getting to know you..... Give me ONE ........

[WolfyOne]

I love music, don't care for snakes AT ALL and like tea, both hot and cold, just fine.


What Gemme said, me too :)
Give me some music that makes my toes tap and I'm ready to get up and dance

[Medusa]

I cannot stand Tea... Iced or otherwise.



Let it be known that from this day forward GIRL DEE is FIRED from life!!

TEA IS THE NECTAR OF THE GODDESS!

[Breathless]

I am exactly the opposite, I don't think I could survive any kind of meaningful existence without music, as I use it for everything, sleep, calming, celebration, meditation. I am sorry you have had this labelling experience. High 5 on Ms Chapman and Adele.. some of my absolute favs!I do not like music past the 80s. Anything 90s or beyond, I click off unless its Tracy Chapman. Or Adele. (I do like real old time rock and roll but I almost never listen to it)

I have been verbally attacked for saying I would prefer not to listen to music in the car.

At home, I almost never listen to music. And when I do, its Tracy Chapman. Or maybe Adele or Bob Dylan.

On FB I click to block videos if music accompanies them. It ruins them for me.

And...I am tired of being told I am a freak for not liking music like most of the world. It doesnt make me a bad person. I am not crippled. I just dont like music, like some people dont like to dance. :|

[girl_dee]

Let it be known that from this day forward GIRL DEE is FIRED from life!!

TEA IS THE NECTAR OF THE GODDESS!

and THIS was why I was afraid to *come out*...... :blink:

I got several reps that questioned my southern roots.

I just don't like tea! :blush:

[Mel C.]

and THIS was why I was afraid to *come out*...... :blink:

I got several reps that questioned my southern roots.

I just don't like tea! :blush:

While I drink primarily tea, I can't stand coffee so let the berating begin.

[Mel C.]

I hate brussel sprouts, but I will eat them if they are fried (I will eat many fried vegetables since fried is one of my food groups, along with fresh frozen and free).

[girl_dee]

While I drink primarily tea, I can't stand coffee so let the berating begin.

*faints*.........

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I listen to a lot of podcasts. Most have to do with the news, pop culture and storytelling. This has virtually taken the place of all reading . . . and I used to read a _lot_.

[Chad]

I love pie. I choose pie over cake everytime. I even request a birthday pie from my loved ones.

Does anyone want to make me a pie? I can trade brisket.

:cowboy:

[WolfyOne]

I read a lot more books now since there are so many free ebooks on Amazon and Barnes and Noble

[girl_dee]

I read magazines from the back to the front.......

[Jesse]

I read magazines from the back to the front.......

Are you also left handed? I ask because I am a southpaw and also have a tendency to read magazine from back to front.

[Jesse]

I also ask for pie instead of cake.

[cathexis]

Love my veggies especially asparagus and okra.

[clay]

Shrimp (fresh, local) are my all time fave seafood!!!

[kittygrrl]

peaches are my favorite fruit

[Chad]

I read and write scientific reports everyday.

I love reading environmenal studies.

:readfineprint::detective::deepthoughts::reader:

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I have a tattoo on my back of a goddess under the moon with seven Celtic "swirls" around her, because I am matrilinearly seventh generation Irish.

[girl_dee]

Are you also left handed? I ask because I am a southpaw and also have a tendency to read magazine from back to front.

No but I use my left just as much as my right

[PaPa]

I am an avid reader and would rather read than watch TV or listen to music.

[girl_dee]

I am an avid reader and would rather read than watch TV or listen to music.

one more thing:

PaPa and I go back a LONG way! :eyebat::eyebat:

[PaPa]

one more thing:

PaPa and I go back a LONG way! :eyebat::eyebat:

A looooooonnnnngggggg waaaayyyyyyy
:cheerleader:
Lol!!

[girl_dee]

I get a *high* on Friday after work. Just thinking of all that time to myself for the next two days!!

:cheerleader:

[clay]

I love to sing...anytime..anywhere...music soothes my soul!

[Gemme]

I get a *high* on Friday after work. Just thinking of all that time to myself for the next two days!!

:cheerleader:

It's the feeling of 'anything is possible'. The potential is limitless and that's exciting, so I understand this feeling of yours.

[Gayandgray]

I think maybe in another life I was a fisherman, a mermaid, lived on the beach, whatever, because I love anything related to the beach lifestyle.

[Mel C.]

I think maybe in another life I was a fisherman, a mermaid, lived on the beach, whatever, because I love anything related to the beach lifestyle.

You make up for me. I like looking at the water but can't stand being in it or in the sand. It's a texture thing...sand and salt are so abrasive.

[Chad]

About 30 minutes after I wake up and my brain hits all cylinders I love to lay in bed and chat with my partner (when I have one).

[JDeere]

I dislike coffee.... it's icky

[Chad]

I think maybe in another life I was a fisherman, a mermaid, lived on the beach, whatever, because I love anything related to the beach lifestyle.

I am with you friend, I love the water so much that I made a career of it.


:theisland:

[RockOn]

I have learned to lie to doctors about my milk intake.

Years ago, the nurse at my doctor's office called to report routine tests. She said my cholesterol (<<<---spelling?? unsure) was high and began questioning me about what I ate that could be causing it. Then she asked about dairy products, did I drink milk and if so, how much. I told her I usually average about 3 gallons a week. She jumped on that, gave me instructions not to be drinking that much milk every week because it was elavating my cholesterol. I said okay and that I would cut back per her specific instructions.

Today, as well as since then, I drink about 3 gallons of milk a week.

To be perfectly honest, I find I become stressed if there is less than a gallon in my fridge at all times.

I will never tell the truth about how much milk I consume to any medical people again. They get right fussy. If milk takes me out prematurely, so be it.

Gosh, after all I lived through during addiction years, it would be humiliating to die of too much milk consumption. LOL! Here's an example of a funny I was thinking about the other day --->>> Around 22 years of age, I had a 90 year old woman open the door of her mobile home and shove a pistol in my face. It was the middle of the night, freezing cold, no coat in the car, walked (correction: side-winded) half a mile down a country road til I saw lights. I had blown the left rear tire on that firebird formula on this pigtrail road. *laughing now, not funny then*

In rooms of recovery, we call it "relief" laughter. ;)

[PaPa]

When awaken in the middle of the night have trouble going back to sleep. I never used to be like that. I used to be able to sleep anytime/anywhere...

[clay]

I have a really deep love of knives...the open & close kind...and I have several kinds given me over the last few years.

Knives are very sexy!!!

[Blind Melon Chitlan]

mine is lamps...Tole lamps, Waterford Accent, Brass floor..I'm peculiar i think. I see a really cool quality lamp and I obsess over getting one. (BUT only if I have a place for it) LOL

[girl_dee]

I have a clock obsession. I wish everyone on this page would send me a clock!


:|

[girl_dee]

mine is lamps...Tole lamps, Waterford Accent, Brass floor..I'm peculiar i think. I see a really cool quality lamp and I obsess over getting one. (BUT only if I have a place for it) LOL

I am GOING to own a Tiffany lamp one day, with dragonflies on it. It can be a knock off but I am going to have one!

[Chad]

I must have a tool obsession or I am just a "do it yourself" kind of guy. I have enough automotive tools to open my own shop. I have home repair tools for plumbing, electrical, and home decorating.

Also, I have collected and inherited enough fishing equiptment to start that business.


:hammer: :woodchop: :fishing:

[girl_dee]

I must have a tool obsession or I am just a "do it yourself" kind of guy. I have enough automotive tools to open my own shop. I have home repair tools for plumbing, electrical, and home decorating.

Also, I have collected and inherited enough fishing equiptment to start that business.


:hammer: :woodchop: :fishing:

yes i had SO much fishing stuff... I used to say Cabela's would call me when they ran low on stock :giggle:


All i have left is a small tackle bag (Nanners on this site got it for me!) and a fly rod, and a spinning reel and rod. Its all i need anymore.....

[Chad]

yes i had SO much fishing stuff... I used to say Cabela's would call me when they ran low on stock :giggle:


All i have left is a small tackle bag (Nanners on this site got it for me!) and a fly rod, and a spinning reel and rod. Its all i need anymore.....

Let's go fishing!
I am sure that many folks here would like to go fishing with their BFP friends.

[girl_dee]

Let's go fishing!
I am sure that many folks here would like to go fishing with their BFP friends.

Yes its been a long time. I am torn on fishing again. I am getting soft hearted in my old age.

i have been fishing my whole life and depended on it for a long time.

[homoe]

What is this fishing you speak of :seeingstars:

[girl_dee]

check out the pic I just posted in the gallery!

[Soft*Silver]

I collected horse tack...saddles, bridles, bits, blankets, brushes, girths, boots, leggings, saddlebags, stable blankets, etc. I accumulated them over time, enough to fill a 10 x 18 shed! For one horse! Now that I have rehomed her (to a WONDERFUL home) I am in the process of selling off all that tack. Its daunting. I open the doors to that shed and get overwhelmed. I think some of it has to do with grieving too..I no longer and Teah the horse lady. I am horseless. I miss her, and even tho I know it was the right thing to do, I grieve.

I need to find something new to collect. A new hobby...

[Chad]

Yes its been a long time. I am torn on fishing again. I am getting soft hearted in my old age.

i have been fishing my whole life and depended on it for a long time.

I know what you mean.

[Chad]

What is this fishing you speak of :seeingstars:

Hi buddy, you know when you order the fish in a restaurant it is a few steps before that. Haha!

[Chad]

check out the pic I just posted in the gallery!

That is a great photo!
Femmes fishing is sexy. :)

[girl_dee]

That is a great photo!
Femmes fishing is sexy. :)

Once I discovered fresh water fishing, I never missed salt water fishing.. HOWEVER i do miss catching those big 35-40 lb bull red fish in the gulf.

[Chad]

Once I discovered fresh water fishing, I never missed salt water fishing.. HOWEVER i do miss catching those big 35-40 lb bull red fish in the gulf.

I have saltwater fishing in my blood. If the fish aren't biting then go crabbing or shrimping. Some folks harvest oysters too. To me saltwater is the full meal deal. :)

[easygoingfemme]

I went on an all female catch-and-release fly fishing retreat last summer. It was so peaceful and I learned a lot!

[Chad]

I went on an all female catch-and-release fly fishing retreat last summer. It was so peaceful and I learned a lot!

I have never fly fished. I should put that on my bucket list.

I seem to be living the catch and release culture. Haha!

[JDeere]

I like to shoot guns, at the gun range. I prefer the zombie target best.

[girl_dee]

I have saltwater fishing in my blood. If the fish aren't biting then go crabbing or shrimping. Some folks harvest oysters too. To me saltwater is the full meal deal. :)

Totally. Where I am from we eat whatever is *giving*. we don't come home empty handed. We throw a cast net for shrimp (can also be used for bait!) or worst case catch catfish or perch.

Back at the house the crab traps are tied to the dock, and I used to keep 10 traps out in the lake.

I really really miss the bayou.

[Chad]

Totally. Where I am from we eat whatever is *giving*. we don't come home empty handed. We throw a cast net for shrimp (can also be used for bait!) or worst case catch catfish or perch.

Back at the house the crab traps are tied to the dock, and I used to keep 10 traps out in the lake.

I really really miss the bayou.

Yep, I had a magazine reporter photo me throwing my cast net in Georgia. I have a good technique.

I am sorry if I caused you to miss the bayou.

[girl_dee]

Yep, I had a magazine reporter photo me throwing my cast net in Georgia. I have a good technique.

I am sorry if I caused you to miss the bayou.

LOL Gosh no, Katrina caused it. Maybe i needed to get out of there.. who knows. All I know is I never want to live there again.

[Kenna]

I love watching Bizarre Foods, even if some things make me cringe.

[girl_dee]

I went over 5 years without a television. Now I can't get enough streaming movies!

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I once went swimming in the fish tank at Marineland, the one where they used to film underwater movies. There was a Moray eel in the tank, but he was very shy (thank goodness!). The skates were cute - they had their little fins poking out of the water like sharks. The OMG! moment was when I turned around and realized a school of grouper were heading right for me! (but they just parted and went right around me, and kept on going.) One of the most fun parts was when I was sitting on the side, and little kids kept asking me, "How did you get them to let you in there?" (I was clearly not an employee - I had my flowery swimsuit on, not a diving suit.)

[Soft*Silver]

I LOVE freshly roasted beets!!! Its my favorite food!

[cathexis]

Grew up a Hoosier, and my favorite sports are "hoops" and Formula 1 auto racing. Used to attend the Indy 500 each year. Can't think of a year that I've missed watching or listening to the race.

Also, right now I'm having a good time watching "March Madness." Would be considered a great time if Indiana University had made it into the playoffs. lol

[Jesse]

I once went swimming in the fish tank at Marineland, the one where they used to film underwater movies. There was a Moray eel in the tank, but he was very shy (thank goodness!). The skates were cute - they had their little fins poking out of the water like sharks. The OMG! moment was when I turned around and realized a school of grouper were heading right for me! (but they just parted and went right around me, and kept on going.) One of the most fun parts was when I was sitting on the side, and little kids kept asking me, "How did you get them to let you in there?" (I was clearly not an employee - I had my flowery swimsuit on, not a diving suit.)

Marineland was one of my Dad's favorite places to go. Somewhere, there is video, as well as pics, of the five of us kids all being silly while there at Marineland. lol We also went to Weeki Wachee, Six Gun Territory, and Bush Gardens (way back before it became an amusement park) on yearly vacations.

[PaPa]

I once went swimming in the fish tank at Marineland, the one where they used to film underwater movies. There was a Moray eel in the tank, but he was very shy (thank goodness!). The skates were cute - they had their little fins poking out of the water like sharks. The OMG! moment was when I turned around and realized a school of grouper were heading right for me! (but they just parted and went right around me, and kept on going.) One of the most fun parts was when I was sitting on the side, and little kids kept asking me, "How did you get them to let you in there?" (I was clearly not an employee - I had my flowery swimsuit on, not a diving suit.)

Now you know you cannot just leave us hanging here....what is the rest of the story???

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I once went swimming in the fish tank at Marineland, the one where they used to film underwater movies. There was a Moray eel in the tank, but he was very shy (thank goodness!). The skates were cute - they had their little fins poking out of the water like sharks. The OMG! moment was when I turned around and realized a school of grouper were heading right for me! (but they just parted and went right around me, and kept on going.) One of the most fun parts was when I was sitting on the side, and little kids kept asking me, "How did you get them to let you in there?" (I was clearly not an employee - I had my flowery swimsuit on, not a diving suit.)
Now you know you cannot just leave us hanging here....what is the rest of the story???

Erm . . . that was pretty much it, unless you want to hear about the part where I changed into my swimsuit in the dressing room.

[PaPa]

Erm . . . that was pretty much it, unless you want to hear about the part where I changed into my swimsuit in the dressing room.

Haaahaa! No...the part of how did you get in there since you didn't work there...

[girl_dee]

As a kid i was amazed with the moon. I used to think it it was a hole in a black sky with a light on the other side.

As an adult I am still amazed by the moon. She always accompanies me on trips!

:moonstars:

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Erm . . . that was pretty much it, unless you want to hear about the part where I changed into my swimsuit in the dressing room.
Haaahaa! No...the part of how did you get in there since you didn't work there...

Oh! At the time, it was just something you could pay to do. I don't think many people took advantage of it though - I think more people wanted "dolphin encounters".

[Soft*Silver]

As child I was allergic to strawberries..I would break out in huge ugly hives all over my body if I ate one.

As an adult, I can eat all the strawberries I want...but I am always worried that the allergy will come back and one day when I eat one, i will have a horrible experience....

[Gemme]

As child I was allergic to strawberries..I would break out in huge ugly hives all over my body if I ate one.

As an adult, I can eat all the strawberries I want...but I am always worried that the allergy will come back and one day when I eat one, i will have a horrible experience....

I was also allergic to strawberries when I was a toddler but grew out of it. No sign of it coming back, thankfully, but every once in while my mouth will tingle when I eat my oatmeal if my body thinks I've eaten too many nuts.

[kittygrrl]

i'm highly allergic to all kinds of alcohol...beer, most wine, vodka..all of it:praying:

[Kätzchen]

My type of work involves dealing with a lot of people, which can be overwhelming at times because I am quiet by nature, live rather quietly, and actually like a quiet, peaceful, conflict-free atmosphere. Work has its own brand or type of conflicts, which is oft times typical when engaging with lots of people. I am very much an introvert. Capable of extroversion when necessary, but I prefer the quiet introversion of my life.

[Chad]

I too am a very quiet person but can be an extrovert in business and in social situations.

I prefer the peace and quiet of my little ranch to almost everything else.

The best way to describe me is that I am like a cat. I lay quietly in my lair and come out to play when I feel like it.

I enjoy having friends and visiting them but I feel no need to be with people all of the time.


:cowboy:

[Kätzchen]

Consumption of alcohol or alcoholism has no place in my life anymore. I attend Al-anon, I have a sponsor in the program too. Alcohol does nothing for me. I used to partake of alcohol on rare occasion, maybe once a year, an casual sip at a social function, but alcoholism is prevalent in my family. My dad was an dry alcoholic, his behaviors were atrocious, my youngest son is an alcoholic, but I don't suffer from alcoholism except to say I suffered far too long with members of my own family who are alcoholics, and alcoholism. I won't date or even partner with anyone who is an alcoholic. I won't even date or partner with anyone in recovery.

[homoe]

Most people from the "old" chat room know that I'm not a fan of company!

I don't mind if they come to visit and stay at a hotel, that works for me:hangloose:

[C0LLETTE]

I truly dislike use of the words: bitch, slut, lady, and classy.

The first two because they are used to degrade women ( no matter how playfully used) even, and maybe particularly, by women.

The second two because they are essentially meaningless beyond the 19th Century and always used by the wrong people.

[girl_dee]

I am extremely private about my life off of the site.

[Violette]

Too much noise overwhelms me. It hurts my nerves, if you know what I mean. I love music and I even play it loudly every once in a while. Then I need silence. Sweet silence. At least for a short while.

[cathexis]

Offline, I am a recluse. Well, my partner claims that in order to be a recluse, it means that you're hiding from something. I rarely exit my apartment except for errands. She calls me a "hermit."

Also, rarely talk on the phone. In fact, don't even have one. Communicate almost exclusively by computer.

[girl_dee]

Offline, I am a recluse. Well, my partner claims that in order to be a recluse, it means that you're hiding from something. I rarely exit my apartment except for errands. She calls me a "hermit."

Also, rarely talk on the phone. In fact, don't even have one. Communicate almost exclusively by computer.

this is me!

Most introverts are rarely lonely. I am OH SO happy right here in my happy little home playing online and entertaining myself. When i go out, i just can't wait to get home. Its my happy place.

I do not like to speak on the phone either!!!

[clay]

I am a free spirit!!!!

[Mel C.]

I don't like soup!

[ksrainbow]

Since graduation from college: I have had 4 employers.

[kittygrrl]

I :heartbeat: Pho

[Chad]

I am a task master in my real life. Yep that is true not fun but true.

:cowboy:

[~ocean]

I miss my work ~ having to live such a quiet life is challenging my inner spirit .

[cathexis]

I am a task master in my real life. Yep that is true not fun but true.

:cowboy:

Need someone like you in life. Can be somewhat cluttery. Am organized though scattered.

I love Winter...will hate to see it go (got more snow coming, YAY).

[Soft*Silver]

I too am getting to be a recluse. I rarely go out except for my grand daughter, some errands and work. Tomorrow I am going out with my best friend for the first time in over a year. She lives only10 minutes from me!

When i was younger I had many social occasions I enjoyed. A night with the symphony. Rodeos. Shopping sprees. Parties. You name it, I loved going to it. And I was quite the extrovert.

As I age, I am finding a quiet center, and a need to nest within my own small space of a life. I have a HUGE life, but compared to the great world out there, it is just small. I wouldnt say I am an introvert but I no longer want that exposure and attention.

[Mel C.]

I don't eat hot food (see previous post regarding not liking soup) or drink hot drinks. No :tea: for me thankyouverymuch

[Gemme]

I don't eat hot food (see previous post regarding not liking soup) or drink hot drinks. No :tea: for me thankyouverymuch

So, gazpacho is okay?

[Mel C.]

So, gazpacho is okay?

I've never had gazpacho but I have had pear soup which was served cold and was delicious.

[girl_dee]

I was in accident when i was in my early 20's and i saw my life flash before my eyes. It was a short film but wow it happened!

[Chad]

I have always been the same person that I am now. From my earliest memory I have known who I am. When I was in second grade I had three girlfriends. Haha!

Being me is not always easy but atleast I know who I am.

[homoe]

I have always been the same person that I am now. From my earliest memory I have known who I am. When I was in second grade I had three girlfriends. Haha!

Being me is not always easy but atleast I know who I am.

NO wonder I couldn't get one, you were hogging em all to yourself :mad:

[Chad]

NO wonder I couldn't get one, you were hogging em all to yourself :mad:

Haha! Yep but where are they now? Maybe on this site. 😊

[Chad]

I choose to be happy everyday.

Yeah, it is not always easy but I do it anyway. Life is short so I choose to show up with a smile and a positive attitude.

:cowboy:

[Gayandgray]

I have no tolerance or patience for lazy people who CAN but WONT work.

[JDeere]

I have some short term memory loss.

[girl_dee]

i sleep with a knife under my bed. (To keep the monsters away)

[TL1]

I love being outside.

[~ocean]

i sleep with a knife under my bed. (To keep the monsters away)

Good Morning Dee ~ u don't make chopped hamburg with monsters lol

[C0LLETTE]

I don't like sleeping alone.

[C0LLETTE]

I don't even like living alone.

[clay]

I choose to live life on a positive & happy note!

We get back what we give out, I believe!

[JDeere]

I'm actually a cheap wad, in my family, I don't like to part with my money. I actually have a very hard time paying full price for products and feel like I'm getting ripped off by certain stores.

[Soft*Silver]

when I was a little girl, as I was crossing the road to get the mail for my mother, I was almost hit by a car. I distinctly remember being moved by a spiritual entity, out of harm's way. I looked back onto the road, disbelieving what happened, once I was on the other side. My own mother couldnt fathom how I wasnt hit. She said it was a blur...

[Gemme]

I was born with a club foot and a cleft chin.

:blink:

[WolfyOne]

I was hit by cars twice as a kid and on the same street. It was my oldest brother's fault. He crossed in the middle of a busy street and made me stay on the other side and then he looked both way, told me run sis, they won't hit you...big fat liar got in so much trouble from my dad. I had to go to ER, but don't remember much except someone at the little grocery store catching me when I flew off the car. Someone up there was watching out for me both times.

[Soft*Silver]

I grew up watching The Little Rascals when they were first on tv...and they inspired me greatly as a lil girl who lived out on the farm way out in the country. I didnt have other kids to pal around with so they literally were my "neighborhood kids". I have lots of stories to tell about this, lol. One such story is..

one day...I got ahold of my dad's kite string, and cornered the farm cat. He was a big ole black tom cat that was really indifferent to me, unlike the female who always purred around my legs. I think his indifference is why I picked him for this. I got into my mom's trash bag and took out three cans...she always left the lids on but flipped up. (not after this..lol)

I tied the cans onto the cat string..then tied the other end of the string onto the cat's tail...

in my kid's mind I thought he would just run and the cans would clang and then fall off...

instead...when I let him go, he ran screaming across the yard, oh the cans were clanging alrighty, but he ran UP a tree and the string wrapped around the trunk, and he wound himself around and around the closest branch until he was hanging upside down...

now I know how cruel this was....and how tight I had tied that string to his tail...and how long my mother left me unsupervised...

but thankfully my mom heard the cat caterwalling...and came out. She saw what was happening and ran into the kitchen to get a knife..she had to climb the tree (my mother was very short but very round) and cut the cat down while it was hissing and clawing at her....

I was hickory switched that day.....

[girl_dee]

Good Morning Dee ~ u don't make chopped hamburg with monsters lol

hahaha i have to slay them sometimes!

[girl_dee]

I choose to live life on a positive & happy note!

We get back what we give out, I believe!



OH i do believe that, it also applies to negative and unhappy vibes.

[~ocean]

OH i do believe that, it also applies to negative and unhappy vibes.

^5 dee & clay ~ besides negative face gives ya wrinkles !!

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I prefer living alone. I've had relationships as long as 8 years where we lived together, but I'm never really quite relaxed when someone else is in the house, or might come home. What if I want to walk around naked? What if I want to tap dance in the kitchen at 3 a.m.? What if I want to use my Magic Wand when everyone's asleep? (Those things are great, but they're loud.) I realize this is a really privileged position, but I'm really lucky to be able to live alone most of the time.

[MrSunshine]

peanut butter is my go to

[tinydancer]

I can only eat bananas if they're like 40% green. No more and no less.

[Chad]

I clean my house or hotel room before the maid comes.
Yep, I am that guy. Haha!

[girl_dee]

I prefer living alone. I've had relationships as long as 8 years where we lived together, but I'm never really quite relaxed when someone else is in the house, or might come home. What if I want to walk around naked? What if I want to tap dance in the kitchen at 3 a.m.? What if I want to use my Magic Wand when everyone's asleep? (Those things are great, but they're loud.) I realize this is a really privileged position, but I'm really lucky to be able to live alone most of the time.

this made me chuckle.

Every day when i come home, i think to myself LOVE being here alone. i have tried co-habitation too many times to try it again. i want my own space.

however, it would be nice to have some company, but then they have to go home.

[girl_dee]

I clean my house or hotel room before the maid comes.
Yep, I am that guy. Haha!

i TOTALLY do this! i also clean the table at the restaurant before the server does.

[Chad]

i TOTALLY do this! i also clean the table at the restaurant before the server does.

I do that too!!! Haha :)

[girl_dee]

I do that too!!! Haha :)

Someone told me it annoys the wait staff :blink:

[Gemme]

I prefer living alone. I've had relationships as long as 8 years where we lived together, but I'm never really quite relaxed when someone else is in the house, or might come home. What if I want to walk around naked? What if I want to tap dance in the kitchen at 3 a.m.? What if I want to use my Magic Wand when everyone's asleep? (Those things are great, but they're loud.) I realize this is a really privileged position, but I'm really lucky to be able to live alone most of the time.

this made me chuckle.

Every day when i come home, i think to myself LOVE being here alone. i have tried co-habitation too many times to try it again. i want my own space.

however, it would be nice to have some company, but then they have to go home.

My dad had it right all these years. I used to think he was bonkers but as I've aged and grown to appreciate my own space, I think he's totally onto something.

He and my stepmom lived in separate homes. Granted, they usually lived next door or around the corner from one another for over 30 years but it was ideal. He came over and helped her with the house and she sent him home with a plate of food. They were able to love one another and then go HOME. It was like they dated for over 3 decades so they kept the spark alive.

[easygoingfemme]

My dad had it right all these years. I used to think he was bonkers but as I've aged and grown to appreciate my own space, I think he's totally onto something.

He and my stepmom lived in separate homes. Granted, they usually lived next door or around the corner from one another for over 30 years but it was ideal. He came over and helped her with the house and she sent him home with a plate of food. They were able to love one another and then go HOME. It was like they dated for over 3 decades so they kept the spark alive.

I could SOOO get behind a setup like that...

[Gemme]

I could SOOO get behind a setup like that...

It's brilliant when you think about it. Sure, not as cost effective as cohabitating but if you are in a committed, trusting relationship, it's gold. Think of all the fights and disagreements that wouldn't happen because you can say, "I need to go home and think about that' or because their junk is all over THEIR space, not yours.

[Mel C.]

I don't like flip flops. They are noisy and I don't like having a toe wedgie.

[Chad]

this made me chuckle.

Every day when i come home, i think to myself LOVE being here alone. i have tried co-habitation too many times to try it again. i want my own space.

however, it would be nice to have some company, but then they have to go home.

I think living apart in a committed relationship would work well for me. Living with someone 24/7 has a negative effect on me. I can be completely committed and live apart. I want to sign up for that. :)

[Medusa]

I think living apart in a committed relationship would work well for me. Living with someone 24/7 has a negative effect on me. I can be completely committed and live apart. I want to sign up for that. :)

I kinda want to start a thread on this so we can talk about it! I'd love to hear more!

[Mel C.]

I kinda want to start a thread on this so we can talk about it! I'd love to hear more!

Good idea says the one who has never started a thread!

[Medusa]

Good idea says the one who has never started a thread!

It's done!! Now tell me all your beeswax!

[easygoingfemme]

It's brilliant when you think about it. Sure, not as cost effective as cohabitating but if you are in a committed, trusting relationship, it's gold. Think of all the fights and disagreements that wouldn't happen because you can say, "I need to go home and think about that' or because their junk is all over THEIR space, not yours.

I think it's totally brilliant and so healthy to be that in touch with your personal needs, and respectful of each others. I feel like that's the best of both worlds. You're close enough that you can be together whenever you want for as long as you want and then have your space to retreat to with no hard feelings. Sign me up!

I sort of did this with a semi-distance relationship for almost four years. The "part time together" worked well for both of us as we both liked our space, but the distance between us was too great. We had trouble being able to really keep our relationship building and merging as neither of us were going to be relocating. We "lived together" pretty much every weekend and then were an almost 4 hour drive apart during the week. For me, I'd want my living apart partner to be close... in their own space.

I think something like this probably is why my parents stayed together. They always lived together but their entire working lives they worked opposite schedules. My mom worked all day while my dad was home and my dad worked all night while my mom was home. She panicked when he retired because she wasn't sure what to do with him so she made him build a wood shop (he's a woodworker/handyman) in the back yard so he would keep busy out of the house and he wasn't allowed to retire until the shop was finished being built.

[AmazonDC]

I don't like flip flops. They are noisy and I don't like having a toe wedgie.

lol I dont like them either but its for different reasons... I am missing My left bug toe so it makes it very hard to wear flip flops.lol

[Gemme]

I think it's totally brilliant and so healthy to be that in touch with your personal needs, and respectful of each others. I feel like that's the best of both worlds. You're close enough that you can be together whenever you want for as long as you want and then have your space to retreat to with no hard feelings. Sign me up!

I sort of did this with a semi-distance relationship for almost four years. The "part time together" worked well for both of us as we both liked our space, but the distance between us was too great. We had trouble being able to really keep our relationship building and merging as neither of us were going to be relocating. We "lived together" pretty much every weekend and then were an almost 4 hour drive apart during the week. For me, I'd want my living apart partner to be close... in their own space.

I think something like this probably is why my parents stayed together. They always lived together but their entire working lives they worked opposite schedules. My mom worked all day while my dad was home and my dad worked all night while my mom was home. She panicked when he retired because she wasn't sure what to do with him so she made him build a wood shop (he's a woodworker/handyman) in the back yard so he would keep busy out of the house and he wasn't allowed to retire until the shop was finished being built.

Yeah, it definitely works when someone is within a reasonable distance.

*going to find said thread

[homoe]

I clean my house or hotel room before the maid comes.
Yep, I am that guy. Haha!

I will never get this nor do this.....LMAO

[JDeere]

I don't like it when people get moody with me, it pisses me off and makes me in a foul mood.

[homoe]

I dislike people that run hot and cold!

You know the type that falls all over you one day, and then the next wouldn't spit on you if you were on fire:fastdraq:

[Kätzchen]

I'm a pillow queen, in so many ways .... there's no such thing as too many pillows. I add to my pillow collection as often as I can. And, just like collecting pillows, I collect scarfs. Some I wear (a black silk gold embroidery thread scarf from Japan), or I have lots of big scarfs that are batik, or silk, or cotton silk screened prints that I drape over windows or room furnishings. I also like unusual umbrellas, too. Some I use as decorations, others I use when it rains. :)

[homoe]

I'm a pillow queen, in so many ways .... there's no such thing as too many pillows. I add to my pillow collection as often as I can. And, just like collecting pillows, I collect scarfs. Some I wear (a black silk gold embroidery thread scarf from Japan), or I have lots of big scarfs that are batik, or silk, or cotton silk screened prints that I drape over windows or room furnishings. I also like unusual umbrellas, too. Some I use as decorations, others I use when it rains. :)

I hate to show my ignorance BUT are pillows mainly just a femme thing? I assume they are mainly for show/decoration/decor cause you all seem to take em off at night I've noticed:giggle:

[Kätzchen]

I hate to show my ignorance BUT are pillows mainly just a femme thing? I assume they are mainly for show/decoration/decor cause you all seem to take em off at night I've noticed:giggle:

I have no idea, really. But I do know that I do love pillows and buy more of them, whenever I can. I recently bought a pillow from an femme artist friend, which was absolutely beautiful. She took a photograph of an huge Emerald butterfly. It's simply gorgeous to have that pillow in my pillow collection. :)

[homoe]

I am a cancer and have lived near water all my life! And I mean within walking distance of the water!

Lake Superior in my hometown, Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, Alki Beach in Seattle, and now Puget Sound/ Discovery Bay here!

But I can prolly count the time I have actually walked down and sat and enjoyed it on one hand and have fingers left over!

[Kätzchen]

I love the panoramic view of Seattle, from the penthouse suite of the tallest building downtown. I'll never forget the blue hour, watching the pale green-yellowish sun sink into the myriad layers of blue to dark blue clouds and watching the ferries sail across the stormy Elliot bay. That was about three years ago now, for my friends 40th wedding anniversary. All that to say, that Seattle is my favorite city in the Pacific Northwest.

Second only to..... Fraiser. *lol* :eyebat:

[easygoingfemme]

I have to side step my advocacy for the living apart thing to remember that I did have a really good living together relationship for one long chunk of time. We were together 10 years and lived together, really well, for 9 1/2 years. Even when we were separating we did better than most as far as stopping living together went.

Now I think I've gotten just too set in my ways- but I suppose I should keep in mind that I've seen and experienced it working with the right person. Plus we had a pretty big house to spread out in.

[JDeere]

I prefer 90's Country music.

[girl_dee]

I prefer 90's Country music.

me too....

[introverted1]

I hate to show my ignorance BUT are pillows mainly just a femme thing? I assume they are mainly for show/decoration/decor cause you all seem to take em off at night I've noticed:giggle:

Yes, they are for show. I take mine off at night, too!

[girl_dee]

Yes, they are for show. I take mine off at night, too!

i read somewhere that one thing a guy was happy about after a break up was no more extra pillows all over the bed.

i have a body pillow and two pillows that get a work out from tossing and turning at night. love being snuggled in.

i like to sleep with lots of pillows, but the throw pillows are thrown off before bed.

[Gemme]

i read somewhere that one thing a guy was happy about after a break up was no more extra pillows all over the bed.

i have a body pillow and two pillows that get a work out from tossing and turning at night. love being snuggled in.

i like to sleep with lots of pillows, but the throw pillows are thrown off before bed.

As they should be!

[easygoingfemme]

I hate to show my ignorance BUT are pillows mainly just a femme thing? I assume they are mainly for show/decoration/decor cause you all seem to take em off at night I've noticed:giggle:

Hm. I have six pillows on the bed. 4 are in active use and two are, well, the cats would say they are in active use for them. Two go under my head. One small one for snuggling. Then I have that "husband" prop up pillow which is for reading and such in bed and then gets tossed on the floor.

[Chad]

I hate to show my ignorance BUT are pillows mainly just a femme thing? I assume they are mainly for show/decoration/decor cause you all seem to take em off at night I've noticed:giggle:

I have four pillows two for me and two for a guest. No decorative pillows in my bed. Haha!

[WolfyOne]

i TOTALLY do this! i also clean the table at the restaurant before the server does.


I grew up with a mom who was a waitress and not only do I wipe down the table with my napkin, I stack the plates, put all the silverware on the top plate and put the glasses next to them.

[homoe]

I have four pillows two for me and two for a guest. No decorative pillows in my bed. Haha!

Yup Throw Pillows? We Butches Don't Need No Stinkin Throw Pillows"....

[girl_dee]

i do make one heckuva roux.......

[homoe]

i do make one heckuva roux.......

But But But isn't that just flour and water? LOL

[girl_dee]

But But But isn't that just flour and water? LOL

*stinkeye* its an ART

Its done when the firebutches show up....:fireman:

[homoe]

*stinkeye* its an ART

Its done when the firebutches show up....:fireman:

.....:giggle:....

[ksrainbow]

I really enjoy visiting my local post office! I buy my stamps there, and mail my bills from the drop box. I truly enjoy handing the box of goodies over to the clerk to be weighed, insured and sent to the unsuspecting receiver! Pure simplicity :)

ks-

[ClintB]

My graduating class in high school was only 25 people.

[girl_dee]

my hips and fingers are double jointed. :blink:

[C0LLETTE]

I'm nutritionally dependant on my coffee-maker and my microwave...after that it's excess.

[girl_dee]

i am a coffeeholic... my mom used to mix coffee milk for me when i was a tot.

[Shystonefem]

I will never get this nor do this.....LMAO


I do that. I don't like leaving things messy.

[JDeere]

I only drink Jager out of the bottle!

[Shystonefem]

I don't eat meat and I have lost TOO MUCH weight because of that.

[C0LLETTE]

I never knew I had excess facial hair till i bought a magnifying mirror.

[girl_dee]

I don't eat meat and I have lost TOO MUCH weight because of that.

i gained a ton of weight when i cut out meat!

[Soft*Silver]

I regret coloring my hair again. I had it all silver, then colored it about a year ago. Its been a PITA ever since and I miss my silver hair. So, I am growing it out again, gonna get it butchered off very short, then let the silver come back in.

[girl_dee]

I regret coloring my hair again. I had it all silver, then colored it about a year ago. Its been a PITA ever since and I miss my silver hair. So, I am growing it out again, gonna get it butchered off very short, then let the silver come back in.

one thing about me was i starting going gray at 17 years old.

[girl_dee]

i cannot have family photos in the bedroom. i cannot enjoy sexy time with the family watching' ............ :|

[JDeere]

i cannot have family photos in the bedroom. i cannot enjoy sexy time with the family watching' ............ :|

Bahaha that's why I don't keep pictures in my bedroom of family/friends,etc.

[JDeere]

I sleep with 7 pillows on my bed but rest my head on only 2.

[C0LLETTE]

There is a theory out there that femmes sleep with a lot more pillows than butches lol. Toss 5 of those pillows JDeere lol

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I regret coloring my hair again. I had it all silver, then colored it about a year ago. Its been a PITA ever since and I miss my silver hair. So, I am growing it out again, gonna get it butchered off very short, then let the silver come back in.

When I turned 30, I started dying my hair a deep auburn. I got more dates and phone numbers than I ever had before. :| I kept that up for about 10 years. Then I let my natural color grow back out. When I first started getting gray hairs, I tweezed them out. Then as I got more, I dyed each gray hair individually, because I didn't want that 'dyed hair' look. Talk about a PITA! Then finally I just let it go - although I still occasionally tweeze the occasional 'wild' gray hair that grows in all weirdly kinky.

Yes, I am vain about my hair.

[JDeere]

There is a theory out there that femmes sleep with a lot more pillows than butches lol. Toss 5 of those pillows JDeere lol

HAHAHA no way I aint getting rid of my John Deere pillows!

[Soft*Silver]

I can type without looking at the keyboard so well, that I could type in complete darkness. I am also a fast typer so I always win arguements that take place on a computer. LOL

[JDeere]

I have 4 sets of grandparents, 3 pairs are deceased, one pair I am not sure of.

[Gayandgray]

I really love the moon.

[JDeere]

I am now an owner on my body of 18 tattoos.

[girl_dee]

I really love the moon.

me too, the moon is my friend, its been there with me forever. It is steady and the only thing i've counted on my whole life. :moonstars:

[girl_dee]

one thing about me is i have a tic that i am very self conscious about. i dislike very much when people make Tourettes jokes...

[WolfyOne]

I have had my hair trimmed twice in about the last 6 years.
Once in Arkansas and once in Illinois...Arkansas does it better ;)

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Sometimes when I can't sleep and I'm really desperate, I listen to "beautiful music" to fall asleep. ("Beautiful music" is what we used to call "elevator music" - instrumental versions of pop songs from the 1940s until now.) Usually it makes me sleep like a baby - unless by coincidence they play a string of songs I know the words to. Then it's like karaoke as I sing along in my head, and I still can't sleep.

[Kätzchen]

I'm sometimes very, very quiet when interacting with people in one-on-one situations, or quiet even when it's among friends.... like at dinner party. This quietness of mine will often confuse people who've known me for years because of prior work history, where I don't really get the choice to be quiet. But, in general, I'm a quiet type of person, and I like that about me.

[girl_dee]

i was 12 years old when i found out my siblings were not my fathers children. My siblings were subjected to years of his abuse and learned he was not even their father.

it threw my family into a final tailspin and destroyed what little we had- my siblings were my closest allies, and i lost them.

Nothing good ever comes from lies

[Kätzchen]

I have an aversion to "Daddy" types of personality or person's who are of the "Sir" types of personality/persuasion. I won't date those types of people or let that type of behavioral choice have any place in my life.

[Orema]

I have a barely noticeable bump on my bottom lip from a childhood accident. My partner is the only person who's ever mentioned it or intentionally kissed it.

:bow:

[girl_dee]

I have a barely noticeable bump on my bottom lip from a childhood accident. My partner is the only person who's ever mentioned it or intentionally kissed it.

:bow:

I have a scar on my right eyebrow from a childhood accident, very few people have noticed it....

[Gemme]

I have a scar on my upper lip that tends to go unnoticed as well.

[Bèsame*]

I have 10 pairs of scissors. Each one has its own purpose :)

[Violette]

I have scars on my lip and eyebrow from childhood. Interesting to see scars on the body. Some stories are remembered, some are lost.

[MsTinkerbelly]

I have a scar in the fold of my eye lid.

When we were young my mom let us play in the car all the time, and I even had her keys. So, I wanted to see if the keys would fit in the crack where the window rolled down...they fit, but they got stuck on something.

I got frustrated, and leaned over to look while I yanked on the keys...and as the keys finally came loose, they cut open my left eye lid. I'm darn lucky I didn't poke my eye out!

[girl_dee]

We all have scars and Besame has scissors... just saying...

[Gemme]

We all have scars and Besame has scissors... just saying...

I haz scissors too but none of mine match the scar. Does Besame have coffee can scissors?

:thinking:

[girl_dee]

I have another scar on my arm. When I was a child my brother hooked me with a fishing hook right through the meat of my elbow. And it went all the way through. My father sat me down and said he could either cut it out by cutting the hook and just pulling it.through, Or we can pack up, quit fishing and go allll the way to the hospital.

You can guess what I told him to do ..

[Gemme]

I have a crooked, slightly doped up looking smiley face on my lower abdomen from a kidney surgery. I think the doctor sneezed when he was cutting me.

[NavyButch]

I have a scar on my left knee (near my kneecap) where I fell when I was little and a piece of slate cut right there under my kneecap.

Thankfully it did not involve scissors. I am concerned about the theme here (as girl_dee pointed out). Just being funny it did make me laugh for real.

[girl_dee]

i can roller skate REALLY well.........

[easygoingfemme]

i can roller skate REALLY well.........

I can not roller skate really well but I have fun trying :)

Scar on my right wrist from breaking it while trying to bike race with my dog....

Few other scars from various surgeries that are currently getting blasted with a cover up tattoo that I'm in love with.

[girl_dee]

I can not roller skate really well but I have fun trying :)

Scar on my right wrist from breaking it while trying to bike race with my dog....

Few other scars from various surgeries that are currently getting blasted with a cover up tattoo that I'm in love with.

i was thinking of covering up the scar on my back. i had a tumor removed and it looks like i got sliced.. but i rarely show my back.

[Bèsame*]

I can't roller skate that well, I fell and broke my arm while skating.

And, I do have scissors that will work on a coffee can!

P.S......I couldn't find a box cutter when I was unpacking, so most of the boxes were opened with a disposable scalpel ..lol..

[Gemme]

Scalpel? Now, I'm wondering if Besame was in the OR when I had that surgery.....:thinking:...

[Kätzchen]

i can roller skate REALLY well.........

ME too. Went roller skating LOTS of times when I was younger.



:)

[Bèsame*]

Scalpel? Now, I'm wondering if Besame was in the OR when I had that surgery.....:thinking:...

lol...I do better work than dopey smiles!!!

[Gemme]

lol...I do better work than dopey smiles!!!

And it would have been tied with a lovely ribbon most likely.

:tea:

[girl_dee]

one more thing, i have insomnia very often, like right now.

[clay]

Scars....hmm...I have several & wear them with pride. One is from my breastbone all the way to my pubic line from my uterine/colon cancer surgery Dec. 2011), another runs laterally (open gallbladder surgery) and rest are not so much noticeable, except my left knee...total knee in 2015......

[TL1]

Since scars are a popular subject......

Mine include.....

Inside thigh from chainsaw
Neck from thyroid removal
4 small ones from gallbladder removal
One down the side of calf from standing on a rickety chair as kid and fell through.

I heal really well so my scars are mostly the color of my skin and not extremely noticeable.

[NavyButch]

I am not a fan of narrow minded people. I think it is certainly ok to have an opinion however, to state it in a way that makes it sound like the word of God to me is not ok. Or those that try to push what they believe on others. Also people that are hypocritical, that say you should not do or say something yet they do or say it themselves (for instance). Also, when someone speaks to you as though you do not have a clue, I guess that would be condescending. Or they speak to you acting like they are dumbing something down because they think you will not get what they are saying.

I have a couple of people at work that fit these roles big time.

[NavyButch]

I just realized something else while writing in another thread here. I own 17 vinyl records and I just bought a turntable a couple of months ago. I still have an old school stereo system- components. So, I have a tuner, cd player, the turntable and floor speakers. I decided to get the turntable because I still had the vinyls and really wanted to listen to them. I think the vinyls have a certain, really cool sound quality that gets lost with the newer ways that music is produced.

[Gemme]

I just realized something else while writing in another thread here. I own 17 vinyl records and I just bought a turntable a couple of months ago. I still have an old school stereo system- components. So, I have a tuner, cd player, the turntable and floor speakers. I decided to get the turntable because I still had the vinyls and really wanted to listen to them. I think the vinyls have a certain, really cool sound quality that gets lost with the newer ways that music is produced.

I agree. I like the scratchiness and the occasional skip. Not enough to buy vinyls and accoutrements but I do like it.

[Chad]

I too have visible scars from living life. I have a big scar on my stomach and my knee surgery scar. Other light scars from brush caused by field work and brush clearing on my land.

I love kitties. Haha! I like dogs too but with my work I travel too much to have a dog. When I retire I plan to get a dog. I am looking at a couple of breads that would enjoy life on my little ranch

[easygoingfemme]

I just realized something else while writing in another thread here. I own 17 vinyl records and I just bought a turntable a couple of months ago. I still have an old school stereo system- components. So, I have a tuner, cd player, the turntable and floor speakers. I decided to get the turntable because I still had the vinyls and really wanted to listen to them. I think the vinyls have a certain, really cool sound quality that gets lost with the newer ways that music is produced.

I still have my first record that I bought when I was about 12 years old. Grateful Dead- American Beauty. There's a skip in one of the songs and whenever I hear that song elsewhere I always expect to hear the skip. Well not when listening live but if it's in a recording... I listen for the skip even though I know it won't be there.

[Kätzchen]

I don't know if I've ever made a post about what type of spiritual system of beliefs I have, but I'm not Christian (although many members of my family profess this particular religiosity), I'm not atheist (although I have many friends who are), I'm not pagan either (although quite a few friends of mine are).

I'm not sure exactly where I reside on the spectrum of religious type systems of belief, but I feel that I might be agnostic in my spiritual orientation. And, in many ways, I almost feel like I am atheist.

[kittygrrl]

I never yield to ultimatums ..never put me in a position where you challenge me in this way, you will always be disappointed

[gotoseagrl]

I have a "moderate" obsession with dollhouses and miniatures. I want to build and furnish one from scratch one day. I want to do a vintage model town as well.

[girl_dee]

i have an e-book that i sell on Amazon that relates to my business. :glasses:

[NavyButch]

i have an e-book that i sell on Amazon that relates to my business. :glasses:

Curiosity is now turned on. haha What is the name of the e-book?

[girl_dee]

Curiosity is now turned on. haha What is the name of the e-book?

lol ......it relates to my business and i am sure you would not have any interest in it...:sunglass:

[girl_dee]

i am most happy in my life in bottomspace

[Orema]

I'm harder on myself than anyone else is.

[Gemme]

I'm harder on myself than anyone else is.

Word. My inner critic is way more harsh than my external critic.

And I'm an anal retentive control freak, if that gives you any idea of the magnitude of it all.

[kittygrrl]

I'm happiest in my herb garden:wateringgarden:

[clay]

I was a Firefighter for 3 years!

[PaPa]

I really miss college. The only thing left is my doctorate but I just cannot take time away from my parents' care right now to accomplish that. As a matter of fact I am lucky if I find much time for me at all. No complaints though because I am very blessed to have this opportunity to spend their final days with them.

[girl_dee]

i have a soft spot for the homeless, like big time.. mostly the women and more, the young women. i have picked them up and brought them to Christmas at my grandmothers....

[JDeere]

I prefer animals over humans, most days.

[Chad]

I prefer animals over humans, most days.

Me too buddy.

[Chad]

I too have visible scars from living life. I have a big scar on my stomach and my knee surgery scar. Other light scars from brush caused by field work and brush clearing on my land.

I love kitties. Haha! I like dogs too but with my work I travel too much to have a dog. When I retire I plan to get a dog. I am looking at a couple of breads that would enjoy life on my little ranch

Haha! Not dog bread. :)
Dog breed.

Thanks to my buddy for catching that. :)

[Gayandgray]

I prefer animals over humans, most days.

Me too!!!!!

[cathexis]

When in a room with unknown people, I'm often pegged as being quiet and shy.
Nothing could be further from the truth.

Am just reserved with a triple thick filter on my mouth, and trying to decide if I want to contribute to the conversation.

Not stuck up, though.

[girl_dee]

i wear my grandmothers wedding band on my right hand.

i believe she got married around 1929.

[bright_arrow]

When push comes to shove, I'm a bitch, and amusingly this shocks people (like when they hear me cuss). It must be the quiet voice/demeanor.

[girl_dee]

i always wanted to be a pilot... i love the sky and something about how free it feels being up there

[WolfyOne]

I was shot in the leg at 16, by my cousin. The gun belonged to one of my brothers. It was an accident and my dad came over and took all my brothers guns away from him. My dad was a Chicago policeman. The incident was written up in a newspaper, but only because of my dad's line of work.

[girl_dee]

I was shot in the leg at 16, by my cousin. The gun belonged to one of my brothers. It was an accident and my dad came over and took all my brothers guns away from him. My dad was a Chicago policeman. The incident was written up in a newspaper, but only because of my dad's line of work.



Goodness!!!!

[Kätzchen]

The last time I ever went on a family hunting trip was when my cousin died by accidental gun shot. It's an indelible memory in my mind. Back then, I don't think any of the guns that any member of our families owned, were the type that had safety devices? Us kids were up on the hillside with our moms, watching all the males in our family dressing out the kill. We were so far removed from any place to speed my cousin to a hospital. Anyway, that unfortunate experience is primarily why I never went on those types of family type 'adventures' ever again, and primarily why I don't care for guns.

[Soft*Silver]

after the car accident I had with the semi that herniated my back, and created major soft tissue damage to the small of my back, I went belly up financially. I lost my good paying job, my expensive apartment, my fancy car, my morgan horse, etc.

I spent a few years living destitute. I barely had money for shelter, let alone food, lights, warmth. It was hardscrabble and I became mightily depressed. If not for my sister, I would have been homeless and that, my friends, is not an exaggeration.

One Christmas, someone on here, and forgive me for not remembering who, sent me a present, a lovely little make up box, that had a lid that lifts and closes, and locks. It was pink and see thru and it was filled with make up! I cried when I got it. It meant so much to me to have the trappings of being femme again, something I hadnt been able to afford.

well, I am back on my feet, and things look quite rosey in my world. I can afford it all now and while not making tons of money, I never do without again.

I use that precious make up box every day still, even tho its been years since it was given to me. And every day I remember that person's kindness. And wish them a wonderful day...

just wanted to share that today... (f)

[girl_dee]

The last time I ever went on a family hunting trip was when my cousin died by accidental gun shot. It's an indelible memory in my mind. Back then, I don't think any of the guns that any member of our families owned, were the type that had safety devices? Us kids were up on the hillside with our moms, watching all the males in our family dressing out the kill. We were so far removed from any place to speed my cousin to a hospital. Anyway, that unfortunate experience is primarily why I never went on those types of family type 'adventures' ever again, and primarily why I don't care for guns.

so sorry!!!

[GeorgiaMa'am]

i wear my grandmothers wedding band on my right hand.

i believe she got married around 1929.


I wear my grandmother's engagement ring on my right hand! Not every day, but sometimes - it does not just sit in the jewelry box.

[girl_dee]

I wear my grandmother's engagement ring on my right hand! Not every day, but sometimes - it does not just sit in the jewelry box.

no way!

i wore it all those years i did massage...i felt like she was there with me...

[cathexis]

Ride roller coasters in which ever car gets the most g-force and air time with my hands up the entire ride.

[girl_dee]

my nickname. it really just an initial "d"

when i was younger one of my aunts that i got to see could not tell the difference between a cousin and me. She would call me by my cousins name. So since my name starts with a D, she called me "D", and it stuck.

[NavyButch]

after the car accident I had with the semi that herniated my back, and created major soft tissue damage to the small of my back, I went belly up financially. I lost my good paying job, my expensive apartment, my fancy car, my morgan horse, etc.

I spent a few years living destitute. I barely had money for shelter, let alone food, lights, warmth. It was hardscrabble and I became mightily depressed. If not for my sister, I would have been homeless and that, my friends, is not an exaggeration.

One Christmas, someone on here, and forgive me for not remembering who, sent me a present, a lovely little make up box, that had a lid that lifts and closes, and locks. It was pink and see thru and it was filled with make up! I cried when I got it. It meant so much to me to have the trappings of being femme again, something I hadnt been able to afford.

well, I am back on my feet, and things look quite rosey in my world. I can afford it all now and while not making tons of money, I never do without again.

I use that precious make up box every day still, even tho its been years since it was given to me. And every day I remember that person's kindness. And wish them a wonderful day...

just wanted to share that today... (f)


SoftSilver-

First, let me say you sound so very resilient and not only that- you sound like the type of person who would pay that kindness forward. You are a survivor. There are many of us in the world for sure. Second, I just wrote about this very type of kindness in the "instant turn-on" area- I find it highly, incredibly, and so very heartwarming when someone goes out of their way for another- even moreso when they might not even know the person's story. They do it without wanting recognition. They do it not only to brighten that person's world but also to make the world a better place at large.

I am glad you were able to survive your hard times- to come out of it "rosey" as you said. Thank you for sharing your story- it gave me my first heart smile of the day. (f)

[Bèsame*]

Since I moved out of my childhood home, I've moved 12 times.

My claim...I never moved back in, unlike my brothers! Lol

[girl_dee]

i am extremely allergic to Wasps and bees!

[Soft*Silver]

I am terrified of ghosts.

So tonight...I am sitting in my recliner and damn if my front door, that was closed solid, blew wide open. My Moon Doggie ran out the door and I damn near had a heart attack (my one dog was shot and killed when it escaped out the front door when a postal carrier opened the front porch door to put in packages out of the rain)..I DID have a panic attack. One, ghost! Two, ptsd from the dog.

My husband heard my screaming, and came to the rescue. He got us all in, and held me and soothed me as I calmed down.

Damn oh damn I hate even the THOUGHT of ghosts

[Gemme]

I am terrified of ghosts.

So tonight...I am sitting in my recliner and damn if my front door, that was closed solid, blew wide open. My Moon Doggie ran out the door and I damn near had a heart attack (my one dog was shot and killed when it escaped out the front door when a postal carrier opened the front porch door to put in packages out of the rain)..I DID have a panic attack. One, ghost! Two, ptsd from the dog.

My husband heard my screaming, and came to the rescue. He got us all in, and held me and soothed me as I calmed down.

Damn oh damn I hate even the THOUGHT of ghosts

My last store was next to an industrial company that had some low end mobile homes for sale at the border of our property line and there was one that they could NOT keep the door closed on. They even bolted the door closed at one point and it would casually swing open like nothing was holding it. Super weird.

I'm not alarmed by ghosts but I definitely believe in them and know that there are benevolent ones as well as malicious ones.

[girl_dee]

My last store was next to an industrial company that had some low end mobile homes for sale at the border of our property line and there was one that they could NOT keep the door closed on. They even bolted the door closed at one point and it would casually swing open like nothing was holding it. Super weird.

I'm not alarmed by ghosts but I definitely believe in them and know that there are benevolent ones as well as malicious ones.

when i did a ghost tour in NOLA when my friends were visiting, my pics were all filled with orbs...

i knew we were not alone!

[Soft*Silver]

my daughter does professional psychic readings for our local alternative spirituality shop. Ever since she was a wee child, she has been conjuring up spirits. I would wake up with "travelers" entering my room. Scared the bejessus out of me! So, I KNOW there are Others out there.

She is a rotten child tho...lol. Tonite, after hearing about my scare, she sends me a photo of my grand daughter walking with her daddy, with a shadowy form of a person at the edge...at first glance, I damn near wept from how scared I was, especially since it was my grand daughter...then I realized the shadow had alien fingers...lol. WITCH!! lol...she is such a gagster with me over this stuff...




My last store was next to an industrial company that had some low end mobile homes for sale at the border of our property line and there was one that they could NOT keep the door closed on. They even bolted the door closed at one point and it would casually swing open like nothing was holding it. Super weird.

I'm not alarmed by ghosts but I definitely believe in them and know that there are benevolent ones as well as malicious ones.

[cathexis]

A couple of benevolent crone spirits visit me periodically to give advice and calm.

Also, one cat who died about 25 years ago still visits to purr at my side in bed on occasion.

[girl_dee]

Years ago, While Arwen was giving me a reading, she sensed my Mamere' with me, she described her and said something she was asking about, that was spot on,

She also told me i would meet a dark stranger. i did, and we were together for over 3 years

i should have asked her how the story would end.

[Gemme]

Years ago, While Arwen was giving me a reading, she sensed my Mamere' with me, she described her and said something she was asking about, that was spot on,

She also told me i would meet a dark stranger. i did, and we were together for over 3 years

i should have asked her how the story would end.

Arwen gave me a great reading once too that was spot on. Brought something up that wound up being a major deal breaker.

[WolfyOne]

Heard Barry White on the radio today and my toes started tapping while I was driving...it reminded me that I learned to disco from his music and The Bee Gees. Also made me remember my mom said she taught me to dance to Elvis songs at 3 years old. For those that don't know me, I love to dance.

[girl_dee]

For those that don't know me, I love to dance.


i do know this ! My mom was an Elvis fanatic.

to my fathers dismay, my mother had me listening to Elvis and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

[AmazonDC]

I lost My left big toe a few years ago.. it ran all the way home

[NavyButch]

Heard Barry White on the radio today and my toes started tapping while I was driving...it reminded me that I learned to disco from his music and The Bee Gees. Also made me remember my mom said she taught me to dance to Elvis songs at 3 years old. For those that don't know me, I love to dance.

Hi Wolfy-

I love to dance too!! I miss going out to clubs just for that purpose. Oh, I could still go-but I am not a fan of the noise and all that comes with it now. But, you know what? I should look into other ways to get My dance on, besides in My place. Sweet memory in regards to your Mom. My Mom used to listen to Elvis and The Supremes- and I can remember she had her record player in her bedroom on top of her dresser. She would always play her music when she was cleaning. I would go in her bedroom and she would come in and take My hands and dance with Me too, though I do not know what age I was. Thank you for bringing back that memory for Me.