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It is a pleasure to have you here. You are very welcome.

Touche'! No, thin is not the only sexy.

Oh, this is a wonderful game! pie

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of interest to this poly community may be a quote from my old cross country coach and geometry (polygon) teacher: "You have to be good enough to be a little arrogant, and arrogant enough to know that you are good." In a word, swagger.

Daniel Carter Beard My dad and my brothers and I were involved as well. Dad ran the camp kitchen for years. He collects all manner of handbooks, but this exert from Daniel Carter Beard (pre-Baden Powell, turn of the century) is by far one of the best examples why... New Woman on Stilts...

small world indeed A big hearty howdy to you.

Swagger I got a buddy whose got swagger. He even swaggers when he staggers. He's shown me the real meaning of the word, the one Funk and Wagnall know nothing about. Swagger is a state of feeling. To swagger, is a state of being. Kind of like what Townes Van Zandt said about feeling lonely...

"T-boned" : verb, past tense Parlance of the times, when one vehicle hits another perpendicular to its path of travel.

Catfish and Rarechild: Ooh, can we call ourselves a "pack"? or is it too Baden Powell?

Thoughts from your neighborhood pragmatic existential taoist "The Fountainhead" by Ann Rand may help with some further insights about the rejection of the ethics of altruism and the acknowledgment of selfishness as a purer expression of the ego. And Rarechild, you put the "sexy" in smart and...

I don't have much of a disguise. J.C. I'm 31, a sculptor/blacksmith/teacher/stone mason/writer/etc. Ohio born, but I've lived and worked in most regions of the U.S., except for New England... Moved back to Ohio for family medical reasons about four months ago...as it were, I simultaneously...

Charles is my middle name.

Advice+grain of salt=choosing a path worth taking Advice: Now, you hear me and you hear me well... I don't often take this fatherly tone with folks; I'm usually quite patient. But you asked for advice and I'm givin' it to ya... Get out. Now. "Here is a toast (clink) to the Heart that...

Getcha sum riligun' First, I would like to say that, NeonKaos, I like you. Bring that fire con mucho gusto! You'll be hard pressed to ever hurt my feelings. I'm a tough guy, I can take it. That said, I don't find that yelling about anything ever quickened the solution. Stepping on someone's...

I once heard advice given to a group of salesman, and it went like this: "Go make your peace with God, then come come talk to me. Stop trying to convince people, and you will sell them every time." It doesn't sound like your friendship with Buddy is quite right to "introduce" him to...

How big is your heart? How big is your heart? Does it threaten to thump through the walls you have so long hid it behind? 15 hugs a day is scientifically proven to lengthen your life. Yes, dear reader, your cup will flow over and there is nothing for it but to let it spill out and wash over...

Words are free... I didn't invent these words, I just use 'em. If I ever publish anything, and I intend to do so, I will give you a copy. I'll even pay postage. Smiling. From what I understand, it's healthy. For very selfish reasons, I like to make other people smile. Makes the room...

Communication Let me say this: I tell my buddy where I'm going, in case he needs to get a hold of me. I let my roommate know when I'm going to be back, and does he need anything while I'm out?... These are not hard things. Communicating one's direction, departure and arrival is just plain...

Oh, hello and welcome. Apparently, we're all in this together. It's encouraging really. But I suppose that's the point though, isn't it?