An exceptionally talented Canadian poet that I met and became friends with.
One of those very caring people that some think weak, when instead its a great strength!
His poetry humbles me.......-Tyr
Life, Love, Truth, 3 gems
Friends, they are priceless....
An exceptionally talented Canadian poet that I met and became friends with.
One of those very caring people that some think weak, when instead its a great strength!
His poetry humbles me.......-Tyr
18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
Just Me
You have friends? What's that like? Mine are on this board. I don't associate with people in real life.Originally Posted by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Life, Love, Truth, 3 gems
Arthur is a friend I met on an internet site. We have never met face to face. After several years of exchanging emails, pm's , poems and discussing family etc--I've found him to be quite remarkable and very kind.
So unlike my former friends from my youth that simply had to be tough, hard-asses. I now look for that and other great qualities in a person.
I have friends here and friends out in the real world.
These last 15 years I do not socialize often WITH ANY BUT FAMILY IN THE REAL WORLD.
My friends know, I am a kind of keep to myself person now after years of being a wild , crazy and live it up high flying ,
gambling, fight loving fool.
I still hold my same values but have reshuffled which are more important to me and mine in this life..
Once for years, I lived divorced from even my friends. I found that had a certain set of advantages and disadvantages...
Now in my old age(62+), I look back and wonder what I would have been had my father not died when I was just a kid.
He would have never allowed me to destroy me like I did for well over 19 years..
Gunny, you adherence to a solid set of principles is to be greatly admired (I do) but also one must live in this world too.
And forgive others of their ignorance and selfish desires. That was a biggie for me to ever learn.. still learning on that one my friend..--Tyr
18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
Just Me
We see things differently. Not a criticism; rather, an observation. Environment has a LOT to do with. I know I always talk about the military, but it is pertinent. For every bit I talk about it, there's a down side. Most of y'all have friends you've known all your life. I have none. We moved from base to base. I was born on an Air Force base and we were in Turkey by the time I was 2. We never stayed anywhere for very long. Your latest friend is the other guy in base housing and it's just a matter of time which one of us is leaving first. You don't get close to people. When you do, it's too much when you go.Arthur is a friend I met on an internet site. We have never met face to face. After several years of exchanging emails, pm's , poems and discussing family etc--I've found him to be quite remarkable and very kind.
So unlike my former friends from my youth that simply had to be tough, hard-asses. I now look for that and other great qualities in a person.
I have friends here and friends out in the real world.
These last 15 years I do not socialize often WITH ANY BUT FAMILY IN THE REAL WORLD.
My friends know, I am a kind of keep to myself person now after years of being a wild , crazy and live it up high flying ,
gambling, fight loving fool.
I still hold my same values but have reshuffled which are more important to me and mine in this life..
Once for years, I lived divorced from even my friends. I found that had a certain set of advantages and disadvantages...
Now in my old age(62+), I look back and wonder what I would have been had my father not died when I was just a kid.
He would have never allowed me to destroy me like I did for well over 19 years..
Gunny, you adherence to a solid set of principles is to be greatly admired (I do) but also one must live in this world too.
And forgive others of their ignorance and selfish desires. That was a biggie for me to ever learn.. still learning on that one my friend..
I'm a loner. Always have been. Friends are just something else to be taken away from you. You just become detached. I don't know anyone from my childhood but my mother and father, and I don't know anyone at all from when I was in the Corps.
I guess if I had a friend it was my grandfather. That dude could do no wrong in my eyes. After he passed I found out back in the 30s and 40s he was as big a Hellraiser as me. Guess the apple don't fall far from the tree.
I forgive some and some not so much. There are some that better be glad I'm not Zeus. Some people don't deserve forgiveness.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Steelers in '23
I'm like Gunny, most friends are online, by my own choosing. I have no doubt that some of us would be much better friends in real life as well. It's an interesting way to start a friendship, being online. But a lot of us know each other very well already, even if we may not recognize one another if we tripped on them. I've told folks things on here that I don't share elsewhere. I often discuss things on here that I only share with friends - which are all of you guys.
Man, I wish I was filthy rich. I would love to have a weekend party somewhere, and solve all the problems of a potential "get together" by paying to fly everyone in and accommodations. But I'm not, so you bastards would have to save and pay $$ just like my broke ass!!Unless we have it somewhere in NY, which I think is a damn good idea!!
Unabashed Boatswain's Mate
I hear you all.
I invited my friend @Kaimhel here because we have known each other from another site.
She's 'military' too...as a spouse, plus it runs in her family.
@Bilgerat is another I have never met, but we go way back to 'Fred's Place' when it
was merged into Military.Com. He suggested this place when I shut down my own forum.
After looking around some...I joined immediately.
@Hera is another than goes back to Mil.Com
I have lost my mind. If found, please give it a snack and return it?
"I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of others"...John Wayne in "The Shootist"
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Just Me
The only ones of us that wouldn't be friends in real life would be the ones that portray themselves as something they are not. When you win the lottery I'll give you an address to send my round-trip tick.I'm like Gunny, most friends are online, by my own choosing. I have no doubt that some of us would be much better friends in real life as well. It's an interesting way to start a friendship, being online. But a lot of us know each other very well already, even if we may not recognize one another if we tripped on them. I've told folks things on here that I don't share elsewhere. I often discuss things on here that I only share with friends - which are all of you guys.
Man, I wish I was filthy rich. I would love to have a weekend party somewhere, and solve all the problems of a potential "get together" by paying to fly everyone in and accommodations. But I'm not, so you bastards would have to save and pay $$ just like my broke ass!!
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Liberal moonbat
That must suck. I have some of the best friends ever.
I met my best friend Lauren when I was 6 years old. My other best friend, Beth, I met in 9th grade. My cousin Dahlia is two months younger than I have. I can't imagine life without them.
I have friends from high school, friends from work and several cousins and other relatives.
Everyone on this board is my friend. Even though most of you will deny it.
Just Me
Why should it suck? I don't know anything different. And when I run into people that haven't moved 5 miles from where they were born I am the proverbial puppy with my head cocked to one side. Been on every continent except the Arctica and Anatartica. I've been all over the world. Lived in maybe 6 or 7 different states.That must suck. I have some of the best friends ever.
I met my best friend Lauren when I was 6 years old. My other best friend, Beth, I met in 9th grade. My cousin Dahlia is two months younger than I have. I can't imagine life without them.
I have friends from high school, friends from work and several cousins and other relatives.
Everyone on this board is my friend. Even though most of you will deny it.
Just because I have a different life doesn't mean it sucks. I don't understand y'all's crap. I've tried for years. Why wouldn't you want to go see the world? Instead you sit and watch tv news and shape your opinions of it based on that. The world is not what the media sells.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Liberal moonbat
I lived in the same house until I went off to college. I don't plan to move from the house that my husband and I bought eight years ago. I believe stability is very important. I wanted my daughter to experience the same kind of life that I did, growing up with the same friends and attending the same schools.
At the same time, I believe seeing the world and having new experiences is also important. That is why we have been to Australia and several places in England and Europe.
A nomadic life works for some and not for others.
Just Me
What you call stability I call complacency. It's in every one of your posts. You just don't think the sh*t is ever going to hit the fan because you are in denial about the climate your President has created. I can get out of this place 8 different ways and getting 700 miles ain't to me. I know where's there's a horse farm my 30 gallon gas tank will get me to. I know how to live in the field and I know where to go. My daughter's a Marine Corps brat x both parents and and an Army vet and she KNOWS I'll come for her.
You can live in your own little world all you want to. When it comes down to it, me and brats will survive. You'll sit there like a deer in the headlights waiting on someone to save you.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Super Minion
theres pluses and minuses to all. id love tp travel more than i have, no doubt. i wouldnt give up my friends though, some going back to toddler days. stability in community is usually good for children, though so are a variety of experiences. i dont think either 'suck' but provide or lack some of what the other does,
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
Unabashed Boatswain's Mate
The life almost anyone in the Military is that of a Nomad. Unless you are in the National Guard orThat must suck. I have some of the best friends ever.
I met my best friend Lauren when I was 6 years old. My other best friend, Beth, I met in 9th grade. My cousin Dahlia is two months younger than I have. I can't imagine life without them.
I have friends from high school, friends from work and several cousins and other relatives.
Everyone on this board is my friend. Even though most of you will deny it.
Reserves, you can expect to be transferred in 3-4 years in most, but not all cases. I know it is that
way in the CG, because 'homesteading' creates complacency, perhaps affecting performance.
I have lost my mind. If found, please give it a snack and return it?
"I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of others"...John Wayne in "The Shootist"
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