I have to give up my computer to Son #2 in a few minutes.
The thing that tries my patience with Weiner, or any public figure in a similar situation, is the *total stupidity*. How could he think nobody would ever find out? How could he involve multiple women and think none of them would come forward? How could he send out pictures and text and think nobody anywhere would ever see it save for the intended recipient?
There's a saying, "He who plants a garden doesn't reserve a spot for weeds". You simply cannot cordon off "parts" of your life and expect there to be no impact on your "regular" life. It doesn't work. Something from the *parts* always leaks out or leaks through.
Another saying, "Men give love to get sex. Women give sex to get love." Apparently a great number of men still do not realize that sex and love are inseparable for many women. What bride of less than a year will believe a husband who engages in this kind of sexual behavior with other women still "loves" her?
For me, I guess, it's an issue of honor. If one does it, then at least one shouldn't lie about it. And, personally, keeping the major vow of a lifetime seems important. And yeppers, for me, this includes Roosevelt, Kennedy, Eisenhower and Big Dawg. It simply makes me think less of them. Beyond which, there's simply the pure distastefulness of sending pictures of your "big man" to little girls. Even ones who have a mad crush on you.
Said goodbye to Kirk, my storekeeper, today. Got a big mutual hug going. Kinda on the edge of tears. He said this is the first thing he ever failed at, and he's still trying to take that in.
Yes. Openly gay Congresspeople don't have to worry about what happens when their sexual preferences become known. if Weiner had been open from the beginning about his cybersex, none of this would have happened. It all arises from his attempt to keep it in the closet -- which, as you say, reflects poorly on his judgement.
Said goodbye to Kirk, my storekeeper, today. Got a big mutual hug going. Kinda on the edge of tears. He said this is the first thing he ever failed at, and he's still trying to take that in.
listener, finally gave it up, let Pepsi into my facebook. But boy are they intrusive in the info they want. . . Only my second app. But for a better cause than my first, lol!
I'll check back later for answer, but can somebody post the link to Ally's candle page? For some arcane reason I can't even begin to fathom, the bookmark for it has disappeared from both Firefox and Safari.
From So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams:
[An extraterrestrial robot and spaceship has just landed on earth. The robot steps out of the spaceship...] "I come in peace," it said, adding after a long moment of further grinding, "take me to your Lizard."
Ford Prefect, of course, had an explanation for this, as he sat with Arthur and watched the nonstop frenetic news reports on television, none of which had anything to say other than to record that the thing had done this amount of damage which was valued at that amount of billions of pounds and had killed this totally other number of people, and then say it again, because the robot was doing nothing more than standing there, swaying very slightly, and emitting short incomprehensible error messages.
"It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see..."
"You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?"
"No," said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, "nothing so simple. Nothing anything like to straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?"
"What?"
"I said," said Ford, with an increasing air of urgency creeping into his voice, "have you got any gin?"
"I'll look. Tell me about the lizards."
Ford shrugged again.
"Some people say that the lizards are the best thing that ever happened to them," he said. "They're completely wrong of course, completely and utterly wrong, but someone's got to say it."
Whooo! I just sat down for the first time all day about 15 minutes ago...! After working at the Library I shopped for groceries, then came home and cooked meals for the next two days because it's going to be 90 degrees each day, so there'll be no cooking those days!! Then I cleaned the Kitchen, cleaned up after the cat (don't ask), then rescued kitty from the back porch. It's screened in and we let her out there, even though she's an indoor cat. But suddenly I heard her his but good repeatedly and had visions of her getting sprayed by a skunk or bothering a bear. I insisted that she come in and she hissed at me (incredibly rare!), so I hauled her in and shut the door. I never did find out who'd freaked her out. I figure skunk, racoon or bear. Somebody has been knocking our birdbath over most nights. But no one has bothered the bird feeders nearby. It's a mystery.
Whooo! I just sat down for the first time all day about 15 minutes ago...! After working at the Library I shopped for groceries, then came home and cooked meals for the next two days because it's going to be 90 degrees each day, so there'll be no cooking those days!! Then I cleaned the Kitchen, cleaned up after the cat (don't ask), then rescued kitty from the back porch. It's screened in and we let her out there, even though she's an indoor cat. But suddenly I heard her hiss but good repeatedly and had visions of her getting sprayed by a skunk or bothering a bear. I insisted that she come in and she hissed at me (incredibly rare!), so I hauled her in and shut the door. I never did find out who'd freaked her out. I figure skunk, racoon or bear. Somebody has been knocking our birdbath over most nights. But no one has bothered the bird feeders nearby. It's a mystery.
Whooo! I just sat down for the first time all day about 15 minutes ago...! After working at the Library I shopped for groceries, then came home and cooked meals for the next two days because it's going to be 90 degrees each day, so there'll be no cooking those days!! Then I cleaned the Kitchen, cleaned up after the cat (don't ask), then rescued kitty from the back porch. It's screened in and we let her out there, even though she's an indoor cat. But suddenly I heard her hiss but good repeatedly and had visions of her getting sprayed by a skunk or bothering a bear. I insisted that she come in and she hissed at me (incredibly rare!), so I hauled her in and shut the door. I never did find out who'd freaked her out. I figure skunk, raccoon or bear. Somebody has been knocking our birdbath over most nights. But no one has bothered the bird feeders nearby. It's a mystery.
I'd say the trouble arises from his attempt to act free and polygamous in a monogamously vowed relationship. Had been completely open about his infidelity it still would not have endeared me to him one bit.
I don't understand. What did they do? I have been able to vote and just click to use my FB sign in and it registers my vote automajically and that's an end of it. No questions or requests for information at all.
I do believe that Doctor Dean is first this fine Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteFaded early last night, missed the convo about Weiner. Weigh in later, I think.
About to be very busy today.
I have to give up my computer to Son #2 in a few minutes.
ReplyDeleteThe thing that tries my patience with Weiner, or any public figure in a similar situation, is the *total stupidity*. How could he think nobody would ever find out? How could he involve multiple women and think none of them would come forward? How could he send out pictures and text and think nobody anywhere would ever see it save for the intended recipient?
There's a saying, "He who plants a garden doesn't reserve a spot for weeds". You simply cannot cordon off "parts" of your life and expect there to be no impact on your "regular" life. It doesn't work. Something from the *parts* always leaks out or leaks through.
Another saying, "Men give love to get sex. Women give sex to get love." Apparently a great number of men still do not realize that sex and love are inseparable for many women. What bride of less than a year will believe a husband who engages in this kind of sexual behavior with other women still "loves" her?
For me, I guess, it's an issue of honor. If one does it, then at least one shouldn't lie about it. And, personally, keeping the major vow of a lifetime seems important. And yeppers, for me, this includes Roosevelt, Kennedy, Eisenhower and Big Dawg. It simply makes me think less of them. Beyond which, there's simply the pure distastefulness of sending pictures of your "big man" to little girls. Even ones who have a mad crush on you.
ReplyDeleteSaid goodbye to Kirk, my storekeeper, today. Got a big mutual hug going. Kinda on the edge of tears. He said this is the first thing he ever failed at, and he's still trying to take that in.
ReplyDeleteYes. Openly gay Congresspeople don't have to worry about what happens when their sexual preferences become known. if Weiner had been open from the beginning about his cybersex, none of this would have happened. It all arises from his attempt to keep it in the closet -- which, as you say, reflects poorly on his judgement.
ReplyDeleteJust got home from working at the polls (5 local towns deciding whether to merge school systems).
ReplyDeleteNow off to the Library!
I feel so civic today. ;-)
Said goodbye to Kirk, my storekeeper, today. Got a big mutual hug going. Kinda on the edge of tears. He said this is the first thing he ever failed at, and he's still trying to take that in.
ReplyDeleteBelovedly civic, lol! Keep it up!
ReplyDeletelistener, finally gave it up, let Pepsi into my facebook. But boy are they intrusive in the info they want. . . Only my second app. But for a better cause than my first, lol!
ReplyDeleteI'll check back later for answer, but can somebody post the link to Ally's candle page? For some arcane reason I can't even begin to fathom, the bookmark for it has disappeared from both Firefox and Safari.
ReplyDeleteComputers confound me.
Blast from the past time!
ReplyDeleteFrom So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams:
[An extraterrestrial robot and spaceship has just landed on earth. The robot steps out of the spaceship...]
"I come in peace," it said, adding after a long moment of further grinding, "take me to your Lizard."
Ford Prefect, of course, had an explanation for this, as he sat with Arthur and watched the nonstop frenetic news reports on television, none of which had anything to say other than to record that the thing had done this amount of damage which was valued at that amount of billions of pounds and had killed this totally other number of people, and then say it again, because the robot was doing nothing more than standing there, swaying very slightly, and emitting short incomprehensible error messages.
"It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see..."
"You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?"
"No," said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, "nothing so simple. Nothing anything like to straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?"
"What?"
"I said," said Ford, with an increasing air of urgency creeping into his voice, "have you got any gin?"
"I'll look. Tell me about the lizards."
Ford shrugged again.
"Some people say that the lizards are the best thing that ever happened to them," he said. "They're completely wrong of course, completely and utterly wrong, but someone's got to say it."
Awwww. So sad for this.
ReplyDeleteIf he's an adult and this is the first thing he's failed at, he's lead a very successful life!
Now why does this sound familiar? (No, I haaven't read "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish.")
ReplyDeleteI think I know those Lizards.
ReplyDeleteWhooo! I just sat down for the first time all day about 15 minutes ago...!
ReplyDeleteAfter working at the Library I shopped for groceries, then came home and cooked meals for the next two days because it's going to be 90 degrees each day, so there'll be no cooking those days!! Then I cleaned the Kitchen, cleaned up after the cat (don't ask), then rescued kitty from the back porch. It's screened in and we let her out there, even though she's an indoor cat. But suddenly I heard her his but good repeatedly and had visions of her getting sprayed by a skunk or bothering a bear. I insisted that she come in and she hissed at me (incredibly rare!), so I hauled her in and shut the door. I never did find out who'd freaked her out. I figure skunk, racoon or bear. Somebody has been knocking our birdbath over most nights. But no one has bothered the bird feeders nearby. It's a mystery.
Whooo! I just sat down for the first time all day about 15 minutes ago...!
ReplyDeleteAfter working at the Library I shopped for groceries, then came home and cooked meals for the next two days because it's going to be 90 degrees each day, so there'll be no cooking those days!! Then I cleaned the Kitchen, cleaned up after the cat (don't ask), then rescued kitty from the back porch. It's screened in and we let her out there, even though she's an indoor cat. But suddenly I heard her hiss but good repeatedly and had visions of her getting sprayed by a skunk or bothering a bear. I insisted that she come in and she hissed at me (incredibly rare!), so I hauled her in and shut the door. I never did find out who'd freaked her out. I figure skunk, racoon or bear. Somebody has been knocking our birdbath over most nights. But no one has bothered the bird feeders nearby. It's a mystery.
Whooo! I just sat down for the first time all day about 15 minutes ago...!
ReplyDeleteAfter working at the Library I shopped for groceries, then came home and cooked meals for the next two days because it's going to be 90 degrees each day, so there'll be no cooking those days!! Then I cleaned the Kitchen, cleaned up after the cat (don't ask), then rescued kitty from the back porch. It's screened in and we let her out there, even though she's an indoor cat. But suddenly I heard her hiss but good repeatedly and had visions of her getting sprayed by a skunk or bothering a bear. I insisted that she come in and she hissed at me (incredibly rare!), so I hauled her in and shut the door. I never did find out who'd freaked her out. I figure skunk, raccoon or bear. Somebody has been knocking our birdbath over most nights. But no one has bothered the bird feeders nearby. It's a mystery.
I'd say the trouble arises from his attempt to act free and polygamous in a monogamously vowed relationship. Had been completely open about his infidelity it still would not have endeared me to him one bit.
ReplyDeleteTwo of the towns said no.
ReplyDeleteSo it will not happen.
I don't understand. What did they do? I have been able to vote and just click to use my FB sign in and it registers my vote automajically and that's an end of it. No questions or requests for information at all.
ReplyDeleteWell, in your neck of the woods it isn't likely to be a chupacabras...
ReplyDelete