O/T: OLd Farts

I always had a thing for the pretty ones too. My opening line in a pub became: "Can I buy you a house?" But 3rd time is a charm and the fact she's 18 years younger keeps me on my toes in all aspects. And yes, I am bragging.

regrets:

You suck!

How about "counterintelligence"?

Regards,

Tom Watson

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That's nothing. She also bought me John Prine tickets and a Steve Goodman DVD.

"There's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money goes Robatoy is living large I suppose..."

You suck beyond the red line on the Suck-O-Meter!

Regards,

Tom Watson

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I'm ashamed as well.

BTW, if you haven't already, give Fair And Square a listen. It's Prine's most recent work. Some great stuff on that CD.

Pretty, smart, and a good heart - all definite requirements. Nothing more repulsive than a shallow, mean spirited yet physically attractive woman. To me, anyway. As rare as golden eggs and a thousand fold as valuable. Only married one, however, the proverbial high school sweetheart - not pictured as most everything before 1987 was burned by a collusive lawyer and doctor. The ex's Dad wouldn't leave her alone. And boy was that a long time ago. Seems things always got in the way of the others - crazy relatives or ex-husbands, distance, and lawyers. But those truly represent the best the US had to offer - from NYC, NC, Baltimore, Chicago, to LA. Tried to keep up with most, but they get married and drift away over time. Now just a lonely old misanthropic curmudgeon. Boo Hoo. I should go back to writing bad lyrics.

As for your score - good on you. Go ahead and brag. Hope you don't end up buying any more houses. Choose well, and treat her well. I chose poorly and paid a significant price that effected all since.

Man, I'm glad women don't frequent this group. I'd have burning crosses in the front yard and bags of poo on the door step.

Greg G.

regrets:

I think she ... oh never mind... :~)

Tried that once - arrogant bastards. They weren't too bright - so much for that expensive Emory education.

Greg G.

Souvenirs. Playing now.

Greg G.

Which of course, is what made the comment apropos.

Yes, but inadvertently, I believe. Note the spelling of AlGore - a common "right-wing" blogger slight.

Greg G.

Ahh yes, a different era, same Prine. He's grown a lot. Especially since that cancer scare. Like Woody Allen (I think) said: Death is nature's way of saying HOWDY! Scared the f*ck out of Prine. He's been a clean livin' boy as of late. Maybe a wee nip from the cask during a concert. Now he sings about Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine.... and that is JUST the kind of music I listen to in order to calm my impatience when I'm reading through all these CNC software manuals and s*it.

I'm not very familiar with his personal drama, I've found it difficult to keep up with actors/musicians/this year's models while confronted with the need to survive, etc. Did so when young, but you know how it goes... Sorry to hear of his problems though. Kinda lost interest in music after losing a huge vinyl collection. Sadly, haven't bought but a couple CDs in decades. Snagged a few odd bits from YouTube - poor fidelity but enough to remind one of past glories. Latest listen after Prine was Tom Waits "God's Away on Business". What a card.

"I'd sell your heart to the junk-man baby For a buck, for a buck! If you're looking for someone To pull you out of that ditch You're out of luck, you're out of luck. The ship is sinking, there's a leak, There's a leak In the boiler room, The poor, the lame, the blind Who are the ones left in charge? Killers, thieves and Lawyers. God's away, God's away, God's away On Business. Business."

I guess it sounds better than it looks on paper...

As for the CNC stuff, if you were a bit closer, I might could help you out. Used to design computer boards when it was impossible to afford to buy this stuff, and the market was slim. One of the attachments for this thing:

Greg G.

So did I. Designed many cross overs, some very complex but all analogue. I used to gobble down the transfer functions like they were food. I had some pretty beefy boards made to carry the current and a lot of point to point wiring.

I still prefer a solid stereo set-up over 5 channel any day.

You'd love this, then:

Greg G.

"Greg G." wrote

Dejavu all over again:

And you well know that when you're senile you repeat yourself. The wayback machine scares even me with this:

Greg G.

If he was a reanimated corpse it would explain much.

Pun on the name of a star and ties into AlGoreRythm, which one would have had to know something about to "create the Internet".

Regardless of what you want to believe, he shot himself in the foot with that claim. If he's that careless with his words he has no business in the Oval Office.

I don't "want" to believe anything. I believe in provable facts. I think he is affable and reasonably intelligent - for a politico. It is also my understanding that he has no intention of running. Of course, as with Thompson, this may change at the last minute. Six of one to me either way. I have little to no faith in _any_ of them actually accomplishing a damned thing useful. The infighting and sparring between parties is costing taxpayers and this country dearly. It should not be the goal of candidates to please party followers, but to do what is best for the people and future of this country - whether they like it or not. That goal has long been abandoned. Poll riding, coin operated mouthpieces we certainly don't need.

And while what you say may true, how does one explain the presence of the current resident. OMG! You could write a tome on his "Bushisms".

Gore, by no stretch of the imagination has a corner on the market of verbal faux pas. My, what selective and short memories we all have.

How about "Eighty percent of pollution comes from trees and other vegetation" Reagan.

Or these: Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country. A nuclear missile once launched could always be recalled. (Trident) We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry every night. Well, that was probably true. They were all on a diet. Fascism was really the basis for the New Deal.

And then, of course, there is "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" Clinton. I don't give a rat's ass if he did, but lying about it nailed his integrity. Was it worth Starr spending 6.2+ million in your money proving it? Not a chance. More pointless infighting at your expense. I was more concerned with shady contributions and military secrets leaked to the Koreans and Chinese. And Bush, Sr.'s NAFTA, which Clinton ratified.

One month in office entitles them to lifetime healthcare, retirement, and security benefits. When is the last time YOU got a perk like that? If you or I performed as poorly on the job as these clowns, we would all be unemployed. And so should they.

It seems where ever there are people, someone takes it upon themselves to foist an ineffectual government of self-serving slackers upon them. So excuse the rant, I've got to decide where I'm moving to next...

Greg G.