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I know my flaws and that leads me to simple relationships
August 26, 2022, 07:49 PM
OttoSigI know my flaws and that leads me to simple relationships
I know at my age that I don’t do well with human relationships. I’m impatient, despise what I perceive as ignorance, opinionated, hard-headed; I am the depression-era grandfather that raised me as a dad. At the same time I don’t feel like I’m losing much.
The few of you I’ve met I appreciate it greatly but I always feel like I leave the meeting having not fulfilled my end of the bargain. I don’t like small talk, I only like talking about what I know, which often comes off as egotistical.
So with that I tend to be very deeply attached to my animals, we talk but I never talk about myself, I talk to her. She always likes what I’m saying and I don’t have to hear any follow up commentary later. It’s no wonder we have kept them around and I’m certain that without them we wouldn’t be anywhere near where we are now.
10 years to retirement! Just waiting! August 26, 2022, 09:15 PM
MikeinNCNice pup
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OttoSigThanks Chief!
10 years to retirement! Just waiting! August 26, 2022, 09:34 PM
OttoSig
Full ears!
10 years to retirement! Just waiting! August 26, 2022, 09:57 PM
OttoSigLazy bitch!
10 years to retirement! Just waiting! August 26, 2022, 10:01 PM
MikeinNCHahaha, my 12ish year old German shepherd does that sometimes…
"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein
“You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020
“A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker August 26, 2022, 10:06 PM
ensigmaticquote:
Originally posted by OttoSig:
I don’t like small talk, I only like talking about what I know, which often comes off as egotistical.
Or arrogant. I know it well. I'm very much the same way. Unless we have a common interest I've little to say.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher August 26, 2022, 10:50 PM
captain127I appreciate the companionship of a good dog. I have been dogless for a few years after my last lab passed. The wife ( a far better partner than I deserve) and I have considered another dog , but our work schedules ( long hours unexpected long days, for me sudden calls that can occur any time to fix broken bones) make us and especially her thinking it would not be fair to a dog to leave them alone that long.
There is a reason dog is god spelled backwards
August 27, 2022, 12:11 AM
BurtonRWFWIW, I’ve met you and I think you’re a swell guy.
-Rob
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A=A August 27, 2022, 07:21 AM
vthokyquote:
Originally posted by BurtonRW:
FWIW, I’ve met you and I think you’re a swell guy.
I enjoyed meeting you as well.
quote:
Originally posted by OttoSig:
(Upside-down-dog pic)
Good grief! I'll admit I freaked out a little the first time I saw my dog sleeping on her back like that. Thought she was a goner, just like in the cartoons. I spoke to her and she flipped to her feet in a microsecond, then looked at me as if to say, "What? You didn't see anything."
God bless America.