Fat is a type of crazy

add some jazz ballet West Side Story style

You posted a similar topic 6 months ago and there were similar responses from some similar posters . My response was get fit and do some boxing if it feels good if only do build your confidence in yourself to know that it is best not to fight but you don't have to feel like a pussy by not fighting if you know you are able to handle yourself a bit if no choice.

I used to take trains on a particular line for years up to 2008 and when I went back on it, not that long ago, there is a totally different atmosphere. Everyone seemed a bit bent, many with eyebrows slightly furrowed, pondering the phone instead of looking into space, thinking, talking or reading a book.

I went to a TM session a couple of times. It used to be big in the 90's. Seemed like stock standard meditation with a bit of hype. Hard to say after two sessions to be fair. No levitation just bouncing around. Tried a few new agey things in the early 90's but then decided it's not for me.

One thing good about working for the government sector is you can do some good which makes work more fun. Worked for a bank and an oil company and not the same feeling. Not everyone concurs that government workers do good but the country would be in a mess without us.

This wasn't your standard annual hurricane. So bad. Who knows if this particular storm is related to climate change but when you see what the future may hold, devastation and life lost, a beachside dream life in places like Fort Myers not practical anymore, so many lives thrown into chaos, it must give even Maga heads pause as they see have a look at the potential future. No more scientific theoreticals but how life could be.

He is saying 5000 partners though not times. If you take out at least the first few years of a marriage where one might hope dalliances are at a minimum, married more than once, illness, periods of normal work where you are not in such an environment, start at 18 years old, 5000 is a big call. He doesn't seem prone to embellishment or to magnify or inflate himself so maybe he is in fact king of the monger people.

I know. You've had 500. Though the way you procrastinate it's a bit hard to believe. But why would you make it up. Ozimoron had 5000 he said. King of the mongers. Where is Ozimoron? He's been gone for a while. Better we care about now and keep an open heart rather than counting sheep or counting prostitutes.

If you are healthy and happy now who cares whether you had 100 women or 5 or if you climbed Everest or if you travelled through Africa in a dusty bus or if you did this and that. You care about that stuff maybe when you can't do it no more. Till then do your thing that you feel like exciting or not.

Big bands played big and small venues. A quick search will see Nirvana played at small places too such as the Coogee Bay Hotel. I saw Prince at a relatively small venue in the early nineties the night after he played a huge concert hall. Australia or Melbourne in my case had a fun party in pub culture in my teen days of the 80's. So many good local bands playing in so many pubs with sticky carpet. International bands like New Order and Echo and the Bunnymen in their early days playing smaller gigs. I missed Souixsie and the Banshees but friend said it was the best. See Violent Femmes then they come back to my girlfriends house probably trying to <deleted> her friends. So many parties in old ungentrified mansions, rented by students, and in old factories. Property prices took off and the houses got renovated, pubs became pokie venues, then knocked down to become huge ugly apartment blocks. Live music and that easy inner city life had its day. Hard for new bands.

I have been watching Jon's podcast thing on youtube from time to time. To be serious he could be an excellent president - so effective at representing the 9 11 first responders and such a good communicator. He might be the real shake up needed as against the fake Drain the Swamp shake up. But as you say he seems to be disinterested - almost a bit of a recluse. Bill seems to like his fun life too much to go down that track. Al Franken gave in too soon, even Trump said so, probably regretted it. There's hopefully some Democrat who can appear and appeal to enough by 2024.

He became PRESIDENT. He is PRESIDENT. Pontificate all you want but you need some smarts, grace, cleverness and toughness to be who he is. Jon Stewart would be nice, clever guy, but he may where his heart on his sleeve a bit too much. Joe's strength is his ability to be in the middle and see both sides. In Australia he'd be considered a bit to the right in economic terms.

A degree can give you skills. I did accounting. Didn't like it but it got me somewhere. It helps you learn how to write and structure your thinking. Skills I see lacking every day in the workplace. I am no Bill Gates. Us nobody office workers, who get decent pay and will get a nice public service pension, benefited from what a degree provided. On your other topic, I stayed in an Akha village in 1985 at 20, with my girlfriend. I looked at them. They looked at me. Learn more in a book if I happened to be interested unless I stayed for a long long time.

In 30 second bits. Have you ever tried sitting through one of his rallies .. god it's boring .. get's old in two minutes

As usual from you some good points amongst the harshness. I would just say there is a sense of relaxedness, or put a different way, a blankness, in Thai woman that can be both charming and, in the longer term, disheartening and a bit tedious. It is a generalisation, and may be related to the fact that she is likely to be significantly younger and prettier than you, and therefore have a different approach and focus in life. It is not necessarily the desire to pontificate and debate world politics but just the ability to move the discussion to other than the trivialities of food, immediate family issues, how beautiful she is and a focus on photos, smiles and .... blankness. My partners haven't been vain or social media crazy but most women like to steer the conversation to their loveliness if they in fact are lovely. It can depend on which part of the cycle a relationship is in, and as you say it is likely a blessing not to have a partner to discuss each other's 2 cents on world events, but sometimes it would be nice to have a meaty discussion with someone who understands the world, your world, and have something interesting and thought provoking to say.

Why have you ignored the feedback, in comments and emojis, to your posts. You obviously prefer a one way street. I wonder what happens to older notifications unread for confused or sad faces.

The multiple stops is for her to come here. Can take 2 days and 4 times the normal cost for the privilege. Me going there is the alternative option - direct flights - a few weeks in Phuket sounds nice but … see what happens next.

It does discuss him in some detail in the link. I did note 'Others before them in some form but Bell with documented proof.' The link discusses who might be deemed to be the inventor based on contemporary evidence and such. Quora notes this: 'Some people point to the first person that came up with an idea and published it. Some people point to the first person that came up with a working prototype. Some people point to the first person to create a practical model that can be mass produced. And some people point to the first person to patent an idea.' A google search indicates it is not clear cut though if you have a particular criteria you may go a particular way.

I feel your pain. I have just worked through a long cold winter and need some Thai fun. Did have one trip but seems like an age away. The girlfriend is working but said out of the blue yesterday she'd like to come here before our 3 year visa runs out in early October - but air fares are sold out or prohibitively expensive i.e. $3000 one way with multiple stops. So I might go there in mid October - still expensive but not too bad. Good accommodation deals here and there. Not much to do here - probably my lack of imagination - same drinks with friends and talk about the usual things.

North Korea is not simply a country with a different political approach or different world view - it is a obviously controlled by a dictator who can only keep his people, and the world, at bay by threatening death and destruction, including a nuclear arsenal that can strike harder and further, with each year that passes. One needs to be proactive. In Adams times, we are talking about attacks by wooden war ships with cannon balls, and soldiers with bayonets. Not ballistic missiles sent from 15,000 kilometres away.

Not necessarily contradicting you but it can depend on the context of the topic. There is a difference between pointing a finger towards alcoholism, and on the other hand, suggesting that a good outcome may be a reduction in drinking. Describing someone as a potential alcoholic may not be called for. In recent topics though, if someone is describing a situation where they are a difficult drunk, or are discussing something sad while noting at the same time that they are on their xth beer or bottle of wine, or they describe being paralytic drunk, throwing up, and asleep in a taxi, one may be entertained, I suppose, or one may suggest a helpful solution may be a reduction in alcohol. If you posted the above as a topic, i.e. I like a big drink with the boys from time to time, but tend to have a good time with breaks in between, no one be likely to suggest there is a problem at hand.

Graham Bell was before Edison. Others before them in some form but Bell with documented proof. Invention of the telephone - Wikipedia The term 'Give me a bell' likely came from the noise of the bell on the phone rather than due to Mr Bell. Life in both places can work well if you are a happy person willing to work a bit.

My ex wife wouldn't dream of living in Thailand. She loves Melbourne and Australia. The availability of well paid work, the big open clean streets with wide footpaths, she can get all her Thai food with better quality meat and vegetables, not hot all the time, etc etc. Not UK but similar principle. Not sure it helped or hindered our relationship - probably gave her more options but 6 years was enough for both of us.

Some? Anyone with a brain and a heart. Are you seriously suggesting that Russia and Putin should not be criticised for invading that ONE country.

Actually I didn't see too much but when you are 22 you go with it. I saw a man in a heavy coat in a cold climate who apparently was me in a past life. I wasn't a king or a knight or something. Oh well. $50. Introduced through a swedish girl I met on the gili islands off Lombok. When your young the whole wide world seems to smile with you. But then when you get older you dream of nice apartments or houses in Thailand in which to retire. My plan in less than 2 years, is Phuket e.g. Phuket town, or Pattaya - somewhere with a nice pool and gym like they show on youtube, or maybe a house on the way to Ranong or Chantabhuri or in the other direction past Hua Hin. 6 months there 6 months in Australia sounds most likely and best.