[at-l] The prudent thing to do......

[Jim Bullard]

You sound like a lot of retired folks Frank, or at least like me. I'm not
real social (aside from the web) and spend most of my time at home or in the
woods by myself. And don't take what Hannity, Beck and company say too
seriously. They don't appreciate how fortunate they are so they can't
comprehend what it is like to not be that fortunate. The Becks and Hannity's
of the world all think because they've made it as well as they have in life,
anyone can. They can't wrap their heads around the fact that they owe a lot
of their success to others and a certain amount of luck. Consequently they
also can't feel any compassion for those less fortunate. My daughter has a
saying (not sure where she got it) "If you can't be thankful for what you
have, at least be thankful for what you've avoided". They'd be well advised
to adopt that philosophy.

Jim Bullard
http://jims-ramblings.blogspot.com/
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On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 7:25 PM, nightwalker.at at gmail.com <nightwalker.at@
gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Leslie Booher <lbooher at charter.net>
>
>  Actually, it's us and FaceBook and the Methodists, if I understand your
> posts correctly.  <G>  a'bear
>
>
> Humankind (be both)
> ------------------------------
> Yeah, but my anxiety keeps me out of church a great deal of the time. Most
> of my methodical friends are gleaners fron The Society of St. Andrew.
>
> Anxiety keeps me in the woods a lot. Hurting feet have been bringing me
> home. Got a new thing for those. A plantar fasciitis daytime support brace.
> A neoprene band velcroed around the ankle with a strap that goes under right
> in front of the heel. It should really help me with the pain.
>
> But yes, compared to most people, my life is very limited. I'm generally in
> the woods or hiding out in the house. Two or three days on a really good
> week, I glean. This time of year it's mostly greens, but people seem to
> really enjoy fresh veggies of any kind  when they can't afford to buy them
> theirselves. The charity that we donate to the most only spends 7% on
> overhead. (United Christian Ministries, Easley SC. Free food and medical
> clinic.)
>
> And recently I've been told by a family member that my lack of ability to
> self censor is so bad that they had to give me a list of subjects I could
> not talk about at Christmas. I was devastated to find out that I had
> offended or insulted about half of the folks there at Thanksgiving. And I
> had no idea. I'm just going to skip the family Christmas gathering. Better
> one person miserable than a whole room full.
>
> And of course, the half of society that follows Sean Hannity, Glen Beck and
> Ayn Rand are constantly implying that my type is just a burden on society
> and a waste of their tax money. If you get told you're worthless often
> enough, it is hard not to buy into it a little bit!
>
> So please, if I feel a little sorry for myself every now and then, I would
> appreciate it if someone would cut me a little slack. One of my other
> friends is feeling sorry for himself and attacking everyone within email
> distance. At least what I'm doing only hurts me!
>
> Moderately severe brain damage is hard to live with. And I think that it
> may be getting worse in the last year or so. I am having a very hard time
> dealing with it.
>
> Meh
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