I absolutely love this concept! ;) And would love to meet you all.
BTW, Salem has changed dramatically over the years. Much of the quirk and funk are gone, but it is still a wonderful time. Strange and fascinating museums, great restaurants, fun little stores. I was last there a few years...
Hello, Gene.
I realize that I am too new here for anyone to really have a handle on me, or for myself to have a handle on you, since I only know you so far from this thread. But you have presented yourself as articulate, intelligent, mature, responsible, and focused. The young woman in...
I have not been any where near as active as I had hoped to be here at RF, as real life has gotten in the way... But I am hoping to remedy that situation in the very near future.
I live two hours from Boston. Perhaps, as October draws nearer, you may welcome me, not so much as a stranger as I...
Heya, Ken!
I'm so glad you came over to see RF, my friend, and even gladder that you liked what you saw enough to join.
Now we'll have even more to talk about!:clap
I really have to figure out how to make frubals happen, because this post is awesome. For now, I'll just have to owe you some, with an apology for being slow at learning my way around this amazingly complex place.
I love the concept of a 100 item challenge. We are truly too "stuck in stuff"...
I am so sorry I did not get back to this post.... Unless I am wrong that you were at least partially answering me. But either way, it is a great post.
This is fabulous advice, even for inherently lazy people like myself. I have a hard enough time convincing the young 'uns to even close their...
Ditto! And yes, you do understand.
I think Terry was referring specifically to the 17-20 age range, if I may be so bold to put words in his mouth. That is such a tricky age range... Egos are so fragile, and young adults are so driven both by outward appearance and by hormones.
But Terry was...
I think in your situation, being extroverted and being able to click with so many people most likely protects and aids both your career and your mental health! I had no idea, truly. For those who expect you to remember them out of small multitudes I say, they are needy, deluded with self...
Thank you for clarifying, and for your understanding.
Perhaps it is a personal flaw in myself, or perhaps because for me it is actual "work".... but when I put the effort into building a "real" friendship, I hope to keep the person in my life for a very long time. There are many acquaintances...
After I submitted that post, I thought... Oh goodness, I hope Heather does not think I am insinuating anything about her, because I am absolutely not. But that was why I chose the word "may" over the word "do". I have personally had extroverted friends who valued me, and extroverted friends...
One thing I have noticed is that people tend to make assumptions based on what they initially see. And even though I am very quiet and introverted in person unless extremely comfortable in my surroundings, I do not always recognize the same traits in others (which always makes me feel badly)...
Although much of the housing bubble is due to government mishandling, I don't think we should rule out individual greed. I watched a good number of people selling houses and property for many times their original worth during the bubble, sometimes to turnaround "experts", but usually to new...