistreat them) because they don't look like you, talk like you, act like you, live like you or think like you?
Dr. Martin Luther King once said,
"Darkness can't drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Ok ... I am done on this thread...if you want to continue with me then do it in a private message.
Updated On: 8/31/05 at 03:31 PM
